Gnrh Vaccination as a Potential Way to Control Fertility and Androgen Driven Behavior in African and Asian Elephant Bulls

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Gnrh Vaccination as a Potential Way to Control Fertility and Androgen Driven Behavior in African and Asian Elephant BullsSandra2022-10-24T05:53:01-05:00

Portrait of Elephant and mahout in the forest.

A solitary life, increased aggression and the periods of musth characterize the mature bulls’ behavior. These attributes constantly cause problems in captive and sometimes in free-ranging male elephants. By monitoring the antibody titer, physiological and behavioral changes, the reproductive tract, semen quality and hormonal changes it was found that reversible chemical castration using a GnRH vaccine in elephant bulls is a simple successful contraception method.

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Project Years: 2011

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Dr. Imke Lueders

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Azle, TX. 76098
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