Induction of anoestrus in free-ranging African elephant (Loxodonta africana) cows using a gonadotrophin-releasing hormone vaccine

Induction of anoestrus in free-ranging African elephant (Loxodonta africana) cows using a gonadotrophin-releasing hormone vaccine

The GnRH vaccine may offer an alternative to the current immunocontraceptive method in elephant cows which uses native porcine zona pellucida proteins derived from abattoir slaughtered pigs as the immunogen, greatly limiting its availability. The pZP vaccine is stored at -20 °C and must be mixed wit...

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Main Author: Benavides Valades, Gabriela
Other Authors: Schulman, Martin L.
Published: University of Pretoria 2013
Subjects:
South Africa
Loxodonta africana
Vaccines
African elephant cows
UCTD
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24985
Benavides Valades, G 2011, Induction of anoestrus in free-ranging African elephant (Loxodonta africana) cows using a gonadotrophin-releasing hormone vaccine, MSc dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24985 >
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05252012-102013/

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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24985
Benavides Valades, G 2011, Induction of anoestrus in free-ranging African elephant (Loxodonta africana) cows using a gonadotrophin-releasing hormone vaccine, MSc dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24985 >
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05252012-102013/

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