Reproduction in chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera): current status of environmental control of gonadal activity and advances in reproductive techniques.

BUSSO J.M.; PONZIO M.F; FIOL DE CUNEO M; RUIZ R.D.

ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC

Lugar: Gainesville, Florida; Año: 2012 vol. 78 p. 1 - 1

font size="1" face="Times-Roman"> A review of the biology of reproduction of chinchilla, focusing on environmental control of the gonadal activity, is presented. Chinchilla is a South American hystricomorph rodent genus currently considered almost extinct in the wild. However, a domestic form is still widespread in breeding farms around the world. Information regarding their reproductive biology has been obtained from studies on captive animals. In the case of Chinchilla lanigera, a seasonal reproductive pattern has been frequently reported in breeding facilities, but factors that might trigger gonadal activity have not been identified. The available information on reproductive