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Balfour, D.; Hillman Smith, K.; Prins, H.H.T.; Hildebrandt, T.B.; Stejskal, J.; Holtze, S.; Rookmaaker, L.C.; Ferreira, S.M. 2025. White Rhino: contrasting conservation outcomes of two subspecies. [chapter 9]. In: Melletti, M.; Talukdar, B.; Balfour, D. 2025. Rhinos of the world: ecology, conservation and management. Berlin, Springer. pp. 199-235. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-67169-2_9

Korody, M.L.; Hildebrandt, T.B. 2025. Progress toward genetic rescue of the northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni). Annual Review of Animal Biosciences 13:483-505: 1-23. doi.org/10.1146/annurev-animal-111523-102158

Appeltant, R.; Hermes, R.; Holtze, S.; Hildebrandt, T.B.; Williams, S.A. 2024. Follicle-like and other novel structures found in ovaries of aged white rhinoceroses and their potential impact on oocyte recovery rate. Theriogenology Wild 5 (100096): 1-12. doi.org/10.1016/j.therwi.2024.100096

Biasetti, P.; Hildebrandt, T.B.; Goeritz, F.; Holtze, S.; Stejskal, J.; Galli, C.; Cizmar, D.; Simone, R.; Seet, S.; De Mori, B. 2024. Ethics at the edge of extinction: assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in the conservation of the northern white rhino. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 38:7: 1-22. doi.org/10.1007/s10806-024-09943-z

Appeltant, R.; Hermes, R.; Holtze, S.; Modina, S.C.; Galli, C.; Bjarkadottir, B.D.; Adeniran, B.V.; Xi Wei; Swegen, A.; Hildebrandt, T.B.; Williams, S.A. 2023. The neonatal southern white rhinoceros ovary contains oogonia in germ cell nests. Communications Biology 6, Article number: 1049: 1-12. doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-05256-5

Hildebrandt, T.B.; Holtze, S.; Colleoni, S.; Hermes, R.; Stejskal, J.; Lekolool, I.; Ndeereh, D.; Omondi, P.; Kariuki, L.; Mijele, D. 2023. In vitro fertilization program in white rhinoceros. Reproduction 166: 383–399. doi.org/10.1530/REP-23-0087

Rickard, J.P.; Pool, K.; Graaf, S.P. de; Portas, T.; Rourke, N.; Wiesner, M.; Hildebrandt, T.B.; Goeritz, F.; Hermes, R. 2022. Increasing the yield and cryosurvival of spermatozoa from rhinoceros ejaculates using the enzyme Papain. Biology 11 (154): 1-16. doi.org/10.3390/biology11020154

Biasetti, P.; Hildebrandt, T.B.; Goeritz, F.; Hermes, R.; Holtze, S.; Galli, C.; Lazzari, G.; Colleoni, S; Pollastri, I.; Spiriti, M.M. 2022. Ethical analysis of the application of assisted reproduction technologies in biodiversity conservation and the case of white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) ovum pick-up procedures. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 9: 1-15.

Hildebrandt, T.B.; Goeritz, F.; Hermes, R.; Holtze, S.; Seet, S.; Zwilling, J.; Diecke, S.; Zywitza, V.; Hayashi, M.; Lazzari, G. 2022. BioRescue – New conservation strategy to save critically endangered species. BIAZA Research Committee Conference July 2021: Book of Abstracts: p. 29-30.

Zywitza, V.; Frahm, S.; Krueger, N.; Drukker, M.; Hildebrandt, T.B.; Diecke, S.; Weise, A.; Goeritz, F.; Hermes, R.; Holtze, S.; Colleoni, S. 2022. Induced pluripotent stem cells and cerebral organoids from the critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceros. iScience 25, 105414 Nov 18, 2022: 1-16, 3 figures with supplementary material. doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.105414

Hermes, R.; Balfanz, F.; Haderthauer, S.; Dungl, E.; Hildebrandt, T.B.; Schwarzenberger, F. 2021. Case report: Ovulation induction in greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis). Frontiers in Veterinary Science 8:657284: 1-6. doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.657284

Hildebrandt, T.B.; Holtze, S.; Biasetti, P.; Colleoni, S.; and others 2021. Conservation research in times of COVID-19 – the rescue of the northern white rhino. Journal of Applied Animal Ethics Research 2021: 1-22. doi.org/10.1163/25889567-BJA10009

Hildebrandt, T.B.; Hermes, R.; Goeritz, F.; Appeltant, R.; Colleoni, S.; Mori, B. de; Diecke, S; Drukker, M.; Galli, C.; Hayashi, K.; Lazzari, G.; Payne, J.; Renfree, M.; Seet, S.; Stejskal, J. 2021. The ART of bringing extinction to a freeze – history and future of species conservation, exemplified by rhinos. Theriogenology 169: 76-88. doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2021.04.006

Hermes, R.; Goeritz, F.; Wiesner, M.; Richter, N.; Mulot, B.; Alerte, V.; Smith, S.; Bouts, T.; Hildebrandt, T.B. 2020. Parturition in white rhinoceros. Theriogenology 156: 181-188. doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2020.06.035

Hermes, R.; Hildebrandt, T.B.; Goeritz, F. 2018. Cryopreservation in rhinoceros—Setting a new benchmark for sperm cryosurvival. PLoS One 13 (7): e0200154. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200154.

Hildebrandt, T.B.; Hermes, R.; Colleoni, S.; Diecke, S.; Holtze, S.; Renfree, M.B.; Stejskal, J.; Hayashi, K.; Drukker, M.; Loi, P., Loring, J. F., Okita, K., Renfree, M. B., Seet, S., Voracek, T., Stejskal, J., Ryder, O. A., Hildebrandt, T. B.; Goeritz, F.; Lazzari, G.; Galli, C. 2018. Embryos and embryonic stem cells from the white rhinoceros. Nature Communications 9:2589 : 1-10. doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04959-2

Balfanz, F.; Dungl, E.; Haderthauer, S.; Schwarzenberger, F.; Vielgrader, H.; Voracek, T.; Hildebrandt, T.B.; Hermes, R. 2018. Ovulation induction in anoestrus greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros bicornis) [R.unicornis]. Proceedings of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV) 2018: 131.

Hermes, R.; Schwarzenberger, F.; Goeritz, F.; Oh, S.; Fernandes, T.; Bernardino, R.; Leclerc, A.; Greunz, E.; Mathew, A.; Forsyth, S.; Spindler, R.E., Saragusty, J., Kaandorp, S., Hildebrandt, T.B.; Saragusty, J.; Hildebrandt, T.B. 2016. Ovarian down regulation by GnRF vaccination decreases reproductive tract tumor size in female white and greater one-horned rhinoceroses (abstract). In: Scientific program of the 15th International Elephant & Rhino conservation and research symposium, Singapore, November 14-18, 2016. p. 52.

Goeritz, F.; Hermes, R.; Walzer, C.; Zainuddin, Zainal Zahari; Payne, J.; Hildebrandt, T.B. 2016. Etorphine free anesthesia protocols optimized for frequent reproductive interventions ranging from semen collection, artificial insemination to Ovum-Pick-Up (OPU) in four rhino species (abstract). In: Scientific program of the 15th International Elephant & Rhino conservation and research symposium, Singapore, November 14-18, 2016. pp. 50-51.

Hildebrandt, T.B.; Goeritz, F.; Diecke, S., Drukker, M., Durrant, B., Friedrich Ben-Nun, I., Galli, C., Göritz, F., Hayashi, K., Hermes, R., Holtze, S., Johnson, S., Lazzari, G.; Drukker, M.; Galli, C.; Hayashi, K.; Holtze, S.; Lazzari, G.; Payne, J.; Saragusty, J. 2016. New strategies in Sumatran and northern white rhinoceros conservation based on advanced assisted reproduction techniques combined with cellular technologies (abstract). In: Scientific program of the 15th International Elephant & Rhino conservation and research symposium, Singapre, November 14-18, 2016. p. 50.

Ryder, O.A.; Hermes, R.; Goeritz, F.; Durrant, B.; Stejskal, J.; Hrudy, J.; Vahala, J.; Loring, J.F.; Hildebrandt, T.B. 2015. The plight of the northern white rhinoceros: is there still hope to prevent extinction?. Proceedings of the International Conference on Diseases of Zoo and Wild Animals 2015: 1.

Ryder, O.A.; Hermes, R.; Goeritz, F.; Durrant, B.; Stejskal, J.; Hrudy, J.; Vahala, J.; Loring, J.F.; Hildebrandt, T.B. 2015. Press release: Reproduction and stem cell researchers set up a rescue plan for Northern White Rhino. Press release of the Leibniz Institute in Berlin December 2015: 1.

Hermes, R.; Goeritz, F.; Moser, I.; Lawrence, B.; Lecu, A.; Cracknell, J.; Hildebrandt, T.B. 2015. Bronchoalveolar lavage for TB diagnosis in rhinoceros – impact of TB diagnosis on animal welfare (abstract). In: Proceedings of the International Conference on diseases of zoo and wild animals (May 13-16) Barcelona: 9.

Ryder, O.A.; Hermes, R.; Goeritz, F.; Durrant, B.; Stejskal, J.; Hrudy, J.; Vahala, J.; Loring, J.F.; Hildebrandt, T.B. 2015. The plight of northern White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni): Is there still hope to prevent extinction? (abstract). In: Proceedings of the International Conference on diseases of zoo and wild animals (May 13-16) Barcelona: 75.

Fiuza, R.; Hermes, R.; Goeritz, F.; Zainuddin, Zainal Zahari; Kretzschmar, P.; Payne, J.; Hildebrandt, T.B. 2015. The Sabah Rhino Breeding Programme: reproductive pathology and its clinical implications in wild-caught Sumatran rhinoceroses. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Behaviour, Physiology and Genetics of Wildlife, Berlin: p. 70.