Successful contraception in a herd of Chinese goral (Nemorhaedus goral arnouxianus) with melengestrol acetate

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 228-230

  Patton, Marilyn L ^a   Aubrey, Lance ^a   Edwards, Mark ^a   Rieches, Randy ^a   Zuba, Jeff ^a   Lance, Valentine A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraception; Goral; Melengestrol acetate; Nemorhaedus goral arnouxianus

Indexed keywords

MELENGESTROL ACETATE; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GOAT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSIOLOGY; ZOO ANIMAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; GOATS; MALE; MELENGESTROL ACETATE; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS;

EID: 0034207824     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2000)031[0228:SCIAHO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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