Effects of diet and body condition on fecal progestagen excretion in elk

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 558-565

  Cook, Rachel C ^a   Cook, John G ^a   Garrott, Robert A ^b   Irwin, Larry L ^a   Monfort, Steven L ^c  

^a NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR AIR AND STREAM IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Cervus elaphus; Condition; Elk; Nutrition; Pregnancy detection; Progesterone; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

GESTAGEN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DEER; DIET; FECES; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; INCIDENCE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TEST; RANDOMIZATION; STANDARD; VETERINARY ABORTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; DEER; DIET; EMACIATION; FECES; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TESTS; PROGESTINS; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0036654428     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-38.3.558     Document Type: Article

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