Italian Renaissance Art. Florence (Quattrocento), Rome and Venice (Cinquecento). A-Z of ART MOVEMENTS. The Dome of Florence Cathedral, designed by Filippo Brunelleschi. (1377-1446), was a public symbol. of Florentine superiority during. the early Italian Renaissance.
How to Tell when a Cow or Heifer is in Estrus. Estrus is defined as the period where a female (in this case, a cow or heifer) is receptive to a male (or, the bull). Estrous, on the other hand, is the whole reproductive heat cycle that a female goes through, from heat period to no heat period (Proestrus, Estrus, Metestrus, and Diestrus).
Well, I think this is largely a matter of semantics... A signal trait of estrus is the lordosis reflex, in which the female spontaneously elevates her hindquarters and actively solicits the male (or males) to mate with her. Outside of estrus, females have no or little interest in males.