Positive Reinforcement Conditioning as a Tool for Frequent Minimally Invasive Blood and Vaginal Swab Sampling in African Lions (Panthera Leo)

Authors: Isabel Callealta, Imke Lueders, Ilse Luther-Binoir, Andre Ganswindt

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: african lion, behavioral training, blood collection, operant conditioning, vaginal swab collection

2019

Ovarian Ultrasonography Correlated with Fecal Progestins and Estradiol During the Estrous Cycle and Early Pregnancy in Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi)

Authors: I. Lueders, T. B. Hildebrandt, J. Pootoolal, P. Rich, C. S. Gray, C. A. Niemuller

Publication/Journal: Biology of Reproduction

Keywords: corpus luteum, estradiol, follicle, noninvasive monitoring, ovary, progesterone

2009

Sonomorphology of the reproductive tract in male and pregnant and non-pregnant female Rothschild’s giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis rotschildi)

Authors: Imke Lueders, Cheryl Niemuller, Jason Pootoolal, Peter Rich, Charlie Gray, Wolf Jürgen Streich, Thomas Bernd Hildebrandt

Publication/Journal: Theriogenology

Keywords: corpus luteum, giraffe, male accessory sex glands, ovaries, ultrasound

2009