BioRescue's most successful oocyte collection and embryo creation in southern white rhinos

(Forschungsverbund Berlin) On May 26, 2020, BioRescue team extracted oocytes from the southern white rhino female "Makena" in Serengeti Park in Hodenhagen, Germany, and then fertilized them in the Avantea laboratory in Italy to create four viable embryos. This was the team's most successful procedure of its kind and nourishes the hope that advanced assisted reproduction technologies (aART) are well established to ensure the survival of the northern white rhino in the near future.