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Wild Horse Populations Field Studies in Genetics and Fertility: Report to the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior (1991) / Chapter Skim
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CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Pages 36-37

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... 4. The 1988 and 1989 field observations indicate that steroid implantation in mares effectively reduces foaling rates from the 40 percent to 50 percent levels observed in untreated and placebo-implanted mares, to a level of less than 10 percent for at least 2 years in steroid-implanted mares.
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... The committee recommends continuing observations in the fertility control studies to determine how long the implants effectively control fertility. The implanted mares now held in the Oklahoma horse reserve should be maintained and their blood sampled annually until hormone levels are not significantly different from controls.
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