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Presidential Address 2006: Females are in fashion, DR, Scobie , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.1-8, (2007)

Cattle breed evaluation at the US Meat Animal Research Centre and implications for commercial beef farmers, LV, Cundiff, RM Thallman, van LD Vleck, GL Bennett, and CA Morris , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.9-17, (2007)

A comparison of carcass characteristics and meat quality for Angus, Hereford x Friesian, and Jersey x Friesian steers, RW, Purchas, and ST Morris , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.18-22, (2007)

Response of calves to different levels of mixed species gastrointestinal parasite infection, VT, Burggraaf, and MR Puha , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.23-27, (2007)

Strain differences in Merinos for carcass and meat quality, DL, Hopkins, SI Mortimer, DF Stanley, DC McMillan, and SL Anderson , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.28-31, (2007)

Reconciling the differences between the length at which lambs' tails are commonly docked and animal welfare recommendations, MW, Fisher, and NG Gregory , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.32-38, (2007)

Impact of early age litter size on subsequent litter output in ewes, PR, Amer, NB Jopson, J Cocks, and AL Scarlet , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.39-43, (2007)

To wether - short scrotum or leave lambs as entire rams ? Revisiting an old question using new genetics, Johnson, PL, PR Kenyon, DL Burnham, and DM West , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.44-47, (2007)

The effect of Finnish Landrace and Texel ewe and lamb behaviour after tagging on lamb survival to weaning, JM, Everett-Hincks, HT Blair, KJ Stafford, and N Lopez-Villalobos , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.48-54, (2007)

Parturition duration and birthing difficulty in twin and triplet lambs, JM, Everett-Hincks, KG Dodds, and JI Kerslake , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.55-60, (2007)

Calcium balance in mid and late pregnancy and vaginal prolapse, AJ, Litherland, TW Knight, MG Lambert, TG Cook, DBO McDougal, and A Day , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.61-67, (2007)

The effects of zeranol or zinc supplementation before lambing on the incidence of vaginal prolapse in twinning ewes, AJ, Litherland, TW Knight, DBO McDougall, TG Cook, J Sprosen, and MG Lambert , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.68-72, (2007)

The deer industry's productivity strategy : A five-year vision, AJ, Pearse, and L Fung , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.73-77, (2007)

New perspectives on deer reproduction , growth and production efficiency, DR, Stevens, GW Asher, JA Archer, IC Scott, JF Ward, KT O'Neill, and ID Corson , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.78-81, (2007)

Development of large scale commercial AI for genetic improvement in farmed red deer in New Zealand, WH, McMillan, and GW Asher , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.82-90, (2007)

Genetic technologies for deer breeding, JA, Archer, JC McEwan, and R Hall , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.91-94, (2007)

Johne's Disease : Management of a challenging disease, JF, Griffin, CR Rodgers, SJ Liggett, A Bell, and CG Mackintosh , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.95-101, (2007)

Internal parasites and productivity in farmed deer, SO, Hoskin, M Johnson, and J Swanson , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.102-106, (2007)

Integrated livestock management ... challenges and opportunities of farming deer with other livestock, AM, Nicol, WM Griffiths, and GR Edwards , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.107-116, (2007)

The effect of maternal liveweight gain of 15-month-old beef heifers on foetal weight, RE, Hickson, N Lopez-Villalobos, PR Kenyon, and ST Morris , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.117-120, (2007)

Summer lamb finishing on forage crops, CL, Lindsay, PD Kemp, PR Kenyon, and ST Morris , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.121-125, (2007)

The effects of ewe size and nutrition during pregnancy on growth and onset of puberty in female progeny, van der DS, Linden, PR Kenyon, CMC Jenkinson, SW Peterson, N Lopez-Villalobos, and HT Blair , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.126-129, (2007)

Hair whorl patterns are related to age at puberty and milk-production traits in dairy cattle, SK, Young, LR McNaughton, and RJ Spelman , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.130-135, (2007)

Validation of a technology for objectively measuring behaviour in dairy cows and its application for oestrous detection, JE, McGowan, CR Burke, and JG Jago , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.136-142, (2007)

Landcorp Farming Lecture : Genomic selection for accelerated genetic gain in livestock, BJ, Hayes, and ME Goddard , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.143-146, (2007)

Current status and future of genomic selection, JC, McEwan , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.147, (2007)

Developing genomic resources for whole genome selection, JC, McEwan , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.148-153, (2007)

Current status of QTL and association studies in New Zealand cattle , sheep and deer, CA, Morris, AW Campbell, NG Cullen, GH Davis, JM Everett-Hincks, RJ Hall, HM Henry, Johnson PL, JC McEwan, SH Phua, et al. , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.153-159, (2007)

LoinMAX and MyoMAX : Taking DNA marker tests from the research environment to commercial reality, AW, Campbell, and RJ McLaren , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.160-162, (2007)

Prospects for genome wide selection in the New Zealand livestock industries, KG, Dodds, PR Amer, RJ Spelman, JA Archer, and B Auvray , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.162-168, (2007)

Uptake of DNA testing by the livestock industries of New Zealand, AM, Crawford, RM Anderson, and KM McEwan , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.168-174, (2007)

Estimation of autumn live weight breeding values in progeny test datasets when progeny are slaughtered to achieve a target carcass weight, NB, Jopson, JC McEwan, KJ Knowler, and R Wheeler , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.175-179, (2007)

Effect of divergent selection for wool bulk on live weight and wool characteristics in Perendale sheep, RMW, Sumner, JN Clarke, and NG Cullen , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.180-186, (2007)

Maternal constraint in sheep breeds with diverse birth weight, CMC, Jenkinson, PR Kenyon, HT Blair, BH Breier, and PD Gluckman , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.187-191, (2007)

Sperm DNA damage after scrotal insulation in rams, RM, McDonald, JF Smith, GW Montgomery, JS Fleming, and NR Cox , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.192-197, (2007)

Ultrasonic measurement of backfat and muscling in sheep selected for parasite-related traits, M, Wheeler, CA Morris, SA Bisset, A Vlassoff, AD Mackay, CJ West, and BP Devantier , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.198-203, (2007)

Responses to selection in ryegrass staggers lines of sheep, CA, Morris, NC Amyes, and RL Orchard , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.204-208, (2007)

Choice of the most appropriate models and estimation procedures of lactation curves for grazing dairy cattle, JR, Bryant, and N Lopez-Villalobos , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.209-214, (2007)

The use of neural networks to detect minor and major pathogens that cause bovine mastitis, KJ, Hassan, S Samarasinghe, and MG Lopez-Benavides , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.215-219, (2007)

A dynamic model incorporating dietary protein for predicting liveweight gain of parasitised grazing lambs, K, Louie, VT Burggraaf, and D Pacheco , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.220-225, (2007)

International drivers for animal welfare change and implications for New Zealand, LR, Matthews , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.226-231, (2007)

The use of diazepam as a pharmacological method for evaluating anxiety in sheep, M, Stewart, JR Webster, SK Dowling, KJ Stafford, and FJ Huddart , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.232-236, (2007)

Comparison of suckling frequency of red and F1 wapiti-red calves reared on red hinds, JF, Ward, JA Archer, KT O'Neill, and RP Littlejohn , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.237-241, (2007)

Supplemental fumarate has little effect on the detailed composition of bovine milk during early lactation, S-A, Turner, PW Aspin, and ES Kolver , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.242-247, (2007)

Iodine deficiency in dairy cattle, PD, Anderson, B Dalir-Naghadeh, and TJ Parkinson , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.248-254, (2007)

Restricted postpartum feeding in grazing dairy heifers decreases milk production but does not lengthen oestrous interval, LM, Chagas, PJS Gore, KA MacDonald, and D Blache , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.255-260, (2007)

Evaluation of a model that estimates insulin sensitivity in dairy cows, PJ, Back, RC Boston, CC Palliser, ES Kolver, and LM Chagas , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.261-265, (2007)

Monensin controlled release capsules for improved production and mitigating methane in dairy cows fed pasture, GC, Waghorn, H Clark, V Taufa, and A Cavanagh , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.266-271, (2007)

The effect of live yeast inclusion into mixed forage diets on milk yield , locomotion score , lameness and sole bruising in first lactation Holstein Friesian dairy cattle, LA, Lethbridge, JK Margerison, and D Parfitt , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.272-275, (2007)

Effect of age on methane emissions of red deer stags from weaning until one year of age grazing perennial ryegrass-based pasture : Brief Communication, NM, Swainson, SO Hoskin, H Clark, and N Lopez-Villalobos , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.276-279, (2007)

Comparison of the effect of simultaneous grazing of sheep or cattle with hinds during fawning, AM, Nicol, GR Edwards, MJ Ridgway, and WM Griffiths , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.280-284, (2007)

Quantifying the importance of submission rate to artificial breeding on reproductive performance and profitability in dairy cattle herds, PC, Beukes, RM Tiddy, CR Burke, G Levy, and JAS Lancaster , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.285-292, (2007)

Effect of increased somatic cell count on lactation yields of milk , fat and protein, AM, Winkelman, WA Montgomerie, and DL Johnson , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.293-296, (2007)

Semen parameters of cloned bulls, JF, Smith, RM McDonald, DN Wells, and NR Cox , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.297-302, (2007)

Effects of experimentally induced and treated Streptococcus uberis mastitis early in the dry period on production in the subsequent lactation, KR, Petrovski, NB Williamson, C Fernandez, A Grinberg, N Lopez-Villalobos, and TJ Parkinson , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.303-306, (2007)

The mechanical properties and lesion score of the sole and white line horn of front and hind claws of heifers prior to and during first lactation, B, Winkler, and JK Margerison , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.307-311, (2007)

Teat spraying before calving and Streptococcus uberis clinical mastitis in heifers : Brief Communication, MG, Lopez-Benavides, JH Williamson, and SJ Lacy-Hulbert , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.312-314, (2007)

Production and physiological indicators to select cows suitable for extended lactations, JK, Kay, PW Aspin, CVC Phyn, JR Roche, and ES Kolver , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.315-319, (2007)

Concentrations of pesticides in fleeces after pour-on and saturation dipping of Merino sheep, DA, Rankin, TC Reid, DJW Cole, RA Urquhart, and MS Syhre , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.320-325, (2007)

Culture of ovine keratinocytes : An experimental model for wool growth, NW, Rufaut, NT Goldthorpe, AJ Craven, OAM Wallace, JE Wildermoth, G Pedersen, and AJ Nixon , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.326-331, (2007)

Expression of keratin intermediate filament genes in wool follicles of wiltshire sheep, SW, Gordon, Z-D Yu, AJ Nixon, and AJ Pearson , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.332-338, (2007)

Variation of wool characteristics across the body of New Zealand Wiltshire sheep, AJ, Craven, MG Ashby, DR Scobie, and AJ Nixon , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.339-344, (2007)

Expression of the developmental regulators Msx1 and Msx2 in sheep skin varies with body region and wool growth pattern, AJ, Craven, NW Rufaut, DR Scobie, and AJ Nixon , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.345-350, (2007)

Variation of fibre characteristics important in processing, over the body of Australian brushtail possum ( Trichosurus vulpecula ), TC, Reid, SM Causer, RA Urquhart, and JL Woods , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.351-355, (2007)

Preliminary observations on fresh and healed scars in deer skins, DR, Scobie, and JC Pollard , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.356-360, (2007)

Testing glutathione-S-transferase for an association with facial eczema resistance in cattle, CA, Morris, NG Cullen, and R Munday , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.361-364, (2007)

Puberty in Angus bulls from lines selected for heifers' age at puberty, CA, Morris, and NC Amyes , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.365-369, (2007)

Evaluation of a practical weaning weight index for extensively-grazed beef cows, CW, Thomas, AC Bywater, and SP Miller , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.370-376, (2007)

Multiple trait national genetic evaluation for cow longevity, BL, Harris, and WA Montgomerie , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.377-381, (2007)

Test-day model for national genetic evaluation of milk production traits, BL, Harris, AM Winkelman, DL Johnson, and WA Montgomerie , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.382-387, (2007)

The genetic relationship between heifer and cow fertility, JE, Pryce, BL Harris, and LR McNaughton , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.388-391, (2007)

Metabolic feed efficiency - opportunities for selection in dairy cows, LR, McNaughton, and JE Pryce , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.392-398, (2007)

Breed and heterosis effects for milk protein composition estimated in two stages of lactation in New Zealand dairy cows, PJ, Back, and N Lopez-Villalobos , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.399-402, (2007)

Induced physical distension of rat mammary glands accelerates the onset of apoptosis and involution compared with milk accumulation alone : Brief Communication, CVC, Phyn, JM Dobson, SR Davis, K Stelwagen, and K Singh , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.403-406, (2007)

Regulation of milk protein synthesis in the bovine mammary gland : A proteomic approach, G, Smolenski, JJ Bond, TT Wheeler, NC Roy, WC McNabb, and SA McCoard , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.407-412, (2007)

Effects of dietary herb supplements on sheepmeat flavour, K, Fraser, GA Lane, MR Kirk, RG Keogh, and TL Cummings , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.413-419, (2007)

Does high-frequency immobilisation of sheep post-mortem affect meat quality ?, ES, Toohey, and DL Hopkins , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.420-425, (2007)

Comparison of white clover , perennial ryegrass and the high tannin containing forage Lotus pedunculatus as finishing diets : Effect on sheepmeat quality, MM, Farouk, M Tavendale, G Lane, D Pulford, and J Waller , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.426-430, (2007)

Evaluation of the sulphur hexafluoride tracer technique for methane emission measurement in forage-fed sheep, CS, Pinares-Patino, CW Holmes, KR Lassey, and MJ Ulyatt , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.431-435, (2007)

Examination of pH in lot fed beef for Japan, DL, Hopkins, JA Cassar, ES Toohey, and PC Wynn , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.436-440, (2007)