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Title: Serum and fecal steroid analysis of ovulation, pregnancy, and parturition in the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)
Author(s): Berkeley, E.V.; Kirkpatrick, J.F.; Schaffer, N.E.; Bryant, W.M.; Threlfall, W.R.
Year published: 1997
Journal: Zoo Biology
Volume: 16 (2)
Pages: 121-132, figs. 1-4, tables 1-2 - https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1997)16:2<121::AID-ZOO3>3.0.CO;2-C
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Reproduction - Management methods
Black Rhino
Serum and fecal steroid analysis in Diceros bicornis . Maintaining viable populations of endangered species is important to zoological institutions. While knowledge of population dynamics is necessary for wildlife management, detailed assessments of reproductive function are required for longte...
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Black Rhino
A 29 year-old multiparous black rhinoceros female at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, KS, was used for this study. She was housed alone in a pachyderm building with two adjoining indoor stalls that led to an outside yard. A restraining chute for blood collection and use of ultrasound consist...
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