Durrant, B.
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Ruggeri, E.; Prunier, J.; Sirard, M.A.; Klohonatz, K.; Durrant, B.S. 2026. Manual curation for improved genome annotation of the functionally extinct northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni). PlosOne 21(1): e0340594: 1-6. doi.org/10.1371/ journal.pone.0340594
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Smuts, M.P.; Bruin, P.R. de; Fosgate, G.T.; Vorster, L.; Rey, M. de la; Lichtenberg, C.; Young, C.; Durrant, B.S.; Meyer, L.C.R.; Holm, D.E. 2025. Factors affecting in vitro oocyte maturation in Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum). Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 96: 39-48. doi.org/10.36303/JSAVA.684
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Ruggeri, E.; Klohonatz, K.; Sirard, M.A.; Durrant, B.S. 2024. Identification and preliminary analysis of granulosa cell biomarkers to predict oocyte in vitro maturation outcome in the southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum). Animals 14: 3538: 1-15. doi.org/10.3390/ani14233538
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Vorster, L.; Bruin, P.R. de; Smuts, M.P.; Rey, M. de la; Herbst, C.; Durrant, B.S.; Holm, D.E. 2024. Thermal properties of rhinoceros ovum pick-up probes: possible effects of temperature shock on oocyte maturation potential. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 95 (2): 137-142. doi.org/10.36303/JSAVA.638
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Vorster, L.; Bruin, P.R. de; Smuts, M.P.; Rey, M. de la; Herbst, C.; Durrant, B.S.; Holm, D.E. 2024. The effect of a warmed enema during ovum pick-up on subsequent in vitro oocyte maturation in Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum). Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 95 (1): 55-66. doi.org/10.36303/JSAVA.623
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Gad, A.; Menjivar, N.G.; Felton, R.; Tesfaye, D.; Ruggeri, E.; Durrant, B.S. 2024. Mapping the follicle-specific regulation of extracellular vesicle-mediated microRNA transport in the southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum). Biology of Reproduction 2024 (ioae081): 1-15. doi.org/10.1093/biolre/ioae081
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Klohonatz, K.; Ruggeri, E.; Durrant, B.S. 2023. Transcriptomic analysis of granulosa cells in growing, dominant, and preovulatory follicles in the southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum). Reproduction, Fertility and Development 36 (2): 160. doi.org/10.1071/RDv36n2Ab22
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Ruggeri, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Fallon, L.; Orsolini, M.; Durrant, B.S. 2023. In vivo gene expression analysis of southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) granulosa cells collected from growing, dominant, and preovulatory follicles after ovum pickup. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 36 (2): 162. doi.org/10.1071/RDv36n2Ab25
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Ruggeri, E.; Young, C.; Ravida, N.; Krisher, R.; Rey, M. de la; Herbst, C.; Sirard, M.A.; Durrant, B.S. 2022. Glucose consumption and gene expression in granulosa cells collected before and after in vitro oocyte maturation in the the southern white rhino (Ceratotherium simum simum). Reproduction, Fertility and Development 34 (13): 875–888. doi.org/10.1071/RD22071
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Ruggeri, E.; Young, C.; Ravida, N.; Durrant, B.S. 2022. Nuclear and cytoskeletal analysis of southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) arrested presumptive zygotes following intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 35 (2): 137. doi.org/10.1071/RDv35n2Ab23
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Ruggeri, E.; Young, C.; Ravida, N.; Krisher, R.; Rey, M. de la; Herbst, C.; Sirard, M.A.; Durrant, B.S. 2021. Granulosa cell gene expression and glucose consumption of in vitro-matured oocytes of the southern white rhino (Ceratotherium simum simum). Reproduction, Fertility and Development 34 (2): 243-244. doi.org/10.1071/RDv34n2Ab19
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Ryder, O.A.; Friese, C.; Greely, H.T.; Saragusty, J.; Durrant, B.S.; Sandler, R.; Redford, K.H. 2020. Exploring the limits of saving a subspecies: The ethics and social dynamics of restoring northern white rhinos (Ceratotherium simum cottoni). Conservation Science and Practice 2 (8) e241: 1-8. doi.org/10.1111/csp2.241
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Pennington, P.M.; Durrant, B.S. 2019. Assisted reproductive technologies in captive rhinoceroses. Mammal Review 49: 1-15.
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Williams, C.L.; Ybarra, A.R.; Meredith, A.N.; Tubbs, C.; Durrant, B.S. 2019. Gut microbiota and phytoestrogen-associated infertility in southern white rhinoceros. mBio 10:e00311-19.: 1-13. doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00311-19
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Pennington, P.M.; Marshall, K.; Capiro, J.; Felton, R.G.; Durrant, B.S. 2019. Ovulation induction in anovulatory southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) without altrenogest. Conservation Physiology 7(1): 1-11. doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coz033
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Kinney, M.E.; Hendrickson, D.A.; Pennington, P.; Zuba, J.R.; Clancy, M.M.; Howard, L.L.; Papendick, R.; Durrant, B.S. 2019. Vaginoscopic identification of a vertical vaginal septum in one primiparous and three nulliparous southern White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 50 (1) (Mar): 274-277, 3 figs. doi.org/10.1638/2018-041
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Pennington, P.M.; Marshall, K.; Capiro, J.; Howard, L.L.; Durrant, B.S. 2019. Pregnancies following long luteal phases in southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum). Zoo Biology 39: 141-144. doi.org/10.1002/zoo.21529
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San Diego Zoo Global; Durrant, B.S. 2019. San Diego Zoo Global announces historic birth of Southern White rhino calf conceived through artificial insemination. Connect (AZA) December: 9, 1 image.
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Pennington, P.M.; Capiro, J.; Marshall, K.; Felton, R.; Durrant, B.S. 2018. Ovulation induction in anovulatory southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum). Reproduction, Fertility and Development 31 (1): 174-175. doi.org/10.1071/RDv31n1Ab97
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Young, C.; Ravida, N.; Pennington, P.M.; Durrant, B.S. 2018. Efficacy of commercial equine semen freezing extenders for cryopreservation of southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) sperm. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 31 (1): 175. doi.org/10.1071/RDv31n1Ab98
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San Diego Zoo Global; Rieches, R.; Loring, J.; Durrant, B.S. 2018. Southern White rhinoceros at San Diego Zoo Safari Park pregnant through artificial insemination. Connect (AZA) October: 17, 1 image.
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Tubbs, C.; Milnes, M.R.; Durrant, B.S. 2017. Reconsidering the use of soy and alfalfa in southern white rhinoceros diets. Pachyderm 58: 135-139.
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Gomez, M.C.; Cates, Y.; Stansfield, D.B.; Young, C.; Klee, R.; Durrant, B.S. 2017. Morphological appearance and expression of spermatogonial stem cell markers in white rhinoceros testicular tissue. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 30 (1): 233-234. doi.org/10.1071/RDv30n1Ab187
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Ververs, C.; Zyll Langhout, M. van; Hostens, M.; Otto, M.; Govaere, J.; Soom, A. van; Durrant, B.S. 2017. Reproductive performance parameters in a large population of game-ranched white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum simum). PLoS ONE 12 (12): e0187751: 1-13. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0187751
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Ryder, O.A.; Houck, M.L.; Durrant, B.S. 2016. The past, present and future of the frozen zoo. Joint AAZV/EAZWV/IZW Conference Proceedings 2016: 237-238.
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