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1 March 2006 THE USE OF ALTRENOGEST TO CONTROL AGGRESSION IN A MALE GRANT'S ZEBRA (EQUUS BURCHELLI BOEHMI)
Ashley M. Zehnder, Jan C. Ramer, Jeff S. Proudfoot
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Abstract

A male Grant's Zebra (Equus burchelli boehmi) housed with two mares at the Indianapolis Zoo had a 9-yr history of intermittent aggressive behavior toward mares and other animals. Periods of separation allowed the mares time to heal after sustaining superficial bite wounds. On 26 March 2003, the male (890293) was started on altrenogest at a dosage of 19.8 mg orally once daily to allow reintroduction. The dosage was doubled (40 mg once a day) because of a perceived lack of response. Reintroduction to the mares occurred on 17 May 2003 with no signs of aggression noted. Treatment was reduced to 19.8 mg orally once a day and then discontinued. Altrenogest was restarted at 39.5 mg orally once a day because of the planned introduction of a new mare. There have been no major aggressive displays at this dosage of altrenogest and the dosage has recently been reduced following successful introduction of a new mare.

Ashley M. Zehnder, Jan C. Ramer, and Jeff S. Proudfoot "THE USE OF ALTRENOGEST TO CONTROL AGGRESSION IN A MALE GRANT'S ZEBRA (EQUUS BURCHELLI BOEHMI)," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 37(1), 61-63, (1 March 2006). https://doi.org/10.1638/04-110.1
Received: 14 December 2004; Published: 1 March 2006
KEYWORDS
aggression
Altrenogest
Equus burchelli boehmi
Grant's zebra
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