Improved method for artificial insemination in the great apes
- 1 January 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in American Journal of Primatology
- Vol. 8 (1) , 61-67
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.1350080107
Abstract
Artificial insemination in the great apes has not achieved its potential as a tool in maintenance of the endangered captive population. Three factors can influence the success rate of artificial insemination: sperm preparation, site of insemination, and timing of insemination. We have tried to optimize methods regarding these three steps. A modified method for insemination is described which has resulted in a 21% success rate (six term pregnancies from 29 inseminations) in the chimpanzee and which has successfully initiated a pregnancy in a gorilla.Keywords
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