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Study results from Department of Agriculture in the area of vaccines published
October 29th, 2008
"Problem An effective, single-injection, multi-year, GnRH contraceptive agent is needed to control reproduction in overabundant white-tailed deer populations. Method of study Two GnRH conjugates, GonaCon (TM) (GnRH-KLH) and GonaCon-B (TM) (GnRH-blue protein), were prepared in emulsion form as one-injection and two-injection immunocontraceptive vaccine formulations," scientists in the United States report. "In addition, the GnRH-KLH protein conjugate was lyophilized and suspended in AdjuVac (TM) adjuvant to produce a fifth vaccine formulation. Each formulation was administered to a group of five captive adult female white-tailed deer. Reproductive performance of treated...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-10-29)
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