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1 December 2013 IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION OF CAPTIVE EXOTIC SPECIES: V. PROLONGED ANTIBODY TITERS IN DALL SHEEP (OVIS DALLI DALLI) AND DOMESTIC GOATS (CAPRA HIRCUS) IMMUNIZED WITH PORCINE ZONA PELLUCIDA
Robin O. Lyda, Kimberly M. Frank, Roberta Wallace, Nadine Lamberski, Jay F. Kirkpatrick
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Abstract

Native porcine zona pellucida (PZP) immunocontraception has been used to inhibit fertility in more than 80 species of ungulates, although the duration of contraception efficacy varies among species in both Perissodactyla and Artiodactyla. This study examined anti-PZP antibody titers in Dall sheep and domestic goats at the Milwaukee County Zoo, and also Himalayan tahr and Armenian Mouflon sheep at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and, for comparison, Altai wapiti, lowland wisent, Javan banteng, and southern pudu at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, all were given a primer dose and booster dose of PZP. Of the San Diego Zoo Safari Park animals, the 4 comparison species demonstrated the typical 1-yr pattern of anti-PZP antibodies, whereas the Armenian sheep and Himalayan tahr showed prolonged (2–3 yr) antibody responses after a single primer and booster dose. The Dall sheep and domestic goats had significantly longer durations of antibody titers (3 yr) from a single year's treatment (primer plus booster). Analysis of the data indicates that Armenian sheep, Himalayan tahr, Dall sheep, and domestic goats have prolonged responses, and are more sensitive to PZP in that they produce a protracted antibody response.

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Robin O. Lyda, Kimberly M. Frank, Roberta Wallace, Nadine Lamberski, and Jay F. Kirkpatrick "IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION OF CAPTIVE EXOTIC SPECIES: V. PROLONGED ANTIBODY TITERS IN DALL SHEEP (OVIS DALLI DALLI) AND DOMESTIC GOATS (CAPRA HIRCUS) IMMUNIZED WITH PORCINE ZONA PELLUCIDA," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 44(4s), (1 December 2013). https://doi.org/10.1638/1042-7260-44.4S.S21
Received: 22 June 2012; Published: 1 December 2013
KEYWORDS
Capridae
contraception
fertility control
immunocontraception
ovidae
porcine zona pellucida
ungulates
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