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Browsing Research Articles (Anatomy and Physiology) by UP Author "Bertschinger, Hendrik Jan"
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Botha, Alma Ester; Schulman, M.L. (Martin); Birrell, John R.; Du Plessis, Lizette; Laver, Pete N.; Soley, John Thomson; Colenbrander, Ben; Bertschinger, Hendrik Jan
(Wiley, 2022-08)
The effects of the GnRH vaccine Improvac® on testicular and epididymal morphometrics, histology and spermatogenesis were measured in 19 young (15–20 months) colts randomly assigned to one control (saline, castration at 57 ...
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Lueders, Imke; Young, Debbie; Maree, Liana; Van der Horst, Gerhard; Luther, Ilse; Botha, Stephan; Tindall, Brendan; Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore; Ganswindt, Andre; Bertschinger, Hendrik Jan
(Public Library of Science, 2017-09-15)
OBJECTIVES : Although the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) is classified as endangered by the International
Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), in some isolated habitats in southern Africa,
contraception is ...
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Bertschinger, Hendrik Jan; Lueders, Imke
(AOSIS Open Journals, 2018-07-30)
BACKGROUND : Androgen-related aggressive behaviour and musth cause serious problems in
captive African elephant bulls and often lead to human and animal injuries, and damage to
property.
OBJECTIVES : To review the work ...
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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. ...
