Induction of the ovulatory LH surge in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus): A novel aid in captive breeding management of an endangered species

• Main Authors: Chatchote Thitaram, Pornsawan Pongsopawijit, Saran Chansitthiwet, Janine L. Brown, Kannikar Nimtragul, Khajhonpat Boonprasert, Pongpon Homkong, Sittidet Mahasawangkul, Suvichai Rojanasthien, Ben Colenbrander, Gysbert C. Van Der Weijden, Frank J.C.M. Van Eerdenburg
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=67649695568&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/48773
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

A unique feature of the reproductive physiology of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) is the occurrence of two LH surges before ovulation, instead of one. An anovulatory LH (anLH) surge, the function of which is unknown, occurs consistently 3 weeks before the ovulatory LH (ovLH) surge that induces ov...