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A comparison of the performance Romney and Wiltshire cross lambs to weaning,
, New Zealand Journal of Animal Science and Production, 01/2022, Volume 82, Online, p.45-49, (2022)
A comparison of the ewe reproductive performance of Romney ewes bred to Romney or Wiltshire rams and the growth of their progeny to weaning,
, New Zealand Journal of Animal Science and Production, 01/2022, Volume 81, Online, p.136-140, (2021)
Body condition scoring of sheep: intra- and inter-observer variability,
, New Zealand Journal of Animal Science and Production, 09/2020, Volume 80, Online, p.107-112, (2020)
BRIEF COMMUNICATION: Impacts of live weight of ewe lambs at mating on their reproductive performance,
, New Zealand Journal of Animal Science and Production, 07/2019, Volume 79, Palmerston North, p.87-90, (2019)
BRIEF COMMUNICATION: Meat quality of light-weight, yearling steers of dairy origin,
, New Zealand Journal of Animal Science and Production, 07/2019, Volume 79, Palmerston North, p.156-158, (2019)
BRIEF COMMUNICATION: Relative cost of producing carcasses from dairy-origin steers slaughtered at 8 – 12 months of age in New Zealand,
, New Zealand Journal of Animal Science and Production, 07/2019, Volume 79, Palmerston North, p.153-155, (2019)
The effect of herbage type prior to fasting on the rate of liveweight loss during fasting in ewe lambs,
, New Zealand Journal of Animal Science and Production, 07/2019, Volume 79, Palmerston North, p.131-134, (2019)
Estimates of genetic parameters for lactation curves for milk, fat, protein and somatic cell score in New Zealand dairy goats,
, New Zealand Journal of Animal Science and Production, 07/2019, Volume 79, Palmerston North, p.1-7, (2019)
Estimation of heritabilities for milk urea and efficiency of crude protein utilization by day of lactation in a New Zealand dairy cow herd,
, New Zealand Journal of Animal Science and Production, 07/2019, Volume 79, Palmerston North, p.183-187, (2019)
Farm-management tools: reasons for the decision not to use specific tools,
, New Zealand Journal of Animal Science and Production, 07/2019, Volume 79, Palmerston North, p.125-130, (2019)
Milk production and rebreeding performance of mixed-aged dairy cows mated to Angus or Hereford bulls,
, New Zealand Journal of Animal Science and Production, 07/2019, Volume 79, Palmerston North, p.144-148, (2019)
BRIEF COMMUNICATION: Impact of maternal plane of nutrition, ewe weight and twinning on fetal mammary gland development in sheep,
, New Zealand Journal of Animal Science and Production, 07/2018, Volume 78, Lincoln, p.183-185, (2018)
Differences in birth weight and neonatal survival rate of lambs born to ewe hoggets or mature ewes,
, New Zealand Journal of Animal Science and Production, 07/2018, Volume 78, Lincoln, p.16-20, (2018)
Heritability of longevity in New Zealand dairy goats,
, New Zealand Journal of Animal Science and Production, 07/2018, Volume 78, Lincoln, p.11-15, (2018)
BRIEF COMMUNICATION: Does Viagra protect fetal lambs against maternal pregnancy toxaemia?,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 07/2016, Volume 76, Adelaide, p.172-174, (2016)
BRIEF COMMUNICATION: The use of farm-management tools by New Zealand sheep farmers: changes with time,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 07/2016, Volume 76, Adelaide, p.78-80, (2016)
Reproductive performance of singleton and twin female offspring born to ewe-lamb dams and mature adult dams,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 07/2016, Volume 76, Adelaide, p.151-154, (2016)
The effect of dam age on ewe offspring productive performance and efficiency,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 07/2015, Volume 75, Dunedin, p.239-242, (2015)
Effect of dam age on the growth and body composition of singleton ram offspring to 11 months of age,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 07/2015, Volume 75, Dunedin, p.231-234, (2015)
Relationships among skin thickness, fat depth and eye muscle depth in sires and their progeny, and the breeding value for survival of their progeny,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 07/2015, Volume 75, Dunedin, p.243-246, (2015)
BRIEF COMMUNICATION: Are fetal programming effects, due to maternal early pregnancy nutrition, evident in adult male offspring in sheep?,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 06/2014, Volume 74, Napier, p.209-211, (2014)
BRIEF COMMUNICATION: Comparison of early embryo development in Cheviot and Suffolk breeds of sheep,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 06/2014, Volume 74, Napier, p.202-204, (2014)
BRIEF COMMUNICATION: Developmental programming in sheep due to early pregnancy nutrition alters milk yields of adult female offspring but not of grand-offspring,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 06/2014, Volume 74, Napier, p.212-214, (2014)
BRIEF COMMUNICATION: Effect of early life diet on lamb growth and organ development,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 06/2014, Volume 74, Napier, p.205-208, (2014)
BRIEF COMMUNICATION: Ewe ultra-sound pregnancy diagnosis and its use by New Zealand farmers,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 06/2014, Volume 74, Napier, p.65-67, (2014)
BRIEF COMMUNICATION: Grand-dam age has no effect on ram lamb live weight and carcass characteristics,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 06/2014, Volume 74, Napier, p.196-198, (2014)
BRIEF COMMUNICATION: Inter-generational effects on male offspring born to ewes whose dams were offered varying feeding levels in pregnancy,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 06/2014, Volume 74, Napier, p.199-201, (2014)
The Farmer Learning Project: Improving the design of agricultural extension to promote learning,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 06/2014, Volume 74, Napier, p.166-172, (2014)
From Extension to Distributed Learning: The Embedding of Agricultural Scientists in Farmer Knowledge Networks,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 06/2014, Volume 74, Napier, p.173-178, (2014)
A comparison of aspects of the reproductive success of ewe lambs and mixed age ewes joined over the same period,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 73, Hamilton, p.76-78, (2013)
Effect of dam size and nutrition during pregnancy on fetal testicular development in sheep,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 73, Hamilton, p.41-44, (2013)
Effect of different herbage mixes on lamb meat quality,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 73, Hamilton, p.65-67, (2013)
Insulin response to a glucose tolerance test in 18-month pregnant heifers as a predictor of subsequent survival,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 73, Hamilton, p.117-119, (2013)
Uterine expression of oestrogen receptor alpha in Suffolk and Cheviot ewes at Day 19 of pregnancy, following embryo transfer,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 73, Hamilton, p.86-89, (2013)
Economic values for New Zealand dairy goats,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 72, Christchurch, p.166-168, (2012)
Effect of the maternal environment on fetal growth at mid-gestation in sheep,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 72, Christchurch, p.205-209, (2012)
Effects of maternal nutrition during pregnancy on the growth and reproductive development of male sheep: a meta-analysis,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 72, Christchurch, p.51-57, (2012)
Estimates of genetic parameters for flystrike in New Zealand Romney and Romney cross sheep,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 72, Christchurch, p.189-191, (2012)
Expression of uterine progesterone receptor in Suffolk and Cheviot ewes at Day 19 of pregnancy, following embryo transfer,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 72, Christchurch, p.35-37, (2012)
Milk somatic cells are not suitable biomarkers of lactating ruminant mammary gland function,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 72, Christchurch, p.3-7, (2012)
Productivity and financial characteristics of herds that produce milkfat with different concentration of unsaturated fatty acids using a stochastic farm model,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 72, Christchurch, p.175-180, (2012)
Relationship between profiles of free amino acids in fetal and maternal plasma with those in skeletal muscle, in twin and single fetuses from ad-libitum fed ewes in late gestation,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 72, Christchurch, p.213-215, (2012)
BRIEF COMMUNICATION: The effect of dam age and lamb birth rank on the growth rate, faecal egg count and onset of puberty of single and twin female offspring to 12 month of age,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 71, Invercargill, p.83-85, (2011)
BRIEF COMMUNICATION: The effects of dam nutrition during pregnancy on the postnatal growth and puberty attainment of ewe progeny,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 71, Invercargill, p.56-58, (2011)
BRIEF COMMUNICATION: The effects of dam nutrition during pregnancy on the growth of male offspring,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 71, Invercargill, p.59-61, (2011)
Dairy goat production systems in Waikato, New Zealand,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 71, Invercargill, p.86-91, (2011)
Effect of lactation stage and breed on the concentration of unsaturated fatty acids in milkfat of New Zealand dairy cattle,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 71, Invercargill, p.203-207, (2011)
Do fetuses from primiparous one-year-old ewes differ from those of multiparous mature ewes?,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jun, Volume 70, Palmerston North, p.118-120, (2010)
Effects of restricted fetal nutrition in utero on mTOR signaling in ovine skeletal muscle,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jun, Volume 70, Palmerston North, p.180-182, (2010)
Intracellular concentrations of free amino acids are reduced in skeletal muscle of late gestation twin compared to single fetuses,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jun, Volume 70, Palmerston North, p.199-201, (2010)
Preliminary investigation of milk production in Angus heifers exposed to different nutrition in utero,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jun, Volume 70, Palmerston North, p.194-198, (2010)
Genetic parameters for somatic cell score in dairy goats estimated by random regression,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jun, Volume 69, Christchurch, p.206-209, (2009)
Maternal environment as a regulator of birth weight and body dimensions of newborn lambs,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jun, Volume 69, Christchurch, p.10-14, (2009)
Inheritance of chondrodysplasia in Texel sheep,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 68, Brisbane, Australia, p.20-22, (2008)
The effect of Finnish Landrace and Texel ewe and lamb behaviour after tagging on lamb survival to weaning,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.48-54, (2007)
The effects of ewe size and nutrition during pregnancy on growth and onset of puberty in female progeny,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.126-129, (2007)
Maternal constraint in sheep breeds with diverse birth weight,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.187-191, (2007)
Chevre meat' (goat meat) impressions and taste responses by Japanese,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 66, Napier, p.360-362, (2006)
Effect on fleece weight of combining genes from four flocks independently selected for increased fleece weight,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 66, Napier, p.195-199, (2006)
Does ewe nutrition during pregnancy affect the metabolism of twin-born lambs?,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 65, Christchurch, p.163-167, (2005)
Does the ewe nutrition during pregnancy affect the behaviour of ewe lambs at 1 and 2 years of age?,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 65, Christchurch, p.29-32, (2005)
Effect of slaughter group and sire on carcass composition and meat quality characteristics of Texel-sired lambs,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 65, Christchurch, p.241-246, (2005)
Is goat meat acceptable to Japanese youth? The first goat meat taste survey in Japan,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 65, Christchurch, p.256-260, (2005)
An update on beef traceability regulations in Japan,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 65, Christchurch, p.80-84, (2005)
The effect of ewe and lamb post-parturient behaviour on lamb survival to weaning: A comparative study of Finns and Texels,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 64, Hamilton, p.223-226, (2004)
The effect of ewe nutrition on maternal behaviour score and litter survival,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 64, Hamilton, p.188-191, (2004)
A survey of goat meat acceptability in Japan,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 64, Hamilton, p.208-211, (2004)
Beef traceability systems in Japan - how should New Zealand prepare?,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 63, Queenstown, p.49-52, (2003)
Organic beef in Japan - is there any room for New Zealand?,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 62, Palmerston North, p.128-132, (2002)
Ranking Romney sires on carcass value from a progeny test,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 62, Palmerston North, p.183-187, (2002)
A comparison of dairy farming between New Zealand and Japan,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 61, Christchurch, p.203-206, (2001)
Sheep industry structure and genetic improvement,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 60, Hamilton, p.175-179, (2000)
Relationship between wool sulphur concentration and wool characteristics,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 59, p.43-45, (1999)
The assessment of natural means of controlling loose wool feltability and yarn shrinkage.,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 58, p.291-293, (1998)
Effects of selection and crossbreeding on industry returns from whole milk powder, butter and casein in the New Zealand dairy industry,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 58, p.64-67, (1998)
Monitoring some muscoid fly populations on Massey University sheep farms in the Manawatu,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 58, p.220-223, (1998)
Performance of Romney and One-Quarter Merino x Three-Quarters Romney sheep on Wanganui hill country,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 58, p.266-269, (1998)
The role of cysteine in the increased parasite susceptibility of Romney sheep selected for hogget fleece-weight.,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 58, p.150-153, (1998)
Heritability of resistance to flystrike in New Zealand Perendale sheep,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 57, p.41-42, (1997)
The use of fly attractants to encourage flystrike for sheep selection purposes.,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 57, p.37-40, (1997)
Accounting for scale effects in genetic evaluation of dairy cattle.,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 54, p.276-280, (1994)
Effect of selection for greasy fleece weight on the components of fleece weight in New Zealand Romney sheep,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 54, p.243-246, (1994)
How relevant are current and emerging genetic technologies to the beef breeding cow?,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 54, p.337-344, (1994)
Influence of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) on components of the haematopoietic and lymphatic systems,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 54, p.5-8, (1994)
The relationship between internal parasite burden, faecal egg count, and mucosal mast cells in fleeceweight-selected and control sheep,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 54, p.9-14, (1994)
Hormone/metabolite levels in young rams as predictors of genetic merit for backfat depth and fleeceweight,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 53, p.335-338, (1993)
Metabolic changes in sheep divergently selected for plasma IGF-1,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 53, p.381-384, (1993)
A comparison of internal parasitism in fleeceweight-selected and control Romney sheep,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 52, p.57-60, (1992)
Testis size and endocrine parameters in rams as predictors of aseasonality in their daughters,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 52, p.195-198, (1992)
Responses to divergent selection for plasma insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in sheep,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 51, p.417-422, (1991)
Wool sulphur concentration in fleeceweight-selected and control Romney hoggets,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 51, p.395-400, (1991)
The future impact of new opportunities in reproductive physiology and molecular biology on genetic improvement programmes,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 50, p.197-210, (1990)
Responses to modern technology within the New Zealand sheep breeding industry,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 50, p.423-426, (1990)
The effect of exogenous melatonin, administered in summer, on wool growth and testis diameter of Romneys,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 49, p.35-38, (1989)
A comparison of rams from fleece weight-selected and randomly bred Romney flocks for intake, wool growth and feed utilisation,
, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 46, p.215-218, (1986)