Monitoring ovarian cycle and pregnancy in the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) by faecal progestagen and oestrogen analysis

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 209-219

  Patzl, M ^a   Schwarzenberger, F ^a   Osmann, C ^b   Bamberg, E ^a   Bartmann, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b Tierpark Dortmund   (Germany)

Author keywords

Non invasive; Ovarian function; Pregnancy diagnosis; Progesterone metabolites; Xenarthra

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BREEDING; CHILDBIRTH; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ESTROGEN; FECES ANALYSIS; GESTAGEN; MONITORING; OVARY CYCLE; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ESTROGENS; ESTRUS; FECES; FEMALE; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; LUTEAL PHASE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTINS; XENARTHRA;

ANIMALIA; EDENTATA; MYRMECOPHAGA TRIDACTYLA; MYRMECOPHAGIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032582774     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(98)00114-6     Document Type: Article

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