Birth of Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) cubs after transvaginal artificial insemination

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 566-569

  Chagas E Silva, João N ^a   Leitão, Rui M ^b   Lapão, Narciso E ^c   Da Cunha, Margarida B ^c   Da Cunha, Teresa P ^b   Da Silva, José P ^c   Paisana, Fernando C ^c  

^a Ex Divisão de Selecção e Reprodução Animal DGV   (Portugal)

^b Instituto Nacional de Investigacao Agraria e das Pescas   (Portugal)

^c Jardim Zoologico Aclimatacao em P   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Gonadotropin; Ovulation induction; Panthera tigris altaica; Reproduction; Tiger

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; SERIC GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CARNIVORA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; CARNIVORA; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS, EQUINE; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0034570672     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2000)031[0566:BOSTPT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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