@article {3672,
	title = {Drinking behaviour of ewes with access to a water trough during summer and autumn - a preliminary examination},
	journal = {New Zealand Journal of Animal Science and Production},
	volume = {82},
	year = {2022},
	month = {01/2022},
	pages = {69-76},
	address = {Online},
	abstract = {Three observational studies were conducted to determine the water intake behaviour of ewes during the summer of 2017 and autumn of 2018 in the Manawatu and summer of 2021 in the Wairarapa. In each study, ewes were offered ad-libitum access to water from reticulated water troughs with video cameras recording footage of ewe drinking behaviour. Ewes were fitted with a uniquely numbered collar and spray marked with an identification number on their flank. Proximity of ewes to the water trough was determined using Bluetooth technology. Maximum daily temperatures ranged between 17.2 and 25.5{\textdegree}C in study 1, 9.9 and 23.6{\textdegree}C in study 2 and 16.0 and 28.1{\textdegree}C in study 3. Pasture moisture content was greater than 70\% in both the Manawatu studies and less than 60\% in the Wairarapa. Eighty percent of ewes in 2017 and 45\% in 2018 were not observed to drink from the water trough at any time in the Manawatu, although, there was considerable intra-animal variation. In the Wairarapa, all ewes were observed to drink during the study on between one and 14 occasions. These studies suggest that ewe drinking behaviour showed considerable variation between individuals and is likely dependent on the environmental conditions and pasture moisture content.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Corner-Thomas and Bunyaga AS and Draganova I and Burkitt L and Kenyon PR}
}
@article {3672,
	title = {BRIEF COMMUNICATION: The behaviour of sheep around a natural waterway},
	journal = {New Zealand Journal of Animal Science and Production},
	volume = {80},
	year = {2020},
	month = {09/2020},
	pages = {124-127},
	address = {Online},
	abstract = {Access of cattle to waterways has been shown to be a potential cause of poor-water quality, due to nutrients and pathogens
deposited via urination and defecation. In addition, cattle can pug the banks of waterways and, thus, cause sediment loss. Although
government-imposed regulations to fence waterways currently only applies to dairy cattle in New Zealand, it is likely that some
exclusion restrictions will apply to sheep and beef in the future. This is a concern, as there is very little research examining the
behaviour of sheep around natural waterways in NZ. Video recordings were made to observe the interaction of mixed-age Romney
ewes (n=40) with a natural waterway at Massey University{\textquoteright}s hill-country farm Tuapaka. Ewe behaviour and movements were
monitored continuously for two weeks using GPS devices and motion-activated trail cameras. Ewes were offered reticulated water
(week 2) or were restricted from accessing the water trough (week 1). Riparian zones were accessed by some ewes (n=20) whose
behaviours observed appeared to be influenced by time of day and environmental temperature. When in the riparian areas, ewes
spent 68\% of their time grazing, 15.9\% stationary and 2.2\% drinking. Access to the water trough had no effect (P>0.05) on the
drinking behaviour of ewes. It was concluded that, during winter, although only a small number of sheep drank from waterways,
ewes accessed riparian zones to graze.

Keywords: behaviour; ewes; waterways; riparian areas},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Bunyaga AS and Corner-Thomas RA and Burkitt LL and Draganova I and Kenyon PR}
}
@conference {3672,
	title = {BRIEF COMMUNICATION: Walking distance and energy expenditure of beef cows grazing on hill country in winter},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {75},
	year = {2015},
	month = {07/2015},
	pages = {164-166},
	address = {Dunedin},
	abstract = { },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Martin NP and Hickson RE and Draganova I and Horne D and Kenyon PR and Morris ST}
}
