Monitoring and controlling ovarian function in the rhinoceros.

Autor: Roth TL; Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW), Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, 3400 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA. Electronic address: terri.roth@cincinnatizoo.org., Schook MW; Disney's Animal Kingdom, 1200 North Savannah Circle East Bay Lake, FL 32830, USA. Electronic address: Mandi.Schook@disney.com., Stoops MA; Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW), Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, 3400 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA. Electronic address: monica.stoops@cincinnatizoo.org.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Theriogenology [Theriogenology] 2018 Mar 15; Vol. 109, pp. 48-57. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Dec 08.
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2017.12.007
Abstrakt: Despite their size and potentially dangerous demeanor, the rhinoceros has been a preferred subject of wildlife reproductive scientists. Several factors contribute to this taxon's popularity including the ability to utilize insightful tools like non-invasive hormone metabolite monitoring and transrectal ultrasonography, the necessity for mate introductions to coincide with the female's estrus when breeding certain species or individuals, and the desire to develop assisted reproductive technologies to facilitate the genetic management and ultimate sustainability of small, managed populations in human care. The resulting profusion of rhinoceros reproductive studies has revealed significant species-specific characteristics and exposed the prevalence of aberrant reproductive activity within this taxon. Of equal importance, it has guided necessary intervention and enhanced our success in overcoming challenges associated with breeding rhinoceroses.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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