@conference {40010,
	title = {Preliminary investigation into factors affecting lamb growth from birth to weaning on Taranaki hill country},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {46},
	year = {1986},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {139-144},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {The aim of the present study was to examine the influence of the ram on plasma FSH concentrations in progesterone-primed Romney ewes which were: (1) anoestrous; (2) devoid of ovaries; (3) or anoestrous but induced to ovulate by a pulsatile injection regimen of luteinising hormone (LH). The results showed that there was an abrupt fall in the mean FSH levels in anoestrous or LH-pulsed ewes at 1 hour after ram introduction and that this level of suppression (~40\%) was maintained for ~22 hours in anoestrous ewes and for 12 hours in LH-pulsed ewes. Also, an FSH reduction (~20\%) was observed in the ovariectomised ewes. In the anoestrous ewes, the FSH changes were observed without any associated oestrous or ovulatory behaviour. In the LH-pulsed group, all ewes showed oestrus and 75\% produced normal corpora lutea. Collectively, the evidence suggests that when attempts are made to achieve fertile matings in hormone-treated anoestrous ewes, there may be advantages in delaying ram introduction until ~24 hours after progesterone withdrawal.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Thomson NA and Mace MJ and Wright LA and Bishell SM}
}
@conference {39961,
	title = {A preliminary investigation into factors affecting lamb growth on Taranaki hill country},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {45},
	year = {1985},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {137-140},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {Lactating or non-lactating Coopworth ewe hoggets were offered low, medium or high herbage allowances for 8 weeks during lactation in each of 2 years. Herbage allowance had only a small effect on the penalty of a hogget lactation. Relative to their non-lactating counterparts, the hoggets that had lactated were on average 12.8 kg lighter at weaning and had a 0.29 kg lower clean fleece weight. These penalties are larger than those reported in other New Zealand studies in which the lactating hoggets were preferentially fed. The lambs reared by the hoggets had live-weight gains typical of those observed in twin lambs reared by adult ewes.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Thomson NA and Brown WB and Mace MJ}
}
@conference {39631,
	title = {Milkfat production increases due to an advisory programme aimed at increasing the feed supply on dairy farms},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {39},
	year = {1979},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {148-153},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Mace MJ and Peterson DCV}
}
