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Considerations on contraceptive techniques for vulnerable mares

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Brazil currently has several public policies that aim to prohibit animal traction. Despite this scenario, this is still a subsistence activity widely used by many of the population, so such public policies are inefficient. For these policies to have the desired effect, actions are needed to control the population of these vulnerable draft horses through low cost, effective, and definitive contraceptive surgical techniques or the use of specific medications. The present review aims to evaluate the most viable contraceptive techniques in population control of these animals, considering the scarcity of resources, difficulties in regular veterinary monitoring, effectiveness, and animal recovery time.

Source: Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science

DOI: 10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2024.218093

Authors: Natália Rafaela Souza de Lima, Amanda Caroline Gomes Graboschii, Juliana de Oliveira Bernardo, Tobyas Maia de Albuquerque Mariz, Pierre Barnabé Escodro

Institution: Universidade Federal de Alagoas

Language: English

Topic: Veterinary Equine Medical Research

Subfield: Equine

Field: Veterinary

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Zero hunger, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $76