title: [Comparison of reproductive behavior of farm animals].
abstract: Male farm animals accept female conspecifics as partners for mating only when they have been imprinted on them. The mating behaviour of the male can be divided into three phases: a) looking for female conspecifics in heat; b) testing the readiness to be served; and c) serving. The male animal can accelerate the development of the heat characteristics by certain behaviour patterns, which cause an effect of pheromones. There is a relationship between duration of the coitus and the sexual potency in every species. Finally masturbation is discussed. Ethologically it is a typical vacuum activity.
authors.affiliation: Lehrgebiet für Tierhaltung und Verhaltenskunde, Technischen Universität München, Weihenstephan.
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Sambraus
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000502:physiology*; D002417:Cattle / Q000502:physiology; D003307:Copulation; D005260:Female; D006041:Goats / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008418:Masturbation; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal; D012756:Sheep / Q000502:physiology; D013552:Swine / Q000502:physiology; D013556:Swine, Miniature / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: Vergleich des Fortpflanzungsverhaltens landwirtschaftlicher Nutztiere.