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Monitoring the reproductive activity in captive bred female ball pythons (P. regius) by ultrasound evaluation and noninvasive analysis of faecal reproductive hormone (progesterone and 17β-estradiol) metabolites trends

The royal python (Python regius) is commonly bred in captivity. To have a successful breeding season, accurate monitoring of the reproductive activity is necessary. The use of non-invasive monitoring methods in exotics is important in order to minimize stress. For this purpose ultrasound has been an...

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Autores principales: Bertocchi, Mara, Pelizzone, Igor, Parmigiani, Enrico, Ponzio, Patrizia, Macchi, Elisabetta, Righi, Federico, Di Girolamo, Nicola, Bigliardi, Enrico, Denti, Laura, Bresciani, Carla, Di Ianni, Francesco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6021098/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29949610
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0199377