@conference {41270,
	title = {The influence of reproductive status on pituitary gland function in seasonally anoestrous red deer hinds},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {61},
	year = {2001},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {141-143},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	address = {Christchurch},
	abstract = {Changes in pituitary responsiveness to exogenous hypothalamic hormones were assessed during seasonal anoestrous in dry, pregnant and lactating hinds. Of the fifteen adult red deer hinds monitored, five were non-pregnant, five had their calves removed immediately after birth, and five suckled their calves. All hinds were given a single i.v. injection of hypothalamic releasing hormones (5mg each of GnRH, GRF and TRH) on four occasions between Nov/Dec (10 days prior to calving) and March. The pituitary response was determined from changes in plasma concentrations of LH, growth hormone, and prolactin in samples obtained by jugular venepuncture at 0, 15 and 30 min after injection. Reproductive state significantly (P<0.001) affected LH release with a mean response (over all sample dates) of 1.12 ng/ml in dry hinds compared with 0.85 ng/ml in hinds that had their calves removed and 0.60 ng/ml in lactating hinds. Neither growth hormone (average 5.65 ng/ml) nor prolactin (average 33.9 ng/ml) responses were affected by reproductive status. },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Fisher MW and McLeod BJ and Meikle LM and Martin SK}
}
@conference {40636,
	title = {Risk perceptions and management responses to risk in pastoral farming in New Zealand.},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {54},
	year = {1994},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {363-368},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {The environment facing pastoral farmers in New Zealand is much more  
risky than it was a decade ago.  This has required primary producers to identify  
their sources of risk and to take measures to protect their businesses against  
these risks.  A nation-wide postal survey of 1750 dairy, sheep and beef and deer  
farmers was undertaken in July 1992 to determine the importance which  
pastoral farmers attached to different risk sources and strategies for managing  
risk in the post-deregulation environment.  Usable responses were received  
from 885 farmers.  A follow-up telephone survey of non-respondents found no  
evidence of non-respondent bias.  Farmers in all three groups considered  
business risk to be higher than financial risk, with changes in product prices  
being the most important risk source.  Other important risks were changes in  
the world economic and political situation, changes in New Zealand{\textquoteright}s  
economic situation, changes in input costs (except for deer farmers), rainfall  
variability, pests and diseases (for deer farmers), changes in producer board  
policies (for dairy and deer farmers), changes in government laws and policies  
(for deer farmers) and risks associated with accidents or health problems.  A  
range of management responses were used to combat risk.  For all three groups  
of farmers, routine spraying and drenching and maintaining feed reserves were  
the most important risk management responses.  Keeping debt low, managing  
capital spending and maintaining both short and long term flexibility in  
farming operations were also considered important.  Sheep and beef cattle and  
deer farmers also consider the marketing responses of market information,  
spreading sale and having more than one enterprise to be important. },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Martin SK}
}
