Developments with immunocontraceptives for elephants

Only the summary of the presentation and the following discussion are published. Outlines the ongoing study to prove the effectiveness of a immunocontraceptive vaccine for elephant and to run a five year trial of using Kruger Park cows, which can be radio collared and monitored, before implementing...

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Main Author: Cobus Raath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IUCN 1996-12-01
Series:Pachyderm
Online Access:https://pachydermjournal.org/index.php/pachyderm/article/view/876
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Summary:Only the summary of the presentation and the following discussion are published. Outlines the ongoing study to prove the effectiveness of a immunocontraceptive vaccine for elephant and to run a five year trial of using Kruger Park cows, which can be radio collared and monitored, before implementing it on a wider scale. Sterilization and the fact that immunocontaception destroys the ovarian tissues in some species or leads to cancer in others is noted
ISSN:1026-2881
1683-5018