Faecal concentrations of progesterone and 17β-oestradiol of female Malayan tapir from different faecal hormone extraction methods

• Main Authors: Muhammad Najib Ruslan, Mashitah ShikhMaidin, Salfarina Ramli, Nalisha Ithnin, Intan Nasuha Azhar, Nur Hafizah Mohammed, Syaizwan Zahmir Zulkifli
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19739/1/2.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19739/; https://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid51bil6_2022/KandunganJilid51Bil6_2022.html
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Non-invasive hormone monitoring of endangered wildlife provides an essential tool to optimize breeding strategies, mainly in captive management. However, the protocol of reproductive hormone monitoring on pregnancy status using non-invasive faecal samples in Malayan tapir is still inconclusive. Ther...