Dr. med. vet. Thomas Bernd Hildebrandt

CURRICULUM VITAE
Prof. Dr. Thomas B. Hildebrandt
Reproduction Management
Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife
Research (IZW), Berlin
[email protected]
Professorial Fellow, Dept. Zoology,
University Melbourne, Australia
[email protected]
Personal Status
Birthday:
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Education
2008
1997
1993
1992
Employment
201219971995-1997
1992-1994
1984-1986
1984-1985
16th of July, 1963
Berlin
German
Member Royal College Veterinary Surgeon (MRCVS)
Board certification for Zoo, Wildlife and Game Medicine (Fachtierarzt)
Dr. med. vet., Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Free University Berlin
entitled:“Studies on ovarian transplantation in golden hamsters, mice and
African goats”.
Veterinary registration
Honorary appointment Professorial Fellow, Professor, Depart Zoology,
University of Melbourne, (AUS)
Head, Department Reproduction Management, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and
Wildlife Research (IZW), Berlin
Head, Research Group Ultrasound, IZW
Scientific researcher, IZW
Pathology assistant, Veterinary Pathology, Faculty Veterinary Medicine,
Humboldt-University Berlin
Farm worker, dairy farm, Brandenburg
Awards
2012
2008
2008
2002
2000
Honorary Fellowship, HonFRCVS, by the Royal College of Veterinary
Surgeons (UK)
Scientific Associate of Taronga Conservation Society, Sydney (AUS)
ZSL-Conservation Fellow of Zoological Society London (UK)
Fellow of the Zoological Society of San Diego (USA)
Research Associate of Smithsonian Institution, National Zoological Park (USA)
Research abroad
2009-2013
2002-2010
2009-2010
2003-2010
2000-2002
1995-1998
1992
1988
Sumatran rhino reproduction, Breeding Sanctuary Tabin, Sabah, Malaysia,
Sabah Wildlife Department & Bornean Rhino Alliances (6
weeks, 10 visits)
Primate Research at Dept. Reproduction Biology, Kunming Institute for
Biology (KIZ), Chin. Acad. of Sciences, Kunming, China, (17
weeks, 10 visits)
Semen collection projects in Republic of South Africa (5 weeks, 3 visits)
“Frozen Dumbo I and II” for establishment of rhino and
elephant semen cryobanks in Europe and USA
Visiting scientist (11 weeks, 6 visits) Taronga Zoological Society, Australia
Elephant research in Tanzania (11 weeks, 3 visits) satellite-tracking in wild
elephants
Elephant research in Kruger National Park, Skukuza (14 weeks, 7 visits)
elephant contraception project
Primate research in Mauritius (3 months), embryo transfer in M. fascicularis
Ovarian transplantation research, Dept. of Cell Biology, Institute of
Biophysical Chemistry of Academy of Science of USSR,
Moscow (4 weeks)
Lectures at Universities
Lectures performed at 17 national and international universities
Total amount of lecture hours: more than 200 hours
Project based fund raising
Direct acquisition or participation in more than 15 externally financed
projects including organizations such as BMBF, Leibniz-Gemeinschaft, DFG,
Smithsonian Institution, IMLS, IRF, IEF etc.
Total amount of funding: approx. 2.7 million Euros
Scientific publications
115 publications (peer reviewed)
75 publications (not peer reviewed)
23 book chapters
159 presentations and 20 international plenary lectures
4 patents for reproductive medicine in non-domestic species
20 posters
Selected publications
Hermes R, Saragusty J, Göritz F, Bartels P, Potier R, Baker B, Streich JW, Hildebrandt TB (2013): Freezing
African elephant semen as a new population management tool. PLoS ONE 8(3): e57616.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0057616PloS ONE.
Mossa F, Carter F, Walsh SW, Kenny DA, Smith GW, Ireland JLH, Hildebrandt TB, Lonergan P, Ireland
JJ, Evans ACO (2013) Maternal undernutrition in cows impairs ovarian and cardiovascular systems in their
offspring. Biol Reprod 88: 92, 1-9.
Hildebrandt TB, Hermes R, Saragusty J, Potier R, Schwammer H, Balfanz F, Vielgrader H, Baker B,
Bartels P, Göritz F (2012): Enriching the captive elephant population genetic pool through artificial
insemination with frozen-thawed semen collected in the wild. Theriogenology 78: 1398-1404.
Lueders I, Niemuller C, Rich P, Gray C, Hermes R, Goeritz F, Hildebrandt TB (2012): Gestating for 22
months: luteal development and pregnancy maintenance in elephants. Proc R Soc B 279: 3687-3696.
Saragusty J, Hermes R, Hofer H, Bouts T, G ö ritz F, Hildebrandt TB (2012): Male pygmy hippopotamus
influence offspring sex ratio. Nature Communication published xx xxx 2012 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1700
Hutchinson JR, Delmer C, Miller CE, Hildebrandt TB, Pitsillides AA, Boyde A (2011): From Flat Foot to
Fat Foot: Structure, ontogeny, function, and evolution of Elephant “sixth toes”. Science 334: 1699-1703.
Roellig K, Goeritz F, Fickel J, Hermes R, Hofer H, Hildebrandt TB (2010): Superconception in mammalian
pregnancy can be detected and increases reproductive output per breeding season. Nature Communication 17, published 21.09.2010, doi:10.1038/ncomms1079
Hildebrandt TB, Drews B, Kurz J, Hermes R, Yang S, Goeritz F (2009): Pregnancy monitoring in dogs and
cats using 3D and 4D ultrasonography. Reprod Domest Anim, 44 (Suppl 2): 125-128.
Hildebrandt TB, Drews B, Gaeth AP, Göritz F, Hermes R, Schmitt D, Gray C, Rich P, Streich WJ, Short
RV, Renfree MB (2007): Fetal age determination and development in elephants. Proc R Soc B 274: 323-331.
Hildebrandt TB, Hermes R, Walzer C, Sos E, Molnar V, Mezösi L, Schnorrenberg A, Silinski S, Streich
WJ, Schwarzenberger F Göritz F (2007): Artificial insemination in anoestrous and the postpartum white
rhinoceros using GnRH analogue to induce ovulation. Theriogenology 67: 1473-1484.
Hildebrandt TB, Hermes R, Jewgenow K, Göritz F (2000): Ultrasonography as an important tool for the
development and application of reproductive technologies in non-domestic species. Theriogenology 53: 7384.
Richman LK, Montali RJ, Garber RL, Kennedy MA, Lehnhardt J, Hildebrandt TB, Schmitt DL, Hardy D,
Alcendor DJ, Hayward GS (1999): Novel endotheliotropic herpesviruses fatal for Asian and African
elephants. Science 283: 1171-1176.
Peer reviewed journals and book chapters
2013
Santiago-Morenoa J, Castañoa C, Toledano-Díaza A, Estesoa MC, López-Sebastiána A, Guerrab R, Ruizb
MJ, Mendozac N, Lunac C, Cebrián-Pérezc JA, Hildebrandt TB (2013): Cryopreservation of aoudad
(Ammotragus lervia sahariensis) sperm obtained by transrectal ultrasound-guided massage of the accessory
sex glands and electroejaculation. Theriogenology 79: 383–391.
Hermes R, Saragusty J, Göritz F, Bartels P, Potier R, Baker B, Streich JW, Hildebrandt TB (2013): Freezing
African elephant semen as a new population management tool. PLoS ONE 8(3): e57616.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0057616PloS ONE.
Mossa F, Carter F, Walsh SW, Kenny DA, Smith GW, Ireland JLH, Hildebrandt TB, Lonergan P, Ireland JJ,
Evans ACO (2013) Maternal undernutrition in cows impairs ovarian and cardiovascular systems in their
offspring. Biol Reprod 88: 92, 1-9.
Drews B, Roellig K, Menzies B, Shaw G, Buentjen I, Herbert C, Hildebrandt TB, Renfree MB (2013):
Ultrasonography of wallaby prenatal development shows that the climb to the pouch begins in utero.
Scientific Reports 3:1458 doi: 10.1038/srep01458.
Galateanu G, Hildebrandt TB, Maillot A, Etienne P, Potier R, Mulot B, Saragusty J, Hermes R (accepted):
One small step for rhinos, one giant leap for wildlife management- imaging diagnosis of bone pathology in
distal limb. PLoS ONE.
2012
Drews B, Ringleb CA, Waurich R, Hildebrandt TB, Schroeder K, Roellig K (2012): Free blastocyst and
implantation stages in the European brown hare: correlation of ultrasound and histology data. Reprod Fertil
Develop doi: 10.1071/RD12062.
Galateanu G, Apelt D, Aizenberg I, Saragusty J, Hildebrandt TB (2012): Canine tarsal architecture as
revealed by high-resolution computed tomography. The Veterinary Journal doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2012.10.027.
Goeritz F, Painer J, Jewgenow K, Hermes R, Rasmussen K, Dehnhard M, Hildebrandt TB (2012): Embryo
retrieval after hormonal treatment to control ovarian function and non-surgical artificial insemination in
African lions (Panthera leo). Reprod Dom Anim 47 (Suppl. 6): 1–5 (2012); doi: 10.1111/rda.12026.
Hermes R, Hildebrandt TB, Walzer C, Göritz F, Gray C, Niemuller C, Schwarzenberger F (2012): Estrus
induction in white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). Theriogenology 78: 1217-23.
Hildebrandt TB, Hermes R, Saragusty J, Potier R, Schwammer H, Balfanz F, Vielgrader H, Baker B,
Bartels P, Göritz F (2012): Enriching the captive elephant population genetic pool through artificial
insemination with frozen-thawed semen collected in the wild. Theriogenology 78: 1398-1404.
Menzies BR, Renfree MB, Heider T, Mayer F, Hildebrandt TB, Pask AJ (2012): Limited Genetic Diversity
Preceded Extinction of the Tasmanian Tiger. PLOS ONE http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0035433.
Lueders I, Niemuller C, Rich P, Gray C, Hermes R, Goeritz F, Hildebrandt TB (2012): Gestating for 22
months: luteal development and pregnancy maintenance in elephants. Proc R Soc B 279: 3687-3696.
Saragusty J, Hermes R, Hofer H, Bouts T, G ö ritz F, Hildebrandt TB (2012): Male pygmy hippopotamus
influence offspring sex ratio. Nature Communication published xx xxx 2012 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1700.
Yamamoto Y, Yamamoto T, Yuto N, Hildebrandt TB, Lueders I, Wibbelt I, Shiina O, Mouri Y, Sugimura K,
Sakamoto S, Kaewmanee S, Nagaoka K, Watanabe G, Taya K (2011): The secretory pattern and sources of
immunoreactive prolactin in pregnant African (Loxodonta Africana) and Asian (Elephas maximus) elephants.
J Reprod Dev 58: 105-110.
2011
Bouts T, Hermes R, Gasthuys F, Saragusty J, Taylor P, Routh A, Hildebrandt TB (2011): Medetomidineketamine-isoflurane anaesthesia in pygmy hippopotami (Choeropsis liberiensis) – a case series. Veterinary
Anaesthesia and Analgesia 39: 111-118. doi:10.1111/j.1467-2995.2011.00671.
Drews B, Harmann LM, Behler LL, Bell B, Drews RF, Hildebrandt TB (2011): Ultrasonographic monitoring
of fetal development in unrestrained bonobos (Pan paniscus) at Milwaukee County Zoo. Zoo Biol 30: 241253.
Drews B, Szentiks CA, Röllig K, Fickel J, Schröder K, Duff JP, Lavazza A, Hildebrandt TB, Göritz F
(2011): Epidemiology, control and management of an EBHS outbreak in captive hares. Vet Microbiol
doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.06.021
Galateanu G, Aizenberg I, Hildebrandt TB, Apelt D (2011): Computed tomographic demonstration of central
tarsal bone plantar process occult fracture in a dog. Veterinary Record doi: 10.1136/vr.d4760.
Hildebrandt TB, Lueders I, Hermes R, Goeritz F, Saragusty J (2011): Reproductive cycle of the elephant.
Anim Reprod Sci 124: 176-183.
Hutchinson JR, Delmer C, Miller CE, Hildebrandt TB, Pitsillides AA, Boyde A (2011): From Flat Foot to
Fat Foot: Structure, ontogeny, function, and evolution of Elephant “sixth toes”. Science 334: 1699-1703. doi:
10.1126/science.1211437.
Loi P, Fulka J, Hildebrandt TB, Ptak G (2011): Genome of non-living cells: trash or recycle? Reproduction
142, 497-503. doi: 10.1530/REP-11-0063.
Lueders I, Taya K, Watanabe G, Yamamoto Y, Yamamoto T, Kaewmanee S, Niemuller C, Gray C, Streich
WJ, Hildebrandt TB (2011): Role of the double LH peak, luteinizing follicles and the secretion of inhibin
for dominant follicle selection in Asian Elephants. Biol Reprod doi:10.1095/biolreprod.110.090167.
Roellig K, Menzies B, Hildebrandt TB, Goeritz F (2011): The concept of superfetation: a critical review on a
‘myth’ in mammalian reproduction. Biol Rev 86: 77-95.
Roellig K, Drews B, Goeritz F, Hildebrandt TB (2011): The long gestation of the small naked mole-rat
(Heterocephalus glaber RÜPPELL, 1842) studied with ultrasound biomicroscopy and 3D-ultrasonography.
PLOS ONE 6, e17744. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017744.
Saragusty J, Hermes R, Göritz F, Hildebrandt TB (2011): Mammalian reproduction out of cryopreserved
cells and tissues: current state of the art and future options. Int Zoo YB 45: 1-21.
Schaftenaar W, Fernandes T, Fritsch G, Frey R, Szentiks CA, Wegener R-D, Hildebrandt TB, Hermes R
(2011): Dystocia and fetomy associated with cerebral aplasia in a greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros
unicornis). Reprod Dom Anim 46, e97-e101; doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2010.01610.x
Schroeder K, Drews B, Roellig K, Goeritz F, Menzies B, Hildebrandt TB (2011): In vivo tissue sampling of
embryonic resorption sites using ultrasound guided biopsy. Theriogenology 76: 778-784.
2010
Lueders I, Drews B, Niemuller C, Gray C, Rich P, Fickel J, Wibbelt G, Goeritz F, Hildebrandt TB (2010):
Ultrasonographically documented early pregnancy loss in an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). Reprod
Fertil Dev 22: 1-7.
Lueders I, Niemuller C, Gray C, Rich P, Hildebrandt TB (2010): Luteogenesis during the estrous cycle in
Asian elephants (Elephas maximus). Reproduction 140: 777-786.
Portas T, Hildebrandt TB, Byrant BR, Göritz F, Hermes R (2010): Seminoma in a southern black rhinoceros
(Diceros bicornis minor): diagnosis, surgical management and effect on fertility. Australian Vet J 88: 57-60.
Roellig K, Goeritz F, Fickel J, Hermes R, Hofer H, Hildebrandt TB (2010): Superconception in mammalian
pregnancy can be detected and increases reproductive output per breeding season. Nature Communication 17, published 21.09.2010, doi:10.1038/ncomms1079.
Roellig K, Goeritz F, Hildebrandt TB (2010): Ultrasonographic characterisation of prenatal development in
European brown hares (Lepus europaeus PALLAS, 1778) an evolutionary approach. Reprod Fertil Dev, 22:
448-458.
Saragusty J, Hildebrandt TB, Bouts T, Göritz F, Hermes R (2010): Collection and preservation of pygmy
hippotamus (Choeropsis liberensis) semen. Theriogenology 74: 652-657.
Wachter B, Thalwitzer S, Hofer H, Lonzer J, Hildebrandt TB, Hermes R (2010): Reproductive history and
absence of predators are important determinants of reproductive fitness: the cheetah controversy revisited.
Conservation Letter doi:10.1111/j.1755-263x.2010.00142.x
Walzer C, Goeritz F, Hermes R, Nathan S, Kretzschmar P, Hildebrandt TB (2010): Immobilization and
intravenous anesthesia in a Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis). J Zoo Wildl Med 41: 115-120.
2009
Behr B, Rath D, Hildebrandt TB, Goeritz F, Blottner S, Portas TJ, Bryant BR, Sieg B, Knieriem A, De Graaf
SP, Maxwell WMC, Hermes R (2009): Index of sperm sex sortability in elephants and rhinoceros. Reprod
Domest Anim, 44: 273-277.
Behr B, Rath D, Mueller P, Hildebrandt TB, Goeritz F, Braun BC, Leahy T, De Graaf SP, Maxwell WMC,
Hermes R (2009): Feasibility of sperm sex-sorting in rhinoceros species. Theriogenology, 72: 353-364.
Benz A, Zenker W, Hildebrandt TB, Weissengruber G, Eulenberger K, Geyer H (2009): Microscopic
morphology of the elephant’s hoof. J Zoo Wildl Med 40: 711-725.
Fuchs B, Jakop U, Goeritz F, Hermes R, Hildebrandt TB, Schiller J, Mueller K (2009): MALDI-TOF
“fingerprint” phospholipid mass spectra allow the differentiation between ruminantia and feloideae
spermatozoa. Theriogenology 71: 568-575.
Goeritz F, Dehnhard M, Hildebrandt TB; Naidenko SV, Vargas A, Martinez F, Lopez-Bao JV, Palmoras F,
Jewgenow K (2009): Non cat-like ovarian cycle in the Eurasian and the Iberian lynx – ultrasonographical and
endocrinological analysis. Reprod Domest Anim, 44 (Suppl 2): 87-91.
Hermes R, Behr B, Hildebrandt TB, Blottner S, Sieg B, Frenzel A, Knieriem A, Saragusty J, Rath D (2009):
Sperm sex-sorting in the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). Anim Reprod Sci 112: 390-396.
Hermes R, Behr B, Saragusty J, Sos E, Molnar V, Reid CE, Schwarzenberger F, Hildebrandt TB (2009):
First successful artificial insemination with frozen-thawed semen in rhinoceros. Theriogenology 71: 393-399.
Hermes R, Göritz F, Portas TJ, Bryant BR, Kelly JM, MacMellan LJ, Keeley´T, Schwarzenberger F, Walzer
C, Schnorrenberg A, Spindler RE, Saragusty J, Kaandorp S, Hildebrandt TB (2009): Ovarian
superstimulation, transrectal ultrasound-guided oocyte recovery, and IVF in rhinoceros. Theriogenology 72:
959-968.
Hildebrandt TB, Drews B, Kurz J, Hermes R, Yang S, Goeritz F (2009): Pregnancy monitoring in dogs and
cats using 3D and 4D ultrasonography. Reprod Domest Anim, 44 (Suppl 2): 125-128.
Hildebrandt TB, Roellig K, Goeritz F, Hermes R (2009): Artificial insemination of captive European brown
hares (Lepus europaeus PALLAS, 1778) with fresh and cryopreserved semen derived from free-ranging
males. Theriogenology. 72: 1065-1072.
Lueders I, Hildebrandt TB, Pootoolal J, Rich P, Gray C, Niemueller C (2009): Ovarian ultrasonography
correlated with fecal progestins and estradiol during the estrous cycle and early pregnancy in giraffes
(Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi). Biol Reprod 81: 989-995.
Lueders I, Niemueller C, Pootoolal J, Rich P, Gray C, Streich WJ, Hildebrandt TB (2009): Sonomorphology
of the reproductive tract in male and pregnant and non-pregnant female Rothschild’sgiraffes (Giraffa
camelopardalis rothschildi). Theriogenology 72: 22-31.
Portas T, Johnston SD, Hermes R, Arroyo F, Lopez-Fernadez C, Bryant B, Hildebrandt TB, Goeritz F,
Gosalvez J (2009): Frozen-thawed rhinoceros sperm exhibit DNA damage shortly after thawing when
assessed by the sperm chromatin dispersion assay. Theriogenology 72: 711-720.
Reid CE, Hermes R, Blottner S, Goeritz F, Wibbelt G, Walzer C, Bryant BR, Portas TJ, Streich WJ,
Hildebrandt TB (2009): Split-sample comparison of directional freezing and liquid nitrogen vapour freezing
on post-thaw semen quality in white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium smum simum and Ceratotherium simum
cottoni). Theriogenology 71: 275-291.
Saragusty J, Hermes R, Goeritz F, Schmidt DL, Hildebrandt TB (2009): Skewed sex ratio and premature
mortality in elephants. Anim Reprod Sci 115: 247-254.
Saragusty J, Hildebrandt TB, Behr B, Knieriem A, Kruse J, Hermes R (2009): Successful cryopreservation of
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) spermatozoa. Anim Reprod Sci 115: 255-266.
Vogler BR, Blevins B, Göritz F, Hildebrandt TB, Dehnhard M (2009): Gonadal activity in male and female
captive fossas (Cryptoprocta ferox) during the mating season. Reprod Domest Anim 44 (Suppl 2): 98-102.
Yang S, He X; Niu Y, Hildebrandt TB, Goeritz F, Jewgenow K, Tang X, Chang Y, Zhou Q, Ji W (2009):
Ovarian response to gonadotropin stimulation in juvenile rhesus monkeys. Theriogenology 72: 243-250.
Yang S, He X; Niu Y, Wang X, Lu B, Hildebrandt TB, Göritz F, Jewgenow K, Zhou Q, Ji W (2009):
Dynamic changes in ovarian follicles measured by ultrasonography during gonadotropin stimulation in rhesus
monkeys. Theriogenology 72: 560-565.
2008
Aupperle H, Reischauer A, Bach F, Hildebrandt TB, Göritz F, Jaeger K, Scheller R, Klaue HJ, Schoon HA
(2008): Chronic endometritis in an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). J Zoo Wildl Med, 39: 107-110.
Drews B, Hermes R, Goeritz F, Gray C, Kurz J, Lueders I, Hildebrandt TB (2008): Early embryo
development in the elephant assessed by serial ultrasound examinations. Theriogenology, 68: 1120-1128.
Hermes R, Saragusty J, Schaftenaar W, Göritz F, Schmitt DL, Hildebrandt TB (2008): Obstetrics in
elephants. Theriogenology, 70: 131-144.
Miller CE, Basu C, Fritsch G, Hildebrandt TB, Hutchinson JR (2008): Ontogenetic scaling of foot
musculoskeletal anatomy in elephants. J R Soc Interface 5: 465-475.
2007
Bouley DM, Alarcon CN, Hildebrandt TB, O´Connell-Rodwell CE (2007): The distribution, density and
three-dimensional histomorphology of Pacinian corpuscles in the foot of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)
and their potential role in seismic communication. J Anat, 211: 428-435.
Fassbender M, Hildebrandt TB, Paris MCJ, Colenbrander B, Jewgenow K (2007): Monitoring of xenografted
ovarian cortex tissue using high resolution ultrasonography. J Reprod Develop 53: 1023-1034.
Hermes R, Göritz F, Streich WJ, Hildebrandt TB (2007): Assisted reproduction in female rhinoceroses and
elephants – Current status and future perspective. Reprod Domest Anim 42 Suppl 2, 33-44.
Hildebrandt TB, Drews B, Gaeth AP, Göritz F, Hermes R, Schmitt D, Gray C, Rich P, Streich WJ, Short RV,
Renfree MB (2007): Fetal age determination and development in elephants. Proc R Soc B 274: 323-331.
Hildebrandt TB, Hermes R, Walzer C, Sos E, Molnar V, Mezösi L, Schnorrenberg A, Silinski S, Streich WJ,
Schwarzenberger F Göritz F (2007): Artificial insemination in anoestrous and the postpartum white
rhinoceros using GnRH analogue to induce ovulation. Theriogenology 67: 1473-1484.
Portas TJ, Bryant BR, Göritz F, Hermes R, Keeley T, Evans G, Maxwell WMC, Hildebrandt TB (2007):
Semen collection in an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) under combined physicaland chemical restraint.
Aust Vet J 85: 425-427.
Yang S, He X, Hildebrandt TB, Jewgenow K, Goeritz F, Tang X, Zhou Q, Ji W (2007): Effects of rhFSH
dose on ovarian follicular response, oocyte recovery and embryo development in rhesus monkeys.
Theriogenology, 67: 1194-1201.
Yang S, He X, Hildebrandt TB, Zhou Q, Ji W (2007): Superovulatory response to a low dose single-daily
treatment of rhFSH dissolved in polyvinylpyrrolidone in rhesus monkeys. Am J Primatol, 69: 1-7.
2006
Dehnhard M, Hildebrandt TB, Knauf T, Jewgenow K, Kolter L, Göritz F (2006): Comparative endocrine
investigations in different bear species based on urinary steroid metabolites and volatiles. Theriogenology 66:
1755-1761.
Hermes R, Hildebrandt TB, Walzer C, Göritz F, Patton ML, Silinski S, Wibbelt G, Tomasova K,
Schwarzenberger F (2006): The Effect of long non-reproductive periods on the genital health in captive
female white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum simum, C.s. cottoni) Theriogenology 65: 1492-1515.
Hildebrandt TB, Göritz F, Boardman W, Strike T, Strauss G, Jewgenow K (2006): A new uterine lavage
technique in big cats for infertility treatment. Theriogenology 66: 1783-1786.
Hildebrandt TB, Göritz F, Hermes R (2006): Ultrasonography: an important tool in captive breeding
management in elephants and rhinoceroses. Eur J Wildl Res 52: 23 -27.
Hildebrandt TB, Göritz F, Hermes R, Reid C, Dehnhard M, Brown JL (2006): Aspects of reproductive
biology and breeding management of elephants. Int Zoo Yearbook 40: 1-17.
Jewgenow K, Dehnhard M, Hildebrandt TB, Göritz F (2006): Contraception for population control in exotic
carnivores. Theriogenology 66: 1725-1729.
Lemma A, Bekana M, Schwartz HJ, Hildebrandt TB (2006): The effect of body condition on ovarian activity
of free ranging tropical jennies (Equus asinus). J Vet Med 53: 1–4.
Lemma A, Bekana M, Schwartz HJ, Hildebrandt TB (2006): Ultrasonographic study of ovarian activities in
the tropical jenny during the season of high and low sexual activity. J EQUINE VET SCI 26: 18–22.
Portas TJ, Hermes R, Bryant BR, Göritz F, Thorne AR, Hildebrandt TB (2006): Anesthesia and use of a sling
system to facilitate transvaginal laparoscopy in a black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis minor). J Zoo Wildl Med
37: 202-205.
Reid CE, Hildebrandt TB, Marx N, Hunt M, Thy N, Reynes JM Schaftenaar W, Fickel J (2006): The first
PCR-confirmed fatal endotheliotropic elephant herpes virus case in Asia. Vet Quart 28: 61-64.
Si W, Hildebrandt TB, Reid C, Krieg R, Ji W, Fassbender M, Hermes R (2006): The successful double
cryopreservation of rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) semen in large volume using the directional freezing
technique with reduced concentration of cryoprotectant. Theriogenology 65: 788-798.
Si W, Wang H, Reid C, Hildebrandt TB, Ji W (2006): Effects of sugar type on the survival of frozen-thawed
rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) sperm Am J Primatol 68: 103-108.
Zhou Y, Yang SH, Ding CH, He XC, Xie YH, Hildebrandt TB, Niu YY, Mitalipov SM, Tang XH, Wang L,
Wolf DP, Ji WZ (2006): A comparative approach to somatic cell nuclear transfer in the rhesus monkey. Hum
Reprod 21: 2564-2571.
2005
Hermes R. Hildebrandt, TB, Blottner S., Walzer C., Silinski S, Patton ML, Wibbelt, G, Schwarzenberger F
and Göritz F (2005): Reproducitve soundness of captive southern and northern white rhinoceroses
(Ceratotherium simum simum, C.s.cottoni): evaluation of male genital tract morphology and semen quality
before and after cryopreservation. Theriogenology 63, 219-238.
Hildebrandt TB, Hermes R, Ratanakorn P, Rietschel W, Fickel J, Frey R, Wibbelt G, Reid C, Göritz F
(2005): Ultrasonographic assessment and ultrasound-guided biopsy of the retropharangeal lymph node in
Aian elephants (Elephas maximus). Vet Rec 157: 544-548.
Portas T, Hermes R, Bryant BR, Göritz F, Ladds P, Hildebrandt TB (2005): Seminoma in a southern white
rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum). Vet Rec 157: 556-558.
Saragusty J, Hildebrandt TB, Natan Y, Hermes R, Yavin S, Goeritz F, Arav A (2005): Effect of eggphosphatidylcholine on the chilling sensitivity and lipid phase transition of Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
spermatozoa. Zoo Biology, 24(3): 233-245.
2004
Brown JL, Göritz F, Pratt-Hawkes NC, Hermes R, Galloway M, Graham LH, Gray C, Gomez A, Howard JG,
Moreland R, Walker SL, Schmitt DL, Lehnhardt J, Bellem A, Hildebrandt TB (2004): Successful Artificial
Insemination of an Asian Elephant at the National Zoological Park. Zoo Biol, 23: 45-63.
Hermes R, Hildebrandt TB, Göritz F (2004): Reproductive problems directly attributable to long-term
captivity – asymmetric reproductive aging. Anim Reprod Sci, 82-83: 49-60.
2003
Fickel J, Lieckfeldt D,Richman LK, Streich WJ, Hildebrandt TB, Pitra C (2003): Comparison of glycoprotein
B variants of the endotheliotropic elephant herpesvirus (EEHV) isolated from Asian elephants. Vet Microbiol
91: 11-21.
Göritz F, Quest M, Wagener A, Faßbender M, Broich A, Hildebrandt TB, Hofmann RR, Blottner S (2003):
Seasonal timing of sperm production in roe deer: interrelationship between changes in ejaculate parameters,
morphology and function of testis and accessory glands. Theriogenology 59: 1487-1502.
2001
Blottner S, Lange A, Göritz F, Faßbender M, Broich A, Quest M, Gilles M, Lengwinat T, Hildebrandt TB
(2001): Untersuchungen zur reproduktiven Fitness an lebenden männlichen Feldhasen aus unterschiedlichen
Habitaten. Z Jagdwiss 47: 84-91.
Dehnhard M, Heistermann M, Göritz F, Hermes R, Hildebrandt TB, Haber H (2001): Demonstration of 2unsaturated C19-steroids in the urine of female Asian elephants, Elephas maximus, and their dependence on
ovarian activity. Reproduction 121: 475-484.
Dehnhard M, Hildebrandt TB, Rohleder M, Strauss G, Meyer HHD, Göritz F (2001): Application of an
Enzyme-Immunoassay (EIA) for Rapid Screening of 5a-Pregnane-3,20-dione (DHP) in Blood Plasma of the
African Elephant, Loxodonta africana and the Asian Elephant, Elephas maximus. Berl Münch Tierärztl
Wschr 114: 161-165.
Fickel J, Richman LK, Montali R, Schaftenaar W, Goritz F, Hildebrandt TB, Pitra C (2001): A variant of the
endotheliotropic herpesvirus in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in European zoos. Vet Microbiol 82: 103109.
Göritz F, Faßbender M, Broich A, Quest M, Lange A, Blottner S, Gilles M, Lengwinat T, Spittler H,
Hildebrandt TB (2001): Untersuchungen zur reproduktiven Fitness lebender weiblicher Feldhasen aus
unterschiedlichen Habitaten. Z Jagdwiss 47: 92-99.
Göritz F, Quest M, Hildebrandt TB Meyer HHD, Kolter L, Jewgenow K (2001): Antiprogestins – A new
approach to control reproduction in captive bears. J Reprod Fertil Suppl 57: 249-254.
Hermes R, Göritz F, Maltzan J, Blottner S, Proudfoot J, Fritsch G, Faßbender M, Quest M, Hildebrandt TB
(2001): Establishment of assisted reproduction technologies in female and male African wild dogs (Lycaon
pictus). J Reprod Fertil Suppl. 57, 315-321.
Jewgenow K, Quest M, Elger W, Hildebrandt TB, Meyer HHD, Strauss G, Göritz F (2001): Administration
of antiprogestin J956 for contraception in bears: a pharmacological study. Theriogenology 56: 601-611.
Schwammer HM, Hildebrandt TB, Göritz F (2001): First successful artificial insemination in an African
elephant in Europe. Int Zoo News 48/7: 424-429.
2000
Hermes R, Hildebrandt TB, Göritz F, Jewgenow K, Lengwinat T, Hofmann RR (2000): Ultrasonography of
the ovaries and uterus and grey scale analysis of the endometrium during embryonic diapause in European roe
deer (Capreolus capreolus). Acta Theriologica 45: 559-572.
Hermes R, Olson D, Göritz F, Brown JL, Schmitt DL, Hagan D, Peterson JS, Fritsch G, Hildebrandt TB
(2000): Ultrasonography of the sexual cycle in female African elephants (Loxodonta africana). Zoo Biology
19: 369-382.
Hildebrandt TB, Göritz F, Pratt NC, Brown JL, Montali RJ, Schmitt DL, Fritsch G, Hermes R (2000):
Ultrasonography of the urogenital tract in elephants (Loxodonta africana and Elephas maximus): An
important tool for assessing female reproductive function. Zoo Biol 19: 321-332.
Hildebrandt TB, Hermes R, Jewgenow K, Göritz F (2000): Ultrasonography as an important tool for the
development and application of reproductive technologies in non-domestic species. Theriogenology 53: 7384.
Hildebrandt TB, Hermes R, Pratt NC, Fritsch G, Blottner S, Schmitt DL, Ratanakorn P, Brown JL, Rietschel
W, Göritz F (2000): Ultrasonography of the urogenital tract in elephants (Loxodonta africana and Elephas
maximus): An important tool for assessing male reproductive function. Zoo Biol 19: 333-345.
Richman LK, Montali RJ, Schmitt DL, Hardy D, Garber RL, Hildebrandt TB, Hamzeh F, Shahkolahi A,
Hayward GS (2000): Clinical and pathological findings of a new endotheliotropic herpesvirus disease of
elephants. J Wildl Dis 36: 1-12.
1999
Brown JL, Hildebrandt TB, Theison W, Neiffer D L (1999): Endocrine and ultrasound evaluation of a noncycling African elephant: Identification of an ovarian follicular cyst. Zoo Biol 18: 223-232.
Richman LK, Montali RJ, Garber RL, Kennedy MA, Lehnhardt J, Hildebrandt TB, Schmitt DL, Hardy D,
Alcendor DJ, Hayward GS (1999): Novel endotheliotropic herpesviruses fatal for Asian and African
elephants. Science 283: 1171-1176.
Richman L, Montali R, Hildebrandt TB, Fickel J, Hayward G (1999): Une pathologie nouvellement identifiee
chez l'elephant associee a des herpesvirus endotheliotropes. Virologie 3: 483-485.
1990 - 1998
Draehmpaehl D, Rehak E, Hildebrandt TB (1990): Zur Antigenität von Oozyten aus Tertiärfollikeln bei
Meerschweinchen. Mh Vet-Med 45: 676-680.
Hildebrandt TB, Pitra C, Thielebein J (1994): Transintestinale ultrasonographic examination in poultry. Mh
Vet-Med 49: 337-343.
Fickel J, Göritz F, Joest BA, Hildebrandt TB, Hofmann RR, Breves G (1998): Analysis of parotid and mixed
saliva in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus). J Comp Physiol B 168: 257-264.
Göritz F, Hildebrandt TB, Jewgenow K, Wagner N, Hermes R, Strauß G, Meyer HHD (1997): Transrectal
ultrasonographic examination of the female urogenital tract in non-pregnant and pregnant captive bears
(Ursidae). J Reprod Fert (Suppl 51): 303-312.
Hildebrandt TB, Göritz F, Göltenboth R, Pitra C (1996): Sonomorphologische Geschlechtsdiagnose bei der
Tüpfelhyäne (Crocuta crocuta Erxleben). Fertilität 12: 46-50.
Hildebrandt TB, Göritz F, Pratt NC, Schmitt DL, Quandt S, Raath J, Hofmann RR (1998): Reproductive
assessment of male elephants (Loxodonta africana and Elephas maximus) by ultrasonography. J Zoo Wildl
Med 29: 114-128.
Hildebrandt TB, Göritz F, Stetter MD, Hermes R, Hofmann RR (1998): Applications of sonography in
vertebrates. Zoology 101: 64-73.
Hildebrandt TB, Pitra C, Sömmer P Pinkowski M (1995): Sex identification in birds of prey by
ultrasonography. J Zoo Wildlife Med 26: 367-376.
Pitra C, Hildebrandt TB, Reinsch A (1991): Embryotransfer bei Wirbeltieren in menschlicher Obhut: Die
Technik und ihre Anwendungen. (Übersichtsreferat). Mh Vet-Med 46: 618-621.
Schmitt DL, Hildebrandt TB (1998): Manual collection and characterization of semen from Asian elephants
(Elephas maximus). Anim Reprod Sci 53: 309-314.
Hildebrandt TB and Saragusty J (in press): Chapter 78: Use of Ultrasound in Wildlife Species. In: M. E.
Fowler and R. E. Miller (eds.) Zoo and wild animal medicine. Current Therapy 8. W.B. Saunders Company,
Philadelphia
Book Chapters
Hermes R and Hildebrandt TB (2012): Rhinoceros theriogenology. In: M. E. Fowler and R. E. Miller (eds.)
Zoo and wild animal medicine. Current Therapy 7. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, 2012, 546-561.
Lueders I and Hildebrandt TB (2012): Female elephant reproduction update. In: M. E. Fowler and R. E.
Miller (eds.) Zoo and wild animal medicine. Current Therapy 7. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia,
2012, 503-514.
Augusto AQ, Hildebrandt TB (2011): Ultrassonografia. In: Tratado de Animais Selvagens - 2a Edicao.
Cubas ZS, Ramos da Silva JC, Catao-Dias JL, Portugal, 1-34.
Saragusty J, Hermes R, Goeritz F, Hildebrandt TB (2011): Mammalian reproduction out of frozen cells and
tissue: current state of the art and future options. Int Zoo Yearbook 45: 133-153.
Goeritz F, Hermes R, Santiago Moreno J, Hildebrandt TB (2010): Corzo Europeo (Capreolus capreolus
Linnaeus 1758). In Ungulados silvestres de Espana: biologia y tecnologias reproductivas para su
conservacion y aprovechamiento cinegetico. Santiago Moreno J, Sebastian AL (eds), Monografias INIA:
Serie Medioambiental, No. 2-2010, Pp 195-214.
Goeritz F, Vargas A, Martinez F, Hildebrandt TB, Naidenko SV, Palomares F, Lopez-Bao JV, Perez MJ,
quevedo MA, Jewgenow K (2009): Ultrasonographical assessment of structure and function of the male and
female reproductive organs in the Eurasian and the Iberian lynx. In: Iberian lynx ex-situ conservation: An
interdisciplinary approach. Vargas A, Breitenmoser C, Breitenmoser U (eds), Fundacion
Biodiversidad/IUCN Cat Spezialist Group, Madrid, Spanien, 367-375.
Hutchinson JR, Miller C, Fritsch G, Hildebrandt TB (2008): The anatomical foundation for multidisciplinary
studies of animal limb function: Examples from dinosaur and elephant limb imaging studies. In: Anatomical
Imaging. Endo H, Frey R (eds), Springer, Japan, 23-38.
Vogler BR, Goeritz F, Hildebrandt TB, Dehnhard M (2007) Gender specific expression of volatiles in
captive fossas (Cryptoprocta ferox) during the mating season. In: Chemical Signals in Vertebrates XI. Hurst
JL, Beynon R, Müller-Schwarze D (eds), Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 161-168.
Hildebrandt TB (2006): Ultrasonography to assess and enhance health and reproduction in elephants. In:
Biology, medicine and surgery of elephants. Fowler M, Mikota SK (eds), Blackwell Publishing, Ames, Iowa,
USA, 351 - 376.
Hildebrandt TB, Brown JL, Göritz F, Ochs A, Morris P, Sutherland-Smith M (2006): Ultrasonography to
assess and enhance health and reproduction in the giant panda. In: Giant Panda Biology, Veterinary
Medicine and Management, eds. Wildt DE, Zhang A, Zhang H, Janssen DL, Ellis S. Cambridge University
Press, 410-439.
Knauf T, Göritz F, Dehnhard M, Hildebrandt TB, Jewgenow K (2004): Vergleichende Einblicke in die
Fortpflanzungsbiologie bei Grossbären (Comparative views of reproduction biology within the bear family).
Gansloser U (ed), Filander-Verlag, Erlangen, 85-102.
Hofer H, Hildebrandt TB, Göritz F, East ML, Mpanducii DG, Hahn R, Siege L, Baldus RD (2004):
Distribution and movements of elephants and other wildlife in the Selous-Niassa Wildlife Corridor,
Tanzania. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH, Eschborn, I-XVIII, 1-83.
Jewgenow K, Quest M, Hildebrandt TB, Elger W, Kolter L, Meyer HHD, Göritz F (2002): Antigestagene
zur Empfängnisverhütung bei Bären. In: Gansloser U (ed), Filander-Verlag, 103-110.
Hildebrandt TB, Brown JL, Hermes R, Göritz F (2002): Ultrasound for analysis of reproductive function in
wildlife species. In: Reproductive Science and Integrated Conservation. Holt WV, Pickard A, Rodger JC,
Wildt DE (eds), Cambridge University Press 8, 166-182.
Hermes R, Hildebrandt TB, Walzer C, Göritz F, Schwarzenberger F (2002): Reproductive assessment of
white rhinoceros – current standing. In: White rhinoceros International Studbook. Ochs A (ed), Berlin, 8-15.
Hildebrandt TB, Ratanakorn P, Göritz F, Rietschel W (2001): Artificial insemination in elephants. In:
Assessment and Management of reproductive system in Asian elephants. Ratanakorn P, Hildebrandt TB,
Göritz F, Rietschel W [eds.] (2001): The office of the Prime Minister, Royal Thai Government, 151-159.
Dehnhard M, Heistermann M, Göritz F, Hermes R, Hildebrandt TB, Strauss G, Weisgerber C, Haber H
(2001): Demonstration of volatile C19-steroids in the urine of female Asian Elephants, Elephas maximus. In:
Chemical signals in vertebrates 9. Marchlewska-Koj A, Lepri JJ, Müller-Schwarze D (eds), Plenum Press,
New York, 125-132.
Hildebrandt TB (2001): IZW- A Zoo and Wildlife Research Center. In: Encyclopedia of the World's Zoos.
Bell CE, Fisher LE, Mizicko L. Fitzroy S (eds), Dearborn Publishers, Chicago, London, 139-140.
Hildebrandt TB, Göritz F (1998): Use of ultrasonography in zoo animals. In: Zoo and wild animal medicine.
Current Therapy 4. Fowler ME and Miller RE (eds), W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, 41-54.
Göritz F, Hildebrandt TB (1997): Ultraschalldiagnostik bei Zoo- und Wildtieren. In: E. Wiesner (Hrsg.)
Handlexikon der tierärztlichen Praxis. Enke Verlag, Stuttgart, 832-854.
Hildebrandt TB, Göritz F (1997): Transintestinale Sonographie beim Vogel. In: E. Wiesner (Hrsg.)
Handlexikon der tierärztlichen Praxis. Enke Verlag, Stuttgart, 854-868.
Hildebrandt TB, Göritz F (1996): Ultrasonography as a tool in zoo management. In: Gansloßer U, Hodges
JK, Kaumanns W (eds.): Research and captive propagation. Filander Verlag GmbH, Fürth, 51-58.