Estrus induction in white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)

Theriogenology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1217-1223

  Hermes, R ^a   Hildebrandt, T B ^a   Walzer, C ^b   Goritz F ^a   Gray, C ^c   Niemuller, C ^d   Schwarzenberger, F ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^c African Lion Safari   (Canada)

^d Kingfisher International ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Anestrous; Assisted reproduction; Chlormadinone acetate; GnRH; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CHLORMADINONE ACETATE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DESLORELIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; TRIPTORELIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IMPLANT; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PERISSODACTYLA; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CHLORMADINONE ACETATE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DRUG IMPLANTS; ESTROUS CYCLE; ESTRUS; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PERISSODACTYLA; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIPTORELIN PAMOATE;

CERATOTHERIUM SIMUM;

EID: 84865773416     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.05.015     Document Type: Article

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