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Monitoring Ovarian Cycles By Fecal Progesterone Analysis In Thamin Eld’S Deer Hinds (Rucervus Eldii Thamin), Orasa Phraluk, Chainarong Punkong, Ampika Thongphakdee, Boripat Siriaroonrat, Worawidh Wajjwalku, Nikorn Thongtip
Monitoring Ovarian Cycles By Fecal Progesterone Analysis In Thamin Eld’S Deer Hinds (Rucervus Eldii Thamin), Orasa Phraluk, Chainarong Punkong, Ampika Thongphakdee, Boripat Siriaroonrat, Worawidh Wajjwalku, Nikorn Thongtip
The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine
The aims of this study were to demonstrate the effectiveness of fecal progesterone metabolite monitoring technique during estrus synchronization and to investigate fecal progesterone metabolite profile in Eld’s deer (Rucervus eldii thamin) hinds for one year (February 2009-Janurary 2010). Fecal samples from five hinds were collected weekly, subjected to hormone extraction and subsequently progesterone analysis using enzyme immunoassay (EIA). Estrus synchronization and artificial insemination were performed during breeding season (June 2009). This included an intramuscular injection of ProstaglandinF2α (5 mg) in combination with a vaginal insertion of a controlled internal drug-releasing device (CIDR type G) for 14 d. After CIDR-G …