National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC)

Development of Injectable and Oral Contraceptive Technologies and Their Assessment for Wildlife Population and Disease Management

Publications
(downloadable from http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ wildlife_damage/nwrc/ research/reproductive_control/publications.shtml)

2013

Mayle, B. A., M. Ferryman, A. Peace, C. A. Yoder, L. Miller, and D. Cowan. 2013. The use of DiazaCon™ to limit fertility by reducing serum cholesterol in female grey squirrels, Sciurus carolinensis. Pest Management Science 69:414-424.

2012

Massei G., Cowan D.P., Coats J., Bellamy F., Quy R., Pietravalle S., Brash M., Miller L.A. 2012. Long-term effects of immunocontraception on wild boar fertility, physiology and behaviour. Wildlife Research 39:378-385.

Mayle, B. A., Ferryman, M., Peace, A., Yoder, C. A., Miller, L. and Cowan, D. 2012. The use of DiazaCon™ to limit fertility by reducing serum cholesterol in female grey squirrels, Sciurus carolinensis. Pest. Manag. Sci.. doi: 10.1002/ps.3347

2011

11-GIONFRIDDO, J. P., A. J. DENICOLA, AND K. A. FAGERSTONE. 2011. Efficacy of GnRH immunocontraception of wild white-tailed deer in New Jersey. Wildlife Society Bulletin 35:142-148.

11-GIONFRIDDO, J. P., A. J. DENICOLA, L. A. MILLER, AND K. A. FAGERSTONE. 2011. Health effects of GnRH immunocontraception of wild white-tailed deer in New Jersey. Wildlife Society Bulletin 35:149-160.

11-LEVY, J. K., J. A. FRIARY, L. A. MILLER, S. J. TUCKER, AND K. A. FAGERSTONE. 2011. Long-term fertility control in female cats with GonaCon^tm, a GnRH immunocontraceptive. Theriogenology 76:1517-1525.

11-PAI, M., R. BRUNER, D. H. SCHLAFER, G. K. YARROW, C. A. YODER, AND L. A. MILLER. 2011. Immunocontraception in eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis): morphologic changes in reproductive organs. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 42:718-722

11-SANDERS, D. L., F. XIE, R. E. MAULDIN, J. C. HURLEY, L. A. MILLER, M. R. GARCIA, R. W. DEYOUNG, D. B. LONG, AND T. A. CAMPBELL. 2011. Efficacy of ERL-4221 as an ovotoxin for feral pigs (Sus scrofa). Wildlife Research 38:168-172.

11-YODER, C. A., B. A. MAYLE, C. A. FURCOLOW, D. P. COWAN, AND K. A. FAGERSTONE. 2011. Feeding of grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) with the contraceptive agent DiazaCon tm: effect on cholesterol, hematology, and blood chemistry. Integrative Zoology 6:409-419.

11-YODER, C. A., AND L. A. MILLER. 2010. Effect of GonaCon^tm vaccine on black-tailed prairie dogs: immune response and health effects. Vaccine 29:233-239.

2010

10-CAMPBELL, T. A., M. R. GARCIA, L. A. MILLER, M. A. RAMIREZ, D. B. LONG, J.-B. MARCHAND, AND F. HILL. 2010. Immunocontraception in male feral swine treated with a recombinant gonadotropin-releasing hormone vaccine. Journal of Swine Health and Production 18:118-124. 796K

10-COBURN, S., M. SALMAN, J. RHYAN, T. KEEFE, M. MCCOLLUM, K. AUNE, T. SPRAKER, AND L. MILLER. 2010. Comparison of endocrine response to stress between captive-raised and wild-caught bighorn sheep. Journal of Wildlife Management 74:532-538 377K

10-FAGERSTONE, K. A., L. A. MILLER, G. KILLIAN, AND C. A. YODER. 2010. Review of issues concerning the use of reproductive inhibitors, with particular emphasis on resolving human-wildlife conflicts in North America. Integrative Zoology 1:15-30.

10-GRAY, M. E., D. S. THAIN, E. Z. CAMERON, AND L. A. MILLER. 2010. Multi-year fertility reduction in free-roaming feral horses with single-injection immunocontraceptive formulations. Wildlife Research 37:475-481. 215K

10-LAMBERT, M. S., G. MASSEI, C. A. YODER, AND D. P. COWAN. 2010. An evaluation of diazacon as a potential contraceptive in non-native rose-ringed parakeets. Journal of Wildlife Management 74:573-581. 886K

10-MASSEI, G., L. A. MILLER, AND G. J. KILLIAN. 2010. Immunocontraception to control rabies in dog populations. Human-Wildlife Interactions 4:155-157. 201K

2009

09-BARRELL, G. K., S. C. T. SCHAAFSMA, M. J. RIDGWAY, M. WELLBY, AND L. A. MILLER. 2009. Effects of a synthetic gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist, leuprolide, on rut-associated events in male deer. Animal Production Science 49:1120-1124. 273K

09-BENDER, S. C., D. L. BERGMAN, K. M. WENNING, L. A. MILLER, D. SLATE, F. R. JACKSON, AND C. E. RUPPRECHT. 2009. No adverse effects of simultaneous vaccination with the immunocontraceptive GonaCon ^tmand a commercial rabies vaccine on rabies virus neutralizing antibody production in dogs. Vaccine 27:7210-7213. 269K

09-GIONFRIDDO, J. P., J. D. EISEMANN, K. J. SULLIVAN, R. S. HEALEY, L. A. MILLER, K. A. FAGERSTONE, R. M. ENGEMAN, AND C. A. YODER. 2009. Field test of a single-injection gonadotrophin-releasing hormone immunocontraceptive vaccine in female white-tailed deer. Wildlife Research 36:177-184. 430K

09-HINDS, L. A., J. A. LABUTUT, M. A. SNAPE, AND L. A. MILLER. 2009. Effect of GnRH vaccine (GonaCon™) on the fertility of male and female wallabies. In 14th Australasian Vertebrate Pest Conference.

09-KILLIAN, G., T. J. KREEGER, J. RHYAN, K. FAGERSTONE, AND L. A. MILLER.  2009.  Observations on the use of GonaCon™ in captive female elk (Cervus elaphus).  Journal of Wildlife Diseases 45:184-188. 250K

09-MILLER, L. A., K. A. FAGERSTONE, AND G.  J. KILLIAN.  2009.  Factors contributing to the success of a single-shot, multi-year PZP immunocontraceptive vaccine for white-tailed deer.  Human-Wildlife Conflicts3:103-115. 1,056K

2008

08-AVERY, M. L., K. L. KEACHER, AND E. A. TILLMAN. 2008. Nicarbazin bait reduces reproduction by pigeons (Columba livia). Wildlife Research 35:80-85. 145K

08-AVERY, M. L., C. A. YODER, AND E. A. TILLMAN. 2008. Diazacon inhibits reproduction in invasive monk parakeet populations. Journal of Wildlife Management 72:1449-1452. 165K

08-CURTIS, P. D., M. E. RICHMOND, L. A. MILLER, AND F. W. QUIMBY. 2008. Physiological effects of gonadotropin-releasing hormone immunocontraception on white-tailed deer. Human-Wildlife Conflicts 2:68-79. 437K

08-FAGERSTONE, K. A., L. A. MILLER, J. D. EISEMANN, J. R. O'HARE, AND J. P. GIONFRIDDO. 2008. Registration of wildlife contraceptives in the United States of America with OvoControl and GonaCon immunocontraceptive vaccines as examples. Wildlife Research 35:586-592. 167K

08-GIONFRIDDO, J. P., N. B. GATES, A. J. DENICOLA, K. A. FAGERSTONE, AND L. A. MILLER. 2008. Field test of GonaCon^tm immunocontraceptive  vaccine in free-ranging female fallow deer. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 23:235-239. 159K

08- KEMP, J. M., AND L. A. MILLER. 2008. Oral vaccination and immunocontraception of feral swine using Brucella suis with multimeric GnRH protein expression. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 23:250-252. 276K

08-KILLIAN, G. J., D. THAIN, N. K. DIEHL, J. C. RHYAN, AND L. A. MILLER. 2008. Four-year contrception rates of mares treated with single-injection porcine zona pellucida and GnRH vaccines and intrauterine devices. Wildlife Research 35:531-539. 392K

08-KILLIAN, G. J., D. WAGNER, K. A. FAGERSTONE, AND L. A. MILLER. 2008. Long-term efficacy and reproductive behavior associated with GonaCon^tm use in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 23:240-243. 180K

08-MASSEI, G., D. P. COWAN, J. COATS, F. GLADWELL, J. E. LANE, AND L. A. MILLER. 2008. Effect of the GnRH vaccine GonaCon on the fertility, physiology and behaviour of wild boar. Wildlife Research 35:540-547. 359K

08-MILLER, L. A., K. A. FAGERSTONE, J. KEMP, AND G. J. KILLIAN. 2008. Immune mechanisms and characterization of injection site reactions involved in the multi-year contraceptive effect of the GonaContm vaccine. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 23:244-249. 466K

08-MILLER, L. A., J.GIONFRIDDO, K. A. FAGERSTONE, J. RHYAN, AND G. KILLIAN. 2008. The single-shot GnRH imunocontraceptive vaccine (GonaCon^TM) in white-tailed deer: comparison of several GnRH  preparations. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology 60:214-223. 243K

08-MILLER, L. A., J. P. GIONFRIDDO, J. C. RHYAN, K. A. FAGERSTONE, D. C. WAGNER, AND G. J. KILLIAN. 2008. GnRH immunocontraception of male and female white-tailed deer fawns. Human-Wildlife Conflicts 2:93-101. 269K

08-PERRY, K. R., L. A. MILLER, AND J. TAYLOR. 2008. Mycobacterium avium: is it an essential ingredient for a single-injection immunocontraceptive vaccine? Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 23:253-256. 332K

08-YODER, C. A., L. A. MILLER, AND K. A. FAGERSTONE. 2008. Population modeling of prairie dog contraception as a management tool. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 23:229-234. 1,011K

2007

BARRELL, G. K., AND L. A. MILLER. 2007. Use of a GnRH agonist (leuprolide) to suppress rut-associated events in farmed male red deer (Cervus elaphus). (abstract) Reproduction in Domestic Ruminants VI:532.

07-17 BYNUM, K. S., J. D. EISEMAN, G. C. WEAVER, C. A. YODER, K. A. FAGERSTONE, AND L. MILLER. 2007. Nicarbazin OvoControl G bait reduces hatchability of eggs laid by resident Canada geese in Oregon. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:135-143. 113K

07-22 CURTIS, P. D., M. E. RICHMOND, L. A. MILLER, AND F. W. QUIMBY. 2007. Pathophysiology of white-tailed deer vaccinated with porcine zona pellucida immunoconttraceptive. Vaccine 25:4623-4630. 139K

07-00 ECKERY, D. C., B. P. THOMSON, AND L. A. MILLER. 2007. Effects of immunisation against GnRH on fertility of the brushtail possum. Page 38 in 6th International Conference on Fertility Control for Wildlife: Presentation Abstracts. Central Science Laboratory, York United Kingdom.

07-55 KILLIAN, G., K. FAGERSTONE, T. KREEGER, L. MILLER, AND J. RHYAN. 2007. Management strategies for addressing wildlife disease transmission: the case for fertility control. Proceedings of the Wildlife Damage Management Conference 12:265-271. 45K

07-67 MAULDIN, R. E., AND L. A. MILLER. 2007. Wildlife contraception: targeting the oocyte. Pages 434-444 in G. W. Witmer, W. C. Pitt, and K. A. Fagerstone, editors. Managing invasive vertebrate species: proceedings of an international symposium. USDA/APHIS/National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. 113K

07-74 NASH, P., C. A. FURCOLOW, K. S. BYNUM, C. A. YODER, L. A. MILLER, AND J. J. JOHNSTON. 2007. 20,25-Diazacholesterol as an oral contraceptive for black-tailed prairie dog population management. Human-Wildlife Conflicts 1:60-67. 673K

07-78 PILON, J., C. LOIACONO, D. OKESON, S. LUND, K. VERCAUTEREN, J. RHYAN, AND L. MILLER. 2007. Anti-prion activity generated by a novel vaccine formulation. Neuroscience Letters 429:161-164. 289K

07-80 POWERS, J. G., P. B. NASH, J. C. RHYAN, C. A. YODER, AND L. A. MILLER. 2007. Comparison of immune and adverse effects induced by AdjuVac and Freund's complete adjuvant in New Zealand white rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Lab Animal 36:51-58. 785K

07-115 YODER, C. A., M. L. AVERY, K. L. KEACHER, AND E. A. TILLMAN. 2007. Use of DiazaCon as a reproductive inhibitor for monk parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus). Wildlife Research 34:8-13.

2006

06-4 AVERY, M. L., K. L. KEACHER, AND E. A. TILLMAN. 2006. Development of nicarbazin bait for managing rock pigeon populations. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 22:116-120. 92K

06-23 EISEMANN, J. D., K. A. FAGERSTONE, AND J. R. O'HARE. 2006. Wildlife contraceptives: a regulatory hot potato. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 22:63-66. 81K

06-32 FAGERSTONE, K. A., L. A. MILLER, K. S. BYNUM, J. D. EISEMANN, AND C. YODER. 2006. When, where and for what wildlife species will contraception be a useful management approach? Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 22:45-54. 192K

06-40 GIONFRIDDO, J. P., J. D. EISEMANN, K. J. SULLIVAN, R. S. HEALEY, AND L. A. MILLER. 2006. Field test of GonaCon immunocontraceptive vaccine in free-ranging female white-tailed deer. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 22:78-81. 92K

06-47 KILLIAN, G., N. K. DIEHL, L. MILLER, J. RHYAN, AND D. THAIN. 2006. Long-term efficacy of three contraceptive approaches for population control of wild horses. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 22:67-71. 172K55:378-384. 172K

06-48 KILLIAN, G., J. D. EISEMANN, D. WAGNER, J. WERNER, D. SHAW, R. ENGEMAN, AND L. MILLER. 2006. Safety and toxicity evaluation of GonaCon immunocontraceptive vaccine in white-tailed deer. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 22:82-87. 205K

06-47 KILLIAN, G., L. MILLER, J. RHYAN, AND H. DOTEN. 2006. Immunocontraception of Florida feral swine with a single-dose GnRH vaccine. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology 55:378-384. 172K

06-62 MILLER, L. A., K. S. BYNUM, AND D. ZEMLICKA. 2006. PZP immunocontraceptive in coyotes: a multi-year study with three vaccine formulations. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 22:88-95. 172K

06-63 MILLER, L. A., G. P. TALWAR, AND G. J. KILLIAN. 2006. Contraceptive effect of recombinant GnRH vaccine in adult female pigs. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 22:106-109. 118K

06-70 PERRY, K. R., W. M. ARJO, K. S. BYNUM, AND L. A. MILLER. 2006. GnRH single-injection immunocontraception of black-tailed deer. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 22:72-77. 127K

06-109 YODER, C. A., J. K. GRAHAM, AND L. A. MILLER. 2006. Molecular effects of nicarbazin on avian reproduction. Poultry Science 85: 1285-1293

06-110 YODER, C. A., J. K. GRAHAM, L. A. MILLER, K. S. BYNUM, J. J. JOHNSTON, AND M. J. GOODALL . 2006. Effect of method of delivering nicarbazin to mallards on plasma 4,4'-dinitrocarbanilide levels and reproduction. Poultry Science 85: 1442-1448

06-111 YODER, C. A., J. K. GRAHAM, L. A. MILLER, K. S. BYNUM, J. J. JOHNSTON, AND M. J. GOODALL . 2006.Evaluation of nicarbazin as a potential waterfowl ontraceptive using mallards as a model. Poultry Science 85: 1275-1284

06-112 YODER, C. A., AND L. A. MILLER. 2006. Avian contraceptive tools: one size does not fit all. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 22:110-115. 123K

2005

05-14 BYNUM, K. S., C. A. YODER, J. D. EISEMANN, J. J. JOHNSTON, AND L. A. MILLER. 2005. Development of nicarbazin as a reproductive inhibitor for resident Canada geese. Proceedings of the Wildlife Damage Management Conference 11:179-189. 87K

05-GRIFFIN, B., H. BAKER, E. WELLES, L. A. MILLER, AND K. A. FAGERSTONE. 2005. Response of dogs to a GnRH-KLH conjugate contraceptive vaccine adjuvanted with Adjuvac®. Pages 185-186 in Proceedings of the 2004 ACCD International Symposium on Nonsurgical Methods for Pet Population Control. Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs, Denver, Colorado. 44K

05-49 KILLIAN, G., D. WAGNER, AND L. MILLER. 2005. Observations on the use of the GnRH vaccine GonaCon in male white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Proceedings of the Wildlife Damage Management Conference 11:256-263. 173K

05-ROSS, M. K., L. A. MILLER, P. C. CRAWFORD, J. W. RITCHEY, AND K. A. FAGERSTONE. 2005. GnRH immunocontraception in cats. Pages 113-115 in Proceedings of the 2004 ACCD International Symposium on Nonsurgical Methods for Pet Population Control. Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs, Denver, Colorado. 229K

05-101 YODER, C., K. BYNUM, AND L. MILLER. 2005. Development of diazacon as an avian contraceptive. Proceedings of the Wildlife Damage Management Conference 11:190-201. 161K

05-102 YODER, C. A., L. A. MILLER, AND K. S. BYNUM. 2005. Comparison of nicarbazin absorption in chickens, mallards, and Canada geese. Poultry Science 84:1491-1494. 260K

2004

04-51 KILLIAN, G., L. A. MILLER, N. K. DIEHL, J. RHYAN, AND D. THAIN. 2004. Evaluation of three contraceptive approaches for population control of wild horses. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:263-268. 347K

04-LEVY, J. K., L. A. MILLER, P. C. CRAWFORD, J. W. RITCHEY, M. K. ROSS, AND K. A. FAGERSTONE. 2004. GnRH immunocontraception of male cats. Theriogenology 62:1116-1130. 356K

04-62 MATHIES, T., E. A. FRANKLIN, AND L. A. MILLER. 2004. Proximate cues for ovarian recrudescence and ovulation in the brown treesnake (Boiga irregularis) under laboratory conditions. Herpetological Review 35(1):46-49. 402K

04-64 MILLER, L. A., J. C. RHYAN, AND M. DREW. 2004. Contraception of bison by GnRH vaccine: a possible means of decreasing transmission of brucellosis in bison. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 40:725-730. 104K

04-65 MILLER, L. A., J. RHYAN, AND G. KILLIAN. 2004. GonaCon™, a versatile GnRH contraceptive for a large variety of pest animal problems. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:269-273. 365K

04-68 NASH, P. B., D. K. JAMES, AND L. T. HUI, AND L. A. MILLER. 2004. Fertility control of California ground squirrels using GnRH immunocontraception. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:274-278. 352K

4-111 YODER, C. A., W. F. ANDELT, L. A. MILLER, J. J. JOHNSTON, AND M. J. GOODALL. 2004. Effectiveness of twenty, twenty-five diazacholesterol, avian gonadotropin-releasing hormone, and chicken riboflavin carrier protein for inhibiting reproduction in coturnix quail. Poultry Science 83:234-244. 1,169K

2003

03-50 KILLIAN, G., L. MILLER, J. RHYAN, T. DEES, D. PERRY, AND H. DOTEN. 2003. Evaluation of GnRH contraceptive vaccine in captive feral swine in Florida. Pages 128-133 in K.A. Fagerstone, and G. W. Witmer editors. Proceedings of the 10th Wildlife Damage Management Conference. (April 6-9, 2003, Hot Springs, Arkansas). The Wildlife Damage Management Working Group of The Wildlife Society, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. 164K

03-59 MATHIES, T., AND L. A. MILLER. 2003. Cool temperatures elicit reproduction in a biologically invasive predator, the brown treesnake (Boiga irregularis). Zoo Biology 22:227-238. (PDF; 487KB)

03-63 MILLER, L., J. RHYAN, AND G. KILLIAN. 2003. Evaluation of GnRH contraceptive vaccine using domestic swine as a model for feral hogs. Pages 120-127 in K.A. Fagerstone, and G. W. Witmer editors. Proceedings of the 10th Wildlife Damage Management Conference. (April 6-9, 2003, Hot Springs, Arkansas). The Wildlife Damage Management Working Group of The Wildlife Society, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. 134K

2002

02-128 CURTIS, P. D., R. L. POOLER, M. E. RICHMOND, L. A. MILLER, G. F. MATTFELD, AND F. W. QUIMBY. 2002. Comparative effects of GnRH and porcine zona pellucida (PZP) immunocontraceptive vaccines for controlling reproduction in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Reproduction Supplement 60:131-141. 689K

02-40 FAGERSTONE, K. A., M. A. COFFEY, P. D. CURTIS, R. A. DOLBEER, G. J. KILLIAN, L. A. MILLER, AND L. M. WILMOT. 2002. Wildlife fertility control: technical review. The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 2,230K

02-129 FAGERSTONE, K. A., AND L. A. MILLER. 2002. GnRH immunocontraception: a possible control for populations of feral cats. Proceedings of the 2002 International Symposium on Nonsurgical Methods for Pet Population Control. Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs, Portland, Oregon. 242K

02-57 JOHNSTON, J. J., M. J. GOODALL, C. A. YODER, C. A. FURCOLOW, D. A. GOLDADE, B. A. KIMBALL, AND L. A. MILLER. 2002. Desmesterol: a biomarker for the efficient development of 20,25-diazacholesterol as a contraceptive for pest wildlife. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 51(1):140-145. 363K

02-73 MILLER, L. A. 2002. Reproductive control methods. Pages 701-704 in D. Pimental, editor. Encyclopedia of pest management. Marcel Dekker, New York, USA. 191K

02-74 MILLER, L. A., AND G. KILLIAN. 2002. In search of active PZP epitope in white-tailed deer immunocontraception. Vaccine 20:2735-2742. 505K

2001

01-31 JOHNSTON, J. J., W. M. BRITTON, A. MACDONALD, T. M. PRIMUS, M. J. GOODALL, C. A. YODER, L. A. MILLER, and K. A. FAGERSTONE. 2001. Quantification of plasma and egg 4,4'-dinitrocarbanilide (DNC) residues for the efficient development of a nicarbazin-based contraceptive for pest waterfowl. Pest Management Science 58:197-202. 328K

01-33 JOHNSTON, J. J., M. J. GOODALL, J. C. HURLEY, C. A. YODER, AND L.A. MILLER. 2001. Determination of diazacon in quail feed and quail serum by ion pair reversed phase chromatography. Journal of the AOAC International 84(3):634-639. 404K

01-34 JOHNSTON, J. J., R. E. MAULDIN, P. J. SAVARIE, J. E. BROOKS, AND T. M. PRIMUS. 2001. Ecotoxicological risks of potential toxicants for brown tree snake control on Guam. Pages 212-224 in John J. Johnston, editor. Pesticides and wildlife. American Chemical Society Symposium Series 771. American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C., USA. 316K

01-36 KILLIAN, G. J., AND L. A. MILLER. 2001. Behavioral observations and physiological implications for the white-tailed deer treated with two different immunocontraceptives. Pages 283-291 in M C. Brittingham, J. Kays and R. McPeake editors, Proceedings of the Ninth Wildlife Damage Management Conference. State College, PA). Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA. 242K

01-52 MILLER, L. A., K. CRANE, S. GADDIS, AND G. J. KILLIAN. 2001. Porcine zona pellucida immunocontraception: long-term health effects on white-tailed deer. Journal of Wildlife Management 65(4):941-945. 254K

01-90 MILLER, L. A., AND G. J. KILLIAN. 2001. Seven years of white-tailed deer immunocontraceptive research at Penn State University: a comparison of two vaccines. Pages 60-69 in M. C. Brittingham, J. Kays and R. McPeake editors. Proceedings of the Ninth Wildlife Damage Management Conference. Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA. 507K

01-67 PRIMUS, T. M., D. J. KOHLER, M. A. GOODALL, C. YODER, D. GRIFFIN, L. MILLER, AND J. J. OHNSTON. 2001. Determination of 4,4-dinitrocarbanilide (DNC), the active component of the antifertility agent nicarbazin, in chicken, duck, and goose plasma. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 49(8):3589-3593. 223K

2000

00-46 MILLER, L. A. AND K. A. FAGERSTONE. 2000. Induced infertility as a wildlife management tool. Proceedings: Vertebrate Pest Conference 19:160-168. 1,732K

00-92 MILLER, L. A., B. E. JOHNS, AND G. J. KILLIAN. 2000. Immunocontraception of white-tailed deer using native and recombinant zona pellucida vaccines. Animal Reproduction Science 63:187-195. 259K

00-47 MILLER, L. A., B. E. JOHNS, AND  G. J. KILLIAN. 2000. Immunocontraception of white-tailed deer with GnRH vaccine. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology 44:266-274. 1,415K

1999

99-47 MILLER, L. A., B. E. JOHNS, D. J. ELIAS, AND G. J. KILLIAN. 1999. Oral vaccination of white-tailed deer using a recombinant bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccine expressing the Borrelia burgdorferi outer surface protein A: prospects for immunocontraception. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology 41:279-285. 845K

99-48 MILLER, L. A., B. E. JOHNS AND G. J. KILLIAN. 1999. Long-term effects of PZP immunization on reproduction in white-tailed deer. Vaccine 18(2000):568-574. 895K

1998

98-27   DE LIBERTO, T. J., E. M. GESE, F. F. KNOWLTON, J. R. MASON, M. R. CONOVER, L. MILLER, R. H. SCHMIDT, AND M. K. HOLLAND. 1998. Fertility control in coyotes: is it a potential management tool? Pages 144-149 in Barker, R. O. and Crabb, A. C., Editors. Eighteenth Vertebrate Pest Conference (March 2-5, 1998, Costa Mesa, California). University of California at Davis, Davis, CA.  1,014K

98-70 MILLER, L. A., B. E. JOHNS, AND D. J. ELIAS. 1998. Immunocontraception as a wildlife management tool: some erspectives. Wildlife Society Bulletin 26(2):237-243. 982K

1997

97-112 CURTIS, P. D.. M. E. RICHMOND, R. POOLER, AND L. A. MILLER. 1997. Experimental contraceptive vaccines for wildlife. Pages 96-100 in M. D. Reynolds, editor. Wild today, wild tomorrow. International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council, Suisun City, California.

97-64 MILLER, L. A. 1997. Delivery of immunocontraceptive vaccines for wildlife mangement. Pages 49-58 in T. J. Kreeger, technical coordinator. Contraception in wildlife management. USDA Technical Bulletin No. 1853, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 152K

97-65 MILLER, L. A., B. E. JOHNS, D. J. ELIAS, AND K. A. CRANE. 1997. Comparative efficacy of two immunocontraceptive vaccines. Vaccine 15(17/18):1858-1862. 647K

1996

96-68 MILLER, L. A. 1995. Immunocontraception and possible application in wildlife damage management. Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings 12: 27-30. 87K

1995

95-101 FAGERSTONE, K. A., AND L. A. MILLER. 1995. ABSTRACT. Immunocontraception research update. Pages 15-17 in Annual Meeting of the Western Regional Coordinating Committee's (WRCC-95) Vertebrate Pests of Agriculture, Forestry, and Public Lands. (November 14-16, 1995; Reno, NV). Denver Wildlife Research Center, Denver, Colorado.

95-111 MILLER, L. A. 1995. Immunocontraception as a tool for controlling reproduction in coyotes.Pages 172-176 in D. Rollins, C. Richardson, T. Blankenship, K.Canon, and S. Henke, editors. Proceedings, Symposium on Coyotes in the Southwest: a Compendium of our Knowledge. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, Texas. 127K

1994

94-141 SKINNER, S. M., G. J. KILLIAN, L. A. MILLER, AND B. S. DUNBAR. 1994. Characterization of antigenicity and immunogenicity patterns of native and recombinant zona pellucida proteins in the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Journal of Reproduction and Fertility 101:295-303. 2,077K

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