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Comments from The Aza Contraception Advisory Group on Evaluating the Suitability of Contraceptive Methods in Golden-Headed Lion Tamarins (Leontopithecus Chrysomelas)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 January 2023

K E DeMatteo ,
I J Porton  and
C S Asa
K E DeMatteo*
Affiliation:
CAG Database Manager, Saint Louis Zoo, Research Department, 1 Government Drive, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
I J Porton
Affiliation:
CAG, Saint Louis Zoo, Animal Division, 1 Government Drive, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
C S Asa
Affiliation:
CAG, Saint Louis Zoo, Research Department, 1 Government Drive, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
*
* Contact for correspondence and requests for reprints: KDeMatteo@aol.com
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Abstract

Reversible contraceptives, such as melengestrol acetate (MGA) implants, have become an invaluable tool that captive-animal managers use to maintain various species in social groupings while avoiding unwanted pregnancies. The American Zoo and Aquarium Contraception Advisory Group (AZA CAG) monitors the efficacy, reversibility, and safety of contraceptives used in captive exotic mammals worldwide. Because so few data exist on contraceptive efficacy and safety in exotic species, it is critical that evaluations reflect an understanding of the mechanism of action of the active ingredient as well as of the delivery system. The following discussion addresses the concerns of the CAG over the manner in which De Vleeschouwer et al (Animal Welfare 2000, 9: 251-271) analysed MGA implant reversibility data in golden-headed lion tamarins.

Keywords

animal welfareCallitrichidaecontraceptiongolden-headed lion tamarinmelengestrol acetatereversibility
Type
Short Communication
Information
Animal Welfare , Volume 11 , Issue 3 , August 2002 , pp. 343 - 348
Copyright
© 2002 Universities Federation for Animal Welfare

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References

DeMatteo, K 1997 AZA Contraception Advisory Group Contraception Report. Part I: Primates. 1st Edition. Saint Louis Zoological Park: Saint Louis, MO, USAGoogle Scholar
De Vleeschouwer, K, Leus, K and Van Elsacker, L 2000 An evaluation of the suitability of contraceptive methods in golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas), with emphasis on melengestrol acetate (MGA) implants. 1. Effectiveness, reversibility and medical side-effects. Animal Welfare 9: 251–271Google Scholar