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Effects of GnRH vaccination in wild and captive African Elephant bulls (Loxodonta africana) on reproductive organs and semen quality
OBJECTIVES: Although the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) is classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), in some isolated habitats in southern Africa, contraception is of major interest due to local overpopulation. GnRH vaccination has been promoted as...
Autores principales: | Lueders, Imke, Young, Debbie, Maree, Liana, van der Horst, Gerhard, Luther, Ilse, Botha, Stephan, Tindall, Brendan, Fosgate, Geoffrey, Ganswindt, André, Bertschinger, Henk J. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5603079/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28915245 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0178270 |
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