Noninvasive reproductive monitoring in the okapi (Okapia johnstoni)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 497-503

  Schwarzenberger, Franz ^a   Rietschel, Wolfram ^b   Matern, Bernd ^c   Schaftenaar, Willem ^d   Bircher, Peter ^e   Van Puijenbroeck, Bruno ^f   Leus, Kristin ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b Zool Botanischer Garten Willhelma   (Germany)

^c Zoo Frankfurt   (Germany)

^d Diergaarde Blijdorp   (Netherlands)

^e Marwell Zoological Park   (United Kingdom)

^f CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Abortion; Altrenogest; Estrous cycle; Fecal progesterone metabolites; Okapia johnstoni; Pregnancy diagnosis; Reproductive monitoring

Indexed keywords

ALTRENOGEST; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GESTAGEN; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE; TRENBOLONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; BREEDING; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTRUS; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TEST; PUERPERIUM; TWINS; URINE; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; ESTRUS; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TESTS; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS; PROGESTINS; RUMINANTS; TRENBOLONE; TWINS;

EID: 0033290672     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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