Table 3. Serum progesterone concentrations from captive, western, coyote females in 2013.
Coyote | January 21 Serum Progesterone concentration (ng/ml) | January 23 Serum Progesterone concentration (ng/ml) | January 25 Serum Progesterone concentration (ng/ml) |
A | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
B*<$>\raster(70%)="rg1"<$> | 12.5 | 29.5 | 37.8 |
C | 6.6 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
D* | 5.9 | 3.9 | 17.5 |
E* | 3.5 | 5 | 2.6 |
F | 3 | 2.4 | 3.5 |
G | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
H | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
I*<$>\raster(70%)="rg1"<$> | 10.8 | 32.8 | 60.7 |
J* | 1.6 | 2.5 | 4.2 |
All animals were treated with an Ovuplant subcutaneous implant on 10 January. Five coyotes (*) were artificially inseminated on 22 January (Coyote B; 30% progressively motile sperm, low dose), 25 January (Coyotes B, E, and I; 80% progressively motile sperm, adequate dose), and 26 January (Coyotes D and J; 10% progressively motile sperm). Two coyotes (<$>\raster(70%)="rg1"<$>) were confirmed pregnant with 6–8 fetuses, each.