Endangered ocelots and their genetic diversity may benefit from artificial insemination
- Written by Ashley Reeves, DVM, PhD Candidate in Comparative and Experimental Medicine, University of Tennessee
The female ocelot lay anesthetized on the exam table, behind the scenes at the Albuquerque Biopark Zoo. As a veterinarian on the team preparing to artificially inseminate this animal, my palms were sweating at the thought of missing a step, dropping the sperm sample, or...
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