Browsing Research Articles (Production Animal Studies) by Subject "Elephant bull"

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Standing sedation with medetomidine and butorphanol in captive African elephants (Loxodonta africana)

Lüders, I.; Tindall, B; Young, D.; Van der Horst, G.; Botha, S.; Luther, I.; Maree, L.; Bertschinger, Hendrik Jan (Elsevier, 2016-03)

Doses for standing sedation allowing for various procedures in otherwise inaccessible, untrained captive African elephant bulls are presented. Thirty-three standing sedations were performed in 12 males aged 8–30 years ...
Use of gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) vaccines for behavioural and reproductive control in managed Asian elephant Elephas maximus and African elephant Loxodonta africana populations

Lueders, Imke; Oerke, A.-K.; Knauf-Witzens, T.; Young, D.; Bertschinger, Hendrik Jan (Wiley, 2019-07)

Because of their size and reproductive anatomy, surgical castration is not a practical option in adult elephants. However, similar to other species in human care, the effects of gonadectomy are desired in specific situations. ...

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