Non-invasive assessment of the reproductive cycle in free-ranging female African elephants (Loxodonta africana) treated with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) vaccine for inducing anoestrus

BACKGROUND: In southern Africa, various options to manage elephant populations are being considered. Immunocontraception is considered to be the most ethically acceptable and logistically feasible method for control of smaller and confined populations. In this regard, the use of gonadotropin-releasi...

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Autores principales: Benavides Valades, Gabriela, Ganswindt, Andre, Annandale, Henry, Schulman, Martin L, Bertschinger, Henk J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3485135/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22921012
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7827-10-63

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3485135/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22921012
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7827-10-63

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