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Date of this Version

1-2010

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Issued by United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Wildlife Services January 2010.
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/wildlife_damage/nwrc/research/reproductive_control/gonacon.shtml

Abstract

GonaCon™ is a new gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) immunocontraceptive vaccine developed by scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Wildlife Services’ (WS) National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC). It is registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use with female white-tailed deer 1 year of age or older.