Effects of Porcine Zona Pellucida Immunocontraception on Mare Body Condition and Foaling Season Length in Two Western Wild Horse Populations
Allen T Rutberg, Kayla A Grams, Monika Bugno-Poniewierska · 2024
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Description
Allen Rutberg and Kayla Grams check in a 2024 study whether a vaccine contraceptive harms mare condition or foal survival in wild horses. Managers and the public favor fertility control for free roaming herds. Two vaccine forms already cut pregnancy well in field use by mares.
Herds in Utah and Colorado were tracked across seven foaling seasons for side effects. Mares without foals gained summer condition faster than mothers at both sites every year. Vaccine treatment itself did not shift mare condition beyond its contraceptive effect. Births to recently treated mares came later and spread wider across the season. Foal death rates through the first stretch did not rise with treatment in the data.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Allen T Rutberg, Kayla A Grams, Monika Bugno-Poniewierska |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |