Abstract: Evaluation of three immunoassay systems for the assessment of urinary biomarkers of ovarian function in the endangered chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera).

PONZIO M.F.,; MASTROMONACO G; GALEANO M.G.; GILMAN C; RUIZ R.D,; FIOL DE CUNEO M

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Lugar: Vienna; Año: 2012 vol. 1 p. 46 - 46

p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">Intensive hunting for fur placed chinchilla populations at the brink of extinction (IUCN critically endangered - Appendix I of CITES). Although native chinchilla are extremely rare, a hybrid has been bred for fur production, providing a unique model to develop procedures that could be applied to their endangered counterparts. Despite its biological and economic importance, little scientific information is available about this species? basic reproductive physiology, a key aspect for the implementation of captive breeding programs. Attempts to obtain repeated blood samples from chinchillas were unsuccessful because of their stress-susceptible na