ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION METHOD IN GIANT PANDAS

To establish techniques of assisted reproduction in giant pandas are used today has been necessary to describe in detail reproductive events such as the duration of the sexual season and anestrous, pregnancy or the estrous cycle. To this end, non-invasive methods were developed that allow monitoring in captivity, with observations of behavior, quantification of hormones in urine using immunoassay and vaginal cytology. Likewise, the artificial insemination was performed with fresh semen (obtained by electro ejaculation) or frozen and the combination of both, within the first 36 hours after ovulation. This process has made great strides to preserve the species. Because of the great advances