@conference {89244,
	title = {Association of the KRT33A (formerly KRT1.2) gene with live-weight and wool characteristics in yearing Perendale sheep},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {73},
	year = {2013},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {158-164},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	address = {Hamilton},
	abstract = {<p>DNA samples from 691 mixed-sex Perendale sheep, born between 1998 and 2001, were typed for variation in the KRT33A gene using polymerasechain reaction - single-strand conformational polymorphism. The sheep were the progeny of two linesselected for either decreased (L), or increased (H) core bulk at yearling shearing, crosses between the lines and back-crosses. Five variants (A{\textendash}E) of KRT33Awere identified with a frequency of 0.07, 0.04, 0.07, 0.35 and 0.47, respectively. The proportion of Adecreased and Bincreased, with a progressive increase incrimp frequency, fibre curvature and core bulk and a progressive decrease infleece weight, staple length and washing yield with each step-wise increase in the proportion of genes derived fromthe H line. An effect of the presence of Aon the measured wool characteristics was found, but was less than the effect with direct selection for core bulk. There was no consistent effect on body growth. While none of the variants of KRT33Awere strongly predictive of variation in core bulk, other genes on Chromosome 11 may be implicated in the differential expression of characteristics associated withcore bulk.</p>
},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Sumner RMW and Forrest RHJ and Zhou H and Henderson HV and Hickford JGH}
}
@conference {89243,
	title = {Association of variation in the ovine ADRB3 gene with weaning weight and post-weaning growth in New Zealand Suffolk sheep},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {73},
	year = {2013},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {155-157},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	address = {Hamilton},
	abstract = {<p>β3-adrenergic receptors (ADRB3s) are mediators of the lipolytic and thermogenic effects of catecholamine levels in brown and white adipose tissue. Studies have linked variation within the β3-adrenergic receptor gene (ADRB3) to metabolic disease and obesity in humans (NCBI OMIM No. 109691), variation in loin eye muscle area in pigs (Hirose et al. 2009) and with dairy form in cattle (Connor et al. 2006).</p>
},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Yang G and Forrest RHJ and Zhou H and Fang Q and Hickford JGH}
}
@conference {41551,
	title = {A survey of the control and financial impact of footrot in the New Zealand Merino industry},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {65},
	year = {2005},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {117-122},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	address = {Christchurch},
	abstract = { A survey was sent to 869 Merino farmers in New Zealand in August 2001 seeking information about the  prevalence of footrot, treatment and control measures applied, their related costs, and estimated production losses  attributable to the disease. There were 304 respondents to the survey and they farm approximately 43\% of the Merino  sheep in New Zealand. Footrot was reported to be present  in 59\% of the respondents{\textquoteright} flocks with 6.4\% of the sheep  infected by footrot at the time of surveying. Foot bathing, culling of affected sheep and breeding for footrot resistance in  flocks were the preferred control measures. Footrot treatment was calculated to cost $1.67 per Merino sheep per year  with an additional $1.77 per sheep attributed to losses in animal production. Assuming the respondents are  representative of the New Zealand Merino industry, the total cost of footrot to this industry was estimated to be in excess of $11 million annually.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Hickford JGH and Davies S and Zhou H and Gudex BW}
}
