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  • Porcine zona pellucida immunocontraceptive vaccine for horses

    Creator:
    Bartell, Jennifer Ann
    Abstract:
    The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) maintains a growing number of feral horses on public rangelands. With population growth rates as high as 22% annually, herds are exceeding their carrying capacity and millions of dollars are spent maintaining captured horses in holding facilities awaiting adoption. To manage the feral horse...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jennifer Ann Bartell for the degree of Master of Science in Animal Science

  • Applications of GnRH immunization in domestic dogs

    Creator:
    Donovan, Caitlin Elizabeth
    Abstract:
    Reproductive function in the dog is controlled by feedback mechanisms that involve the hypothalamus, the anterior pituitary gland, and the gonads. Surgical gonad removal, a common procedure performed in dogs for the purposes of sterilization, disrupts the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis and results in permanently elevated concentrations of gonadotropins. Manipulation of...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Caitlin Elizabeth Donovan for the degree of Master of Science in Animal Sciences presented on May 3

  • Canine LH Receptors Expression in Non-neoplastic and Neoplastic Tissues

    Creator:
    Zwida, Khawla
    Abstract:
    Throughout most of the developed world, surgical sterilization via gonadectomy has become a common tool for combating the overpopulation of unwanted dogs as well as to eliminate the risk of reproductive diseases in pet dogs. In the dog as in other normal adult mammal, the hypothalamus secretes gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH),...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    THE THESIS OF Khawla Zwida for the degree of Master of Science in Animal Sciences presented on