Field test of a single-injection gonadotrophin-releasing hormone immunocontraceptive vaccine in female white-tailed deer

Wildlife Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 177-184

  Gionfriddo, James P ^a   Eisemann, John D ^a   Sullivan, Kevin J ^b   Healey, Ronald S ^b   Miller, Lowell A ^a   Fagerstone, Kathleen A ^a   Engeman, Richard M ^a   Yoder, Christi A ^a  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DEER; FIELD METHOD; HORMONE; INFERTILITY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; TESTING METHOD; VACCINE;

MARYLAND; NORTH AMERICA; SILVER SPRING; UNITED STATES;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 65249087241     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR08061     Document Type: Article

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