Active immunization against gonadotropin-releasing hormone in female white-tailed deer
Abstract 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1999)18:53.3.CO;2-V The ability of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) immunization to disrupt estrous cycles in captive white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) was tested. Four does were each injected subcutaneously with 1 mg of a GnRH analog-ovalbumin conjugate, using a diethylaminoethyl (DEAE)-dextran solution as the adjuvant. Control deer (n = 4) received ovalbumin alone in DEAE-dextran. The immunization […]
Dose determination and efficacy of remotely delivered norgestomet implants on contraception of white-tailed deer
Abstract 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1997)16:13.3.CO;2-W Management of overabundant wildlife populations using contraceptives is being considered with increasing frequency in many localities. A wide array of effective contraceptives is needed to meet a variety of management objectives. Therefore, we evaluated the synthetic progestin norgestomet for its efficacy and its minimum effective dose in free-ranging white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). We […]
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 […]