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Contraception within an elasmobranch captive breeding programme: a case report on the eagle ray Aetobatus ocellatus using gonadotrophin‐releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist deslorelin (Suprelorin)
Author(s) -
Janse Max,
Luten Henk A.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/jfb.13872
Subject(s) - biology , eagle , gonadotropin releasing hormone , agonist , hormone , captive breeding , endocrinology , medicine , zoology , ecology , luteinizing hormone , receptor , habitat , endangered species , biochemistry
This study describes the first case of contraception within a captive elasmobranch breeding programme where an implant of Suprelorin, containing a long‐acting gonadotrophin‐releasing hormone (GnRH) analogue Deslorelin, was implanted in an eagle ray Aetobatus ocellatus , which successfully halted breeding.