Assateague Island National Seashore, Feral Horse Fertility Control Reports: 1994 - 2017
Turner A. 2018. Assateague Island National Seashore, Feral Horse Fertility Control Reports: 1994 - 2017. Berlin, MD
This report documents the feral horse population control on Assateague Island, utilizing the immunocontraceptive PZP to suppress fertility in mares. It includes details regarding: background of the process, the contraception program and pregnancy analysis (materials/methods and results), population goals, treatments and testing. Future fertility control administered on feral horses at ASIS will be reported in the Feral Horse Population Monitoring Reports (https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2170453).
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Turner, Allison
- Date of Issue
- 2018-05-23
- Units
- ASIS
- Keywords
- Adjuvant, Dart Pistol, Feral Horse, fertility control, immunocontraceptive, Mare, Porcine Zonae Pellucida, Pregnancy Testing, PZP, Vaccine