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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"immunocontraception"”.
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Evaluation of the elephant immunocontraception program at Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa
… impact of high elephant density on biodiversity. Immunocontraception of elephants has been proven to be an effective method of population control on small reserves with populations of less than 250 individuals, but there is uncertainty regarding its application in larger populations. South …
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Generation of a FHV-1 Viral Vaccine Against Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone for Immunocontraception of Felines
With approximately 8.5 million unwanted cats euthanized in the U.S. annually, convenient, cost effective methods of sterilization are greatly needed. Current spay/neuter techniques, such as surgery and hormonal intervention, are not satisfying this need due to their high cost, significant expertise …
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Factors That Affect Harem Stability in a Feral Horse (Equus caballus) Population on Shackleford Banks island, NC
… of the Shackleford Banks island horses with immunocontraception reduces harem stability in the population, providing an opportunity to study the factors that influence harem stability. I investigated the effects of the immunocontraceptive PZP on harem stability during the breeding season and …
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Immunocontraceptive vaccines against brucellosis and population growth in feral swine
… previously used as a subunit vaccine to induce immunocontraception in feral pigs. However, potent adjuvants and large amounts of purified antigen are needed to elicit a robust anti-GnRH immune response and current delivery methods are limited. Brucella suis strain VTRS2 can be used as a novel …
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Immunoreactivity of anti pZP antibodies from the serum of SpayVac vaccinated mares to equine zona protein
Immunocontraception with the porcine zona pellucida (pZP) antigen is a well-published means of wild horse contraception. There are three pZP vaccines currently proposed for use in horses, Zonastat-H®, PZP-22, and SpayVac®. Despite abundant research concerning the safety and contraceptive efficacy …
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Rough leucine auxotrophic strains of <i>Brucella</i> expressing <i>Salmonella</i> flagellin C conjugated gonadotropins, an immunocontraceptive brucellosis vaccine for feral swine population control
… ability to prevent brucellosis, while causing immunocontraception needs to be determined in feral swine.