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Neuroendocrine regulation of dry matter intake in grazing dairy cows
(Lincoln University, 2014)
Supplementary feeds are offered to grazing dairy cows to increase dry matter and metabolizable energy intakes; however, offering feed supplements reduces pasture dry matter intake, a phenomenon known as substitution. The ...
Effect of a Trichoderma bio-inoculant on ectomycorrhizal colonisation of Pinus radiata seedlings
(Lincoln University, 2010)
Ectomycorrhizal colonisation potential of Pinus radiata seedlings inoculated with the commercially available Trichoderma species bio-inoculant, Arbor-Guard™, was investigated in a commercial containerised nursery setting ...
Carbon footprints in the New Zealand dairy industry: a comparison of farming systems
(Lincoln University, 2010)
Environmental indicators which measure the energy required to produce one tonne of milk solids under the production processes of the New Zealand dairy industry are available at the macro level. However, where intensification ...
The implications of spring grazing management on animal liveweight gain, yield and root reserves of lucerne (Medicago sativa L.)
(Lincoln University, 2012)
Lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) is an important legume for New Zealand dryland farms. To ensure the productivity and persistence of lucerne stands rotational grazing is recommended. However, over spring ewes and lambs are ...
Robust semi-quantitative fuzzy cognitive map model for complex systems and case study: mitigating the water scarcity problem in Joran
(Lincoln University, 2013)
Many contemporary real life problems are characterised by uncertainty due to human-environment
interactions. Such problems are typically qualitative, participatory, complex
and dynamic such that the domain knowledge ...
Services and economic growth in China
(Lincoln University, 2014)
The service sector is playing an ever-increasing role in China’s economy (Li, 2012). Nevertheless, the service sector’s share in gross domestic product (GDP) is still lagging behind the manufacturing sector. The purpose ...
Memorial design : considerations for Christchurch
(Lincoln University, 2012)
In the wake of a series of devastating earthquakes, Christchurch, New Zealand is faced with a long, complicated mourning and memorialisation process. The initial intention of this research was to comparatively examine ...
Landscaping Boulder Bay, Canterbury, New Zealand: The emergent and contested classification of authentic heritage baches and an endangered species of penguin
(Lincoln University, 2012)
In a world that is continually ‘coming-into-being’, particular landscapes become sites of contest when inhabitants seek to hold on to certain configurations or re-shape them. Depending on whether they are constitutive of ...
Improving on the capabilities approach as a framework for the evaluation of international development projects
(Lincoln University, 2010)
Amartya Sen developed the ideas underlying the Capability Approach, followed by abundant debate by other authors. This approach to development economics provides an alternative to traditional ways to determine the welfare ...
An empirical analysis of New Zealand bank customers’ satisfaction
(Lincoln University, 2010)
It is important that banks deliver quality services which in turn results in customer satisfaction in today’s competitive banking environment. Within the New Zealand financial service market, competition is deemed to be ...