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Delayed return to estrus following treatment with the gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist, Lucrin® Depot, in the tammar wallaby

faunaRA FAUNA Bank, FAUNA Member News December 12, 2019November 5, 2020

We used a model macropod, the tammar wallaby (Notamacropus eugenii), to investigate whether Lucrin Depot (AbbVie), a GnRH agonist microsphere preparation, could (1) inhibit follicular development and estrus and (2) facilitate a synchronous return to estrus. Read more via Theriogenology!

Authors: Dr. Ryan Witt, Dr. Lyn Hinds, E/Prof. John Rodger

  • ← An examination of funding for terrestrial vertebrate fauna research from Australian federal government sources
  • A desktop study of brush-tailed rock wallaby (Petrogale penicillata) habitat in the Australian Capital Territory as a guide for on-ground site assessment in 2019: an analysis of potential reintroduction sites. →

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