Potential of assisted breeding techniques for the conservation of endangered mammalian species in captivity: a review.

doi:10.1136/vr.143.6.159

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Potential of assisted breeding techniques for the conservation of endangered mammalian species in captivity: a review.

The Veterinary record - 8 Aug 1998

Bainbridge D R, Jabbour H N

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An alarming worldwide extinction of animal species is taking place as a result of the activities of the increasing global human population. The original ranges of many animal species are being reduced and fragmented and, in some cases, they have been reduced to perilously small relict populations...

Topics

Animal Husbandry
Animals
Animals, Wild
Conservation of Natural Resources
Genetic Variation
Mammals
Reproductive Techniques

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