Buss, P.

Mitchell, J.K.; Matthee, S.; Ndhlovu, A.; Miller, M.; Buss, P.; Matthee, C.A. 2025. The microbiome and Coxiella diversity found in Amblyomma hebraeum and Dermacentor rhinocerinus ticks sampled from white rhinoceros. Microbial Ecology 88:48: 1-13. doi.org/10.1007/s00248-025-02549-6

Dwyer, R.; Witte, C.; Buss, P.; Warren, R.; Miller, M.; Goosen , W. 2024. Antemortem detection of Mycobacterium bovis in nasal swabs from African rhinoceros. Scientific Reports 14, Article number: 357: 1-9. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50236-8

Buss, P.; Miller, M.; Fuller, A.; Haw, A.; Thuklson, ER.; Olea-Popelka, F.; Meyer, L. 2024. Effects of Butorphanol on respiration in white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) immobilized with Etorphine-Azaperone. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 2024: 1-13. doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-23-00034

Metzinger, A.; Meyer, L.; Buss, P.; Hooijberg, E.H.; Huber, N.; Viljoen, F.P.; Leiberich, M.; Pohlin, F. 2024. Dehorning does not alter the stress response in southern white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum simum) during transport: a preliminary investigation. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 2024: 1-6. doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-23-00061

Mtetwa, T.K.; Snelling, E.P.; Buss, P.; Donaldson, A.C.; Roug, A.; Meyer, L.C.R. 2024. Reliability, clinical performance and trending ability of a pulse oximeter and pulse cooximeter, in monitoring blood oxygenation, at two measurement sites, in immobilised white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). BMC Veterinary Research 20:319: 1-13. doi.org/10.1186/s12917-024-04179-5

Dwyer, R.; Witte, C.; Buss, P.; Manamela, T.; Preese, L.; Hausler, G.; Goosen, W.; Miller, M. 2022. Reduced capability of refrigerated white rhinoceros whole blood to produce interferon-gamma upon mitogen stimulation. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology 252 (110485): 1-4. doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2022.110485

Miller, M.; Olea-Popelka, F.; Buss, P. 2022. Effect of boma confinement on hematologic and biochemical values in free-ranging white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 58 (4): 735–745. doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-22-00034

Miller, M.; Olea-Popelka, F.; Buss, P. 2022. Effect of capture and immobilization on boma adaptation in free-ranging white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 58 (4): 816-824. doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-22-00033

Miller, M.; Olea-Popelka, F.; Buss, P. 2022. Effect of boma confinement on hematologic and biochemical values in free-ranging White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 58 (4): 735-745. doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-22-00034

Mtetwa, T.K.; Snelling, E.P.; Buss, P.; Zeiler, G.E.; Meyer, L.C.R. 2022. Reliability of pulse oximetry at four different attachment sites in immobilized white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 49: 650-655. doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2022.08.006

Petersen, H.H.; Stenbak, R.; Blaabjerg, C.; Krogh, A.K.H.; Bertelsen, M.F.; Buss, P.; Heegaard, P.M.H. 2022. Development of a quantitative immunoassay for serum haptoglobin as a putative disease marker in the Southern White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 53 (1): 141-152, 5 figures, 4 tables. doi.org/10.1638/2020-0010

Pohlin, F.; Haw, A.; Meyer, L.; Buss, P.; Boesch, J.; Mutinda, M.; Stalder, G.; Painer-Gigler, J. 2022. Electroencephalogram-based indices for depth-of-anaesthesia monitoring in white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum) immobilised with different etorphine-based combinations. Zoos and Wildlife Health Conference (Emmen, The Netherlands) 2022: 48 (abstract).

Goosen, W.J.; Clarke, C.; Kleynhans, L.; Kerr, T.J.; Buss, P.; Miller, M.A. 2022. Culture-Independent PCR detection and differentiation of Mycobacteria spp. in antemortem respiratory samples from African elephants (Loxodonta africana) and Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum, Diceros bicornis) in South Africa. Pathogens (www.mdpi.com/journal/pathogens) 11, 709 Jun 20: 1-16, 2 tables. doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11060709

Dwyer, R.; Goosen, W.; Buss, P.; Kedward, S.; Manamela, T.; Hausler, G.; Chileshe, J.; Rossouw, L.; Fowler, J.H.; Miller, M.; Witte, C. 2022. Epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis infection in free-ranging rhinoceros in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119: 1-11.

Chileshe, J.; Kerr, T.J.; Kinnear, C.; Buss, P.; Helden, P.D. van; Warren, R.; Miller, M.; Parsons, S.D.C. 2021. Cytokine biomarker discovery in the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology 232 (110168): 1-6. doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2020.110168

Nasr, M.; Meyer, L.C.R.; Buss, P.; Fabregas, M.C.; Gleed, R.D.; Boesch, J.M.; Pohlin, F. 2021. Muscle tremors observed in white rhinoceroses immobilised with either etorphine–azaperone or etorphine–midazolam: An initial study. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 92 (a2142): 1-3.

Donnelly, K.A.; Miller, M.A.; Grobler, D.; Buss, P.; Niekerk, P. van; Kleynhans, L.; Kerr, T.J.; Citino, S.B. 2021. Serological evidence of Coxiella burnetii infection in the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) in South Africa. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 52 (2): 573-579. doi.org/10.1638/2020-0154

Steyrer, C.; Pohlin, F.; Meyer, L.C.R.; Buss, P.; Hooijberg, E.H. 2021. Comparison of three hematocrit measurement methods in the southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum). Veterinary Clinical Pathology 2022: 1-6. doi.org/10.1111/vcp.13076

Pohlin, F.; Hooijberg, E.H.; Buss, P.; Huber, N.; Viljoen, F.P.; Blackhurst, D.; Meyer, L.C.R. 2020. A comparison of hematological, immunological, and stress responses to capture and transport in wild white rhinoceros bulls (Ceratotherium simum simum) supplemented with azaperone or midazolam. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 20 October 2020: 1-12. doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.569576

Mosing, M.; Waldmann, A.D.; Sacks, M.; Buss, P.; Boesch, J.M.; Zeiler, G.; Hosgood, G.; Gleed, R.D.; Miller, M.; Meyer, L.C.R.; Boehm, S.H. 2020. What hinders pulmonary gas exchange and changes distribution of ventilation in immobilized white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum) in lateral recumbency?. Journal of Applied Physiology 129: 1140-1149.

Boesch, J.M.; Gleed, R.D.; Buss, P.; Tordiffe, A.S.W.; Zeiler, G.; Miller, M.; Meyer, L.C.R. 2020. Intravenous butorphanol improves mixed venous oxygen content in etorphine-immobilized white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) primarily by decreasing tissue oxygen consumption rather than by increasing tissue oxygen delivery. Proceedings of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV) 2020: 94-95.

Goosen, W.J.; Kerr, T.J.; Kleynhans, L.; Buss, P.; Cooper, D.; Warren, R.; Helden, P.D. van; Schroeder, B.; Parsons, S.D.C.; Miller, M. 2020. The Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay detects Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex DNA in white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) and African elephants (Loxodonta africana). Scientific Reports (Nature) 10 (Article number: 14482): 1-9. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-71568-9

Hooijberg, E.H.; Cray, C.; Steenkamp, G.; Buss, P.; Goddard, A.; Miller, M. 2020. Assessment of the acute phase response in healthy and injured Southern White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum). Frontiers in Veterinary Science 6 (Article 475) Jan 9: 1-10, 2 figures, 2 tables. doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2019.00475

Pohlin, F.; Buss, P.; Hooijberg, E.H.; Meyer, L.C.R. 2020. Midazolam alters acid-base status less than azaperone during the capture and transport of southern white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum simum). Animals 10 - 1323: 1-13. doi.org/10.3390/ani10081323

Dwyer, R.A.; Witte, C.; Buss, P.; Goosen, W.J.; Miller, M. 2020. Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Multi-Host Wildlife Systems: Implications for Black (Diceros bicornis) and White (Ceratotherium simum) Rhinoceros. Frontiers in Veterinary Science (www.frontiersin.org) Nov 2022 (7) 580476 with supplementary material: 1-15. doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.580476