New technologies for the study of carnivore reproduction

• Published in: Theriogenology Vol. 66; no. 6; pp. 1729 - 1736
• Main Authors: Durrant, Barbara S., Ravida, Nicole, Spady, Thomas, Cheng, Alice
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2006
• Subjects: Ailuropoda melanoleuca; Animals; body temperature; Carnivore; cross reaction; dogs; Dogs - physiology; estrogens; estrone; estrus; Estrus - urine; Female; females; immunoaffinity chromatography; Infrared thermography; luteinizing hormone; Luteinizing Hormone - urine; Male; metabolites; Models, Animal; ovulation; Ovulation Detection - methods; Ovulation Detection - veterinary; prediction; Pregnancy; pregnancy diagnosis; progesterone; pseudopregnancy; thermal imaging; Thermography - veterinary; urine; Ursid; Ursidae - physiology; Vagina - cytology; Vaginal cytology; Vaginal Smears - veterinary; Infrared thermography; Vaginal cytology; Ursid; LH; Carnivore

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