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Gazendam, B.A.T.; Laubscher, L.L.; Meyer, L.C.R.; Donaldson, A.C.; Alves, J.; Muller, B.; Raath, J.P.; O’Dell, J.H. 2025. Comparison of thiafentanil-azaperone and etorphine-azaperone for the immobilization of free-ranging black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 56 (4): 924-934. doi.org/10.1638/2025-0058
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Rautenbach, Y.; Meyer, L.C.R.; Goddard, A.; Buss, P.; Hooyberg, E.H. 2025. Two point-of-care cardiac Troponin I immunoassays have acceptable analytical performance for the detection of measurands of cardiac troponin i cardiac muscle homogenates from southern-central black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis minor) and southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum). Veterinary Clinical Pathology 54 (2): 142-153. doi.org/10.1111/vcp.70016
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Boesch, J.M.; Gleed, R.D.; Buss, P.; Tordiffe, A.S.W.; Zeiler, G.E.; Viljoen, F.P.; Harvey, B.H.; Parry, S.A.; Miller, M.; Meyer, L.C.R. 2025. Etorphine induces pathophysiology in immobilized white rhinoceros through sympathomimesis that is attenuated by butorphanol. Conservation Physiology 13 (1): coaf009: 1-21. doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coaf009
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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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Buss, P.; Miller, M.; Fuller, A.; Haw, A.; Thulson, E.R.; Olea-Popelka, F.; Meyer, L.C.R. 2024. Effects of Butorphanol on respiration in white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) immobilized with Etorphine-Azaperone. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 60 (2): 388-400. doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-23-00034
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Metzinger, A.; Meyer, L.C.R.; Buss, P.; Hooyberg, 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
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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
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Leiberich, M.; Hooyberg, E.; Heerden, B. van; Meyer, L.C.R. 2024. A portable fluid administration system for prolonged intravenous fluid administration in subadult and adult white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum). Zoo Biology 43 (6): 595-600. doi.org/10.1002/zoo.21860
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Macha, E.S.; Meyer, L.C.R.; Leiberich, M.; Hofmeyr, M.; Hooyberg, E.H. 2024. Promoting rhinoceros welfare during transit: veterinarians’ perspectives on transportation practices. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 95: 185-192. doi.org/10.36303/JSAVA.670
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Pohlin, F.; Frei, C.; Meyer, L.C.R.; Roch, F.F.; Quijada, N.M.; Conrady, B.; Neubauer, V.; Hofmeyr, M.; Cooper, D.; Stalder, G.; Wetzels, S.U. 2023. Capture and transport of white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum) cause shifts in their fecal microbiota composition towards dysbiosis. Conservation Physiology 11 (coad 089): 1-17. doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coad089
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Mtetwa, T.K.; Snelling, E.P.; Meyer, L.C.R. 2023. Improving blood oxygenation monitoring in immobilised white rhinoceros. Sanparks Research Report 2022-2023: 37.
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Pohlin, F.; Haw, A.; Meyer, L.C.R.; Buss, P.; Mutinda, M.; Stalder, G.; Painer-Gigler, J.; Boesch, J.M. 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).
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Leiberich, M.; Pohlin, F.; Hooyberg, E.H.; Hofmeyr, M.; Cooper, D.; Reuben, M.; Meyer, L.C.R. 2022. The effects of feeding and transport length on the welfare of White rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum simum) during long-distance translocations: a preliminary study. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 93 (2): 1-8, 1 table. doi.org/10.36303/JSAVA.480
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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
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Sickmueller, A.; Rusch, U.; Flamand, J.; Hooyberg, E.; Meyer, L.C.R.; Burger, K.; Hofmeyr, M.; Cooper, D.; Painer-Gigler, J.; Pohlin, F.; Bertschinger, H.J. 2022. Investigating consequences of translocation-stress in pregnant black (Diceros bicornis) and white (Ceratotherium simum) rhinoceroses. Zoos and Wildlife Health Conference (Emmen, The Netherlands) 2022. 47 (abstract).
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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.
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Steyrer, C.; Pohlin, F.; Meyer, L.C.R.; Buss, P.; Hooyberg, 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
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Fabregas, M.C.; Fosgate, G.T.; Ganswindt, A.; Bertschinger, H.J.; Hofmeyr, M.; Meyer, L.C.R. 2020. Rehabilitation method affects behavior, welfare, and adaptation potential for subsequent release of orphaned white rhinoceros. Acta Ethologica 23: 105-114. doi.org/10.1007/s10211-020-00343-w
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Pohlin, F.; Buss, P.; Hooyberg, 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
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Pohlin, F.; Hooyberg, 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 7: 1-12. doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.569576
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Mosing, M.; Waldmann, A.D.; Sacks, M.; Buss, P.; Boesch, J.M.; Zeiler, G.E.; Hosgood, G.; Gleed, R.D.; Miller, M.; Boehm, S.H.; Meyer, L.C.R. 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.
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Boesch, J.M.; Gleed, R.D.; Buss, P.; Tordiffe, A.S.W.; Miller, M.; Zeiler, G.E.; 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.
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Cayetana Fabregas, M.; Ganswindt, A.; Fosgate, G.T.; Bertschinger, H.J.; Meyer, L.C.R. 2019. Behavioral and adrenocortical responses of captive white rhino adolescents to the introduction of a new calf. Acta Ethologica 22: 227-231.
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Pohlin, F.; Hofmeyr, M.; Hooyberg, E.H.; Blackhurst, D.; Reuben, M.; Cooper, C.; Meyer, L.C.R. 2019. Challenges to animal welfare associated with capture and long road transport in boma-adapted black (Diceros bicornis) and semi-captive white (Ceratotherium simum simum) rhinoceroses. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 56 (2): 294 – 305. doi.org/10.7589/2019-02-045
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Buss, P.; Miller, M.; Fuller, A.; Haw, A.; Stout, E.; Olea-Popelka, F.; Meyer, L.C.R. 2018. Postinduction butorphanol administration alters oxygen consumption to improve blood gases in etorphine-immobilized white rhinoceros. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 45: 57-67.
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