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Desiccated cat spermatozoa retain DNA integrity and developmental potential after prolonged storage and ship** at non-cryogenic temperatures
To evaluate the DNA integrity and developmental potential of microwave-dehydrated cat spermatozoa after storage at − 20 °C for different time periods and/or overnight ship** on dry ice.
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Signalling pathways and mechanistic cues highlighted by transcriptomic analysis of primordial, primary, and secondary ovarian follicles in domestic cat
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Open AccessSignalling pathways and mechanistic cues highlighted by transcriptomic analysis of primordial, primary, and secondary ovarian follicles in domestic cat
In vitro growth (IVG) of dormant primordial ovarian follicles aims to produce mature competent oocytes for assisted reproduction. Success is dependent on optimal in vitro conditions complemented with an unders...
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Immune Contraception in Wildlife Animals
Fertility control by immune contraception is suggested to offer a long-term, effective and humane approach for reproduction control in captive animals as well as to reduce free-ranging wildlife populations. Th...
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Testosterone production and spermatogenesis in free-ranging Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) throughout the year
Seasonal variation in reproduction is common in mammals as an adaptation to annual changes in the habitat. In lynx, male reproduction activity is of special interest because female lynxes are monoestric with a...
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Reproduction and Advances in Reproductive Studies in Carnivores
Reproductive mechanisms are extraordinarily diverse among species, even within the same phylogenetic clade. Due to this, it has been difficult to directly apply reproductive technologies developed in human and...
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Open AccessShort-term culture of ovarian cortex pieces to assess the cryopreservation outcome in wild felids for genome conservation
Cryopreservation of ovarian tissue has the potential to preserve female germ cells of endangered mammals. In the present study, a freezing protocol successfully used for human tissue, was adapted for preservin...
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Immunocontraception in Wildlife Animals
In many areas all over the world, wildlife populations are becoming overabundant, and induce human─wildlife conflicts and threats to biodiversity. Use of fertility control has long been recognized as a potenti...
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Structure of an otter (Lutra lutra) population in Germany - results of DNA and hormone analyses from faecal samples
Population size, one of the basic biological parameters is particularly difficult to estimate for nocturnal animals with cryptic life style and little individual distinctiveness like Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra)...
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Characterization of reproductive activity in captive male Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)
This study characterizes the reproductive activity of male European lynx kept in Central Russia. Four captive adult males were subjected to an electroejaculation prior to (November), during (March) and after (...
