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bp0007rdr31 | Unique Aspects of Reproduction in Diverse Ruminant Species | REDR2010

Assisted reproduction in Mediterranean wild ruminants: lessons from the Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica)

Santiago-Moreno J , Coloma MA , Toledano-Díaz A , Castaño C , Gómez-Brunet A , Lopez-Sebastián A

Summary. Despite apparent progress in reproductive technology as applied to wild ruminants, the success achieved in terms of the number of offspring that become healthy adults has remained low. Difficulties often arise through a lack of knowledge regarding appropriate cryopreservation techniques, and indeed through a lack of detailed information on the reproductive physiology of the species in question. The Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica) is a wild cap...