Changes in blood testosterone concentrations after surgical and chemical sterilization of male free-roaming dogs in southern Chile

Theriogenology

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1021-1027

  Vanderstichel, R ^a   Forzan M J ^a   Perez G E ^b,c   Serpell, J A ^d   Garde, E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b Vétérinaires sans Frontières Canada   (Canada)

^c The Global Alliance for Animals and People   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical sterilization; Dog; EsterilSol; Free roaming; Testosterone; Zeuterin

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

CHEMOSTERILANT; GLUCONIC ACID; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; CONTRACEPTION; DOG; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PROCEDURES; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CHEMOSTERILANTS; DOGS; GLUCONATES; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; STERILIZATION, REPRODUCTIVE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84926076120     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2014.12.001     Document Type: Article

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