Non-Invasive Reproductive Hormone Monitoring in the Endangered Pygmy Hog (Porcula salvania)
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample Collection
2.2. Birth and Gestation Data
2.3. Extraction of Fecal Steroid Metabolites
2.4. Hormone Assays
2.5. Enzyme Immunoassay Procedure
2.6. High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
2.7. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Enzyme Immunoassay Validation
3.2. Reproductive Monitoring
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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S. No | ID of the Animal | Sex | Age of the Animal (Years on January 2016) | No. of Samples Collected | Mating Dates | Date of Parturition | Gestation Period (Days) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | PH 419 | Female | 4 | 141 | 23 December 2015 | 20 May 2016 | 148 |
2 | PH 368 | Female | 4.3 | 124 | 26 December 2015 | Died | |
3 | PH 295 | Female | 6 | 159 | 02 January 2016 | 16 June 2016 | 157 |
4 | PH 401 | Female | 3 | 84 | 15 January 2016 | 18 June 2016 | 153 |
5 | PH 425 | Female | 2 | 124 | 31 January 2016 | 03 July 2016 | 155 |
6 | PH 418 | Male | 4 | 77 | |||
7 | PH 294 | Male | 6 | 76 |
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Kumar, V.; Buragohain, S.; Deka, P.J.; Narayan, G.; Umapathy, G. Non-Invasive Reproductive Hormone Monitoring in the Endangered Pygmy Hog (Porcula salvania). Animals 2021, 11, 1324. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11051324
Kumar V, Buragohain S, Deka PJ, Narayan G, Umapathy G. Non-Invasive Reproductive Hormone Monitoring in the Endangered Pygmy Hog (Porcula salvania). Animals. 2021; 11(5):1324. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11051324
Chicago/Turabian StyleKumar, Vinod, Shyamalima Buragohain, Parag Jyoti Deka, Goutam Narayan, and Govindhaswamy Umapathy. 2021. "Non-Invasive Reproductive Hormone Monitoring in the Endangered Pygmy Hog (Porcula salvania)" Animals 11, no. 5: 1324. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11051324
APA StyleKumar, V., Buragohain, S., Deka, P. J., Narayan, G., & Umapathy, G. (2021). Non-Invasive Reproductive Hormone Monitoring in the Endangered Pygmy Hog (Porcula salvania). Animals, 11(5), 1324. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11051324