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Original Research Article
Reproductive performance and weaning ess in
fur-chewing chinchillas (Chinchilla lanigera)
María G. Galeano, Verónica I. Cantarelli, Rubén D. Ruiz,
Marta Fiol de Cuneo, Marina F. Ponzio *
Cátedra de Fisiología Humana, INICSA-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba,
Santa Rosa 1085, X5000ESU Córdoba, Argentina
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Article history: In captive chinchillas, one of the most challenging behavioral problems is the development
Received 18 May 2013 of a stress-related abnormal repetitive behavior (ARB) known as ‘‘fur-chewing’’. We inves-
Received in revised form tigated whether there is a relationship between the severity of fur-chewing behavior and
8 May 2014 reproductive function in male and female chinchillas. Regardless of the severity of abnormal
Accepted 17 June 2014 behavior, fur-chewing males did not show significant differences in seminal quality (sperm
concentration, motility and viability; integrity of sperm membrane and acrosome) and the
Keywords: response to the process of semen collection (the number of stimuli needed to achieve
ejaculation) pared to those with normal