The endometrium, the inner uterine lining, is composed of cell layers that come in direct contact with an embryo during early pregnancy and later with the fetal placenta. The …
Wild ungulates throughout the world face the impending risk of extinction. Small founding population size, lack of interest in exhibiting wild ungulates and declining space in zoos are …
Two studies were conducted to understand sperm cryosensitivity in an endangered equid, the Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalski), while testing the cryoprotectant ability of …
Background Horses produce only one foal from an eleven-month gestation period, making the maintenance of high reproductive rates essential. Genetic bottlenecks and inbreeding …
G Liu, ABA Shafer, W Zimmermann, D Hu, W Wang… - Biological …, 2014 - Elsevier
Przewalski's horse went extinct in the wild in the mid 1960s. Starting in 1985, individuals were brought from western zoos to two centers in China and breeding programs were …
Genetic improvement, without control of inbreeding, can go to loss of genetic variability, reducing the potential for genetic gains in the domestic populations. The aim of this study …
MW Schook, DE Wildt, RB Weiss, BA Wolfe… - Biology of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
We studied the Persian onager (Equus hemionus onager), an endangered equid subspecies. The objective was to characterize endocrine patterns and ovarian follicular …
M Quaresma, R Payan-Carreira - Theriogenology, 2015 - Elsevier
This study aims to characterize the estrous cycle of Asinina de Miranda jennies in the breeding season, on the basis of data collected from serial ultrasonographic examination …
M Burnik Šturm, B Pukazhenthi, D Reed… - Rapid …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Rationale In recent years, segmental stable isotope analysis of hair has been a focus of research in animal dietary ecology and migration. To correctly assign tail hair segments to …