PERTANIKA JOURNAL OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

 

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Current ZP3-based Immunocontraceptive Vaccine for Free Ranging Wild Pest

Lo, S.C., Zeenathul, N.A., Sheikh Omar, A.R. and Mohd. Azmi, M.L.

Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, Volume 34, Issue 1, February 2011

Keywords: Immunocontraception, pest control, zona pellucida 3

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There is an overabundance of certain animal species that are considered as destructive and have reproductive control acts as a humane management of pest population. In particular, mammalian zona pellucida 3 (ZP3) has provoked a great interest as a potential antigen for immunocontraception. High levels of long-term infertility have been achieved in many species following ZP3-based immunization. This paper discusses the current updates on the ZP3-based immunocontraception for several major pest species of the world.