Question

What are endocrine or animal hormones and their functions?

Answer 1

With respect to animals:- Estrogen hormone brings Animal(female, say cow or buffalo) in heat . Progesterone hormone maintains the pregnancy. At the time approach for parturition, the progesterone decrease and estrogen increases.Now estrogen facilitate the normal parturition as it dialates the cervical muscles. After parturition, oxytocin hormone helps the animals (cow or buffalo) in let down of milk.