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veterinär spiegel 2012; 22(3): 115-118
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1315225
Kleintiere & Heimtiere
Enke Verlag in MVS Medizinverlage Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG Stuttgart · New York

GnRH-Agonisten als Implantat zur Fertilitätskontrolle – eine Alternative zur Kastration bei Frettchen

Frank Künzel
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27 September 2012 (online)

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Bislang war die chirurgische Kastration von Frettchenfähen und -rüden aus verschiedenen Gründen und Indikationen Routine. Eine alternative Möglichkeit scheint sich jetzt durch GnRH-Agonisten als Slow-Release-Implantat zu bieten.

 

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