Development of a prolonged estrus effect for use in Judas goats

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 102, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 12-23

  Campbell, Karl J ^a,b,c   Baxter, Greg S ^a   Murray, Peter J ^a   Coblentz, Bruce E ^d   Donlan, C Josh ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Botany Department   (Ecuador)

^c Galapagos National Park Service   (Ecuador)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Capra hircus; Eradication; Hormone therapy; Island conservation; Judas goat

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FARM; GOAT; HORMONE; RADIOTELEMETRY; STERILIZATION;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 33845369884     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.03.003     Document Type: Article

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