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Exploiting interspecific olfactory communication to monitor predators
(Ecological Society of America, 2017-03)
Olfaction is the primary sense of many mammals and subordinate predators use this sense to detect dominant species, thereby reducing the risk of an encounter and facilitating coexistence. Chemical signals can act as ...
Microbiological assessment of four probiotic feed supplements used by the dairy industry in New Zealand
(Taylor & Francis on behalf of the New Zealand Veterinary Association, 2013)
Since Metchnikoff’s publication ‘‘The Prolongation of Life’’ (Metchnikoff 1908) proposed the use of live bacteria to improve health, a precise definition of probiotics has yet to be formulated, however a widely held ...
Analysis of adoption trends of in-parlor technologies over a 10-year period for labor saving and data capture on pasture-based dairy farms
(Elsevier on behalf of the American Dairy Association ®, 2020-11-06)
The use of precision technology is increasingly seen as an option to improve productivity, animal welfare, resource use efficiency, and workplace features on dairy farms. There is limited research related to longitudinal ...
Complete mitochondrial genome of the stoat (Mustela erminea) and New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) and their significance for mammalian phylogeny
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)
The complete mitochondrial genome of three mustelid species, stoats (Mustela erminea), weasels (Mustela nivalis) and ferrets (Mustela furo), and the New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) were sequenced using direct ...
Short communication: The relationship between farm debt and dairy productivity and profitability in New Zealand
(Elsevier and Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS) on behalf of the American Dairy Science Association, 2020-09)
For a variety of reasons, dairy sector indebtedness has increased in recent years. However, it is not clear whether increased debt boosts or damages the economic performance of dairy farms. This paper provides empirical ...
Application of the pressure-state-response framework to perceptions reporting of the state of the New Zealand environment
(Elsevier, 2004-01)
The Pressure–State–Response framework for environmental reporting was used as a basis to develop a long-term study of people's perceptions of the state of the New Zealand environment. A postal survey of 2000 people, randomly ...
Effect of variation in ovine WFIKKN₂ on growth traits appears to be gender-dependent
(Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature., 2015-07-22)
WFIKKN₂ may play a role in the regulation of muscle growth and development, but to date there have been no reports on the effect of variation in WFIKKN₂ on growth and carcass traits in livestock. In this study, the effect ...
Positive relationships between body weight of dairy heifers and their first-lactation and accumulated three-parity lactation production
(Elsevier on behalf of the American Dairy Science Association and the Federation of Animal Science Societies, 2019-03-01)
This study investigated the relationships between body weight (BW) and milk production of 140,113 New Zealand dairy heifers. Heifers were classified into 5 breed groups: Holstein-Friesian, Holstein-Friesian crossbred, ...
Genetic variations and haplotypic diversity in the Myostatin gene of New Zealand cattle breeds
(Elsevier, 2020-05-25)
Myostatin (MSTN) is a circulating factor that is secreted by muscle cells, and that acts upon those cells to inhibit the proliferation of muscle fibres during pre-natal muscle growth. The Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) ...
Innovative developments for long-term mammalian pest control
(John Wiley and Sons, 2014-03)
Background: Invasive mammalian pests have inflicted substantial environmental and economic damage on a worldwide scale. RESULTS: Over the last 30 years there has been minimal innovation in the development of new control ...