Hybridization between wapiti (Cervus elephus manitobensis) and sika deer (Cervus nippon): A comparison of two artificial insemination techniques

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 295-299

  Willard, Scott T ^a   Flores Foxworth, Gabriella ^b   Chapman, Scott ^b   Drew, Mark L ^b   Hughes, David M ^c   Neuendorff, Don A ^a   Randel, Ronald D ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Game Ranching Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Cervus elephus; Cervus nippon; Hybridization; Sika deer; Wapiti

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; NORGESTOMET; PREGNANE DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE; SERIC GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEER; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HYBRIDIZATION; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANIMALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DEER; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS, EQUINE; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNENEDIONES; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0032150518     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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