Internal parasites have been a problem for animals, probably since the dawn of evolution. However, domestication and the constraints we impose on animals, particularly ruminants, by restricting selection of forage and ...

This booklet has been produced in conjunction with a workshop which was convened to help South Island dairy farmers to understand the new milk payment system and to consider means for coping with it. The text is set out ...

This booklet has been prepared to provide a description of the Deer Research Unit at Lincoln University (formerly Lincoln College) for information of students, visitors and other people with an interest in the unit. It ...

This dissertation describes a series of experiments designed to understand the potential anthelmintic properties of nitrogenous fertilisers for control of gastrointestinal parasites. Anthelmintic administration is no longer ...

The New Zealand Deer Industry experienced no apparent animal productivity gains in the decade leading up to 2004 while the competing red meat sectors increased productivity significantly. Compounding this issue for the ...

Future rises in world population, increased demand for food production and greater concern for environmental emissions means that new strategies are required for sustainable growth of ruminant industries. Improvement of ...

Animal growth and carcass composition are of commercial importance for sheep meat production. Growth and fat deposition are affected by both environmental factors and genetic factors. Genetic selection to produce leaner, ...

A series of experiments designed to investigate live weight error and analyse the effect fasting and multiple weighing has on live weight measurements were carried out. In the first experiment 24 mixed aged ewes were fasted ...

Among our domestic animals the sheep has an outstanding virtue; if required to, it can live and produce, at least wool, on the most ’ sparse and inhospitable grazings, and because of this ability it has always tended ...

Because of the differential growth of herbage plants throughout the year and because of weather hazards, the most difficult problem of the stock-raiser is the provision of an adequate supply of feed for every day in the ...