Evaluation of immunocontraceptive adjuvants, titers, and fecal pregnancy indicators in free-ranging white-tailed deer

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 908-914

  Walter, W David ^a   Pekins, Peter J ^a   Rutberg, Allen T ^a   Kilpatrick, Howard J ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjuvant; Immunocontraceptives; Pregnancy; Progesterone; PZP; Titers; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

CORD FACTOR; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; PROGESTERONE; TREHALOSE DICORYNMYCOLATE;

DEER; IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION; PREGNANCY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GROWTH PERIOD; IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION; METABOLITE; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; UNGULATE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 0036749553     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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