Medicine

Mammary cancer in captive wild felids and risk factors for its development: A retrospective study of the clinical behavior of 31 cases

Lisa A. Harrenstien, L. Munson, U. Seal, G. Riggs, M. Cranfield, Lin Klein, A. W. Prowten, D. Starnes, V. Honeyman, Ronald P. Gentzler, P. Calle, B. Raphael, K. J. Felix, J. Curtin, D. Gillespie, P. Morris, E. Ramsay, Cynthia E. Stringfield, E. Douglass, T. O. Miller, B. Baker, N. Lamberski, R. Junge, J. W. Carpenter, T. Reichard

1996.12.1JOURNAL OF ZOO AND WILDLIFE MEDICINE

tlooto Summary

Zoos using MGA in felids should be cognizant of the strong association between progestin exposure and mammary cancer development and should employ alternative contraceptive methods whenever possible.

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HARRENSTIEN, Lisa A., et al. Mammary cancer in captive wild felids and risk factors for its development: A retrospective study of the clinical behavior of 31 cases. JOURNAL OF ZOO AND WILDLIFE MEDICINE, 1996, 27: 468–476.