Applications of Fertility Regulation for the Management of Wild and Domestic Species

摘要: Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the applications of fertility regulation for management wild and domestic species. Effective humane animal populations is becoming a major issue. problem can be viewed from two completely different perspectives: (1) The controlling desirable animals in their native environments (2) foreign introduced exotic animals. An understanding induction, modulation, duration reproductive tract immune responses important successful development immuno-contraceptive vaccines. precise target site will depend extensively on vaccine antigens employed this process. Preliminary modeling studies indicate that control may have role fox rabies by reducing numbers foxes particular region thus, transmission rate disease. application requires high level immunity achieved among individuals exposed to vaccine. technologies still relatively new concept. Although there been demonstrations its utility using crude antigenic preparations porcine zona pellucida, refined, cheap, easily delivered vaccines are early phases testing, especially those required remote delivery free-ranging populations. slow emergence such practical clearly reflects complexity highlights requirement multidisciplinary research approach when attempting develop management.