Effects of exogenous prostaglandin-F2α (PGF2α) on pregnancy status in white-tailed deer

Abstract 10.1002/zoo.1430130405.abs As part of a study to develop contraceptive methods for white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), it was necessary to terminate pregnancies in some does. The abortifacient chosen was PGF2α. At 76 days or less of gestation, PGF2α administration (10 mg i.m.) did not decrease mean serum progesterone (P) concentrations, and only one doe of […]