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Enriching the captive elephant population genetic pool through artificial insemination with frozen-thawed semen collected in the wild.
Theriogenology - 1 Oct 2012
Hildebrandt T B, Hermes R, Saragusty J, Potier R, Schwammer H M, Balfanz F, Vielgrader H, Baker B, Bartels P, Göritz F
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The first successful AI in an elephant was reported in 1998, using fresh semen. Since then almost 40 calves have been produced through AI in both Asian and African elephants worldwide. Following these successes, with the objective of enriching the captive population with genetic material from the wild, we evaluated the possibility of using frozen-thawed semen collected from wild bulls for AI in captivity. Semen,...
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