Observations on the use of gonacon™ in captive female elk (cervus elaphus)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 184-188

  Killian, Gary ^a   Kreeger, Terry J ^b   Rhyan, Jack ^a   Fagerstone, Kathleen ^a   Miller, Lowell ^a  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Elk; GnRH vaccine; Gonacon ; Immunocontraception

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; GONADORELIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; CATTLE; CONTRACEPTION; DEER; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; BRUCELLOSIS, BOVINE; CATTLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; DEER; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; MALE; POPULATION CONTROL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE;

EID: 65249139336     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-45.1.184     Document Type: Article

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