Comparison of soy lecithin, coconut water, and coconut milk as substitutes for egg-yolk in semen cryodiluent for black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) and Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2018.07.042
Abstract: Semen cryopreservation for the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) and Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) relies on extenders containing egg-yolk (EY). Use of such media is not ideal as inter-batch composition varies and there is risk of… read more here.
Keywords: diceros bicornis; black rhinoceros; coconut; rhinoceros ... See more keywords
Evaluation of habitat use and ecological carrying capacity for the reintroduced Eastern black rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis michaeli ) in Ruma National Park, Kenya
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DOI: 10.1111/aje.12674
Abstract: Funding information UNESCO, Grant/Award Number: 15‐148 RG/BIO/AF/AC_G – FR3240287024; Kenya National Research Fund; Ruma National Park Management and Ruma National Park Rhino Team Abstract We carried out a postrelease evaluation to determine predictors of habitat… read more here.
Keywords: black rhinoceros; habitat use; park;
Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) and domestic horse (Equus caballus) hindgut microflora demonstrate similar fermentation responses to grape seed extract supplementation in vitro
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DOI: 10.1111/jpn.12587
Abstract: The domestic horse is used as a nutritional model for rhinoceros maintained under human care. The validity of this model for browsing rhinoceros has been questioned due to high prevalence of iron overload disorder (IOD)… read more here.
Keywords: seed; black rhinoceros; horse; hindgut ... See more keywords
Evolutionarily Young African Rhinoceros Gammaretroviruses
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DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01932-22
Abstract: Rhinoceros genomes were thought to be devoid of gammaretroviruses, as has been determined for other perissodactyls (horses, tapirs, and rhinoceros). While this may be true of most rhinoceros, the African white and black rhinoceros genomes… read more here.
Keywords: evolutionarily young; rhinoceros gammaretroviruses; black rhinoceros; african rhinoceros ... See more keywords
CASE SERIES: CLINICAL SALMONELLOSIS IN FOUR BLACK RHINOCEROS (DICEROS BICORNIS) CALVES
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DOI: 10.1638/2016-0081r.1
Abstract: Abstract Although Salmonella spp. infection has been identified in captive and free-ranging rhinoceros, clinical cases in black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) calves have not been described. This case series describes clinical salmonellosis in four black rhinoceros… read more here.
Keywords: diceros bicornis; black rhinoceros; rhinoceros; case ... See more keywords
SEASONAL VARIATION OF SERUM 25-HYDROXY-VITAMIN D IN TWO CAPTIVE EASTERN BLACK RHINOCEROS (DICEROS BICORNIS MICHAELI) HOUSED IN A NORTH AMERICAN ZOO
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DOI: 10.1638/2017-00090.1
Abstract: Abstract Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis spp.) are critically endangered species, with less than 65 individual animals housed in captivity within Association of Zoos and Aquariums-accredited zoos within the United States, and an estimated 5,500 individual… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; black rhinoceros; rhinoceros diceros; vitamin ... See more keywords