Remotely Delivered Immunocontraception in Captive White-Tailed Deer

Remotely Delivered Immunocontraception in Captive White-Tailed Deer

We tested a new contraceptive method that offers a potential alternative to white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) population control where hunting is unfeasible. We report the first successful, remotely delivered immunocontraception in captive, unrestrained white-tailed deer using porcine zona...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of wildlife management 1992-01, Vol.56 (1), p.154-157
Hauptverfasser: Turner, John W., Irwin K. M. Liu, Kirkpatrick, Jay F.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Antigens
Applied ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Contraception
Deer
Fawns
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
Horses
Immunocontraception
Inoculation
Odocoileus virginianus
Reproduction
Steroids
Vaccination
Zona pellucida
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:We tested a new contraceptive method that offers a potential alternative to white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) population control where hunting is unfeasible. We report the first successful, remotely delivered immunocontraception in captive, unrestrained white-tailed deer using porcine zona pellucida (PZP) antigen. None of 7 PZP-vaccinated does produced fawns, whereas 6 of 7 control does did. No adverse effects of treatment were observed. These results encourage further investigation of immunocontraception in wild white-tailed deer populations.
ISSN:0022-541X
1937-2817
DOI:10.2307/3808803