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Genetic diversity of selected genes that are potentially economically important in feral sheep of New Zealand
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2010)
Background: Feral sheep are considered to be a source of genetic variation that has been lost from their
domestic counterparts through selection.
Methods: This study investigates variation in the genes KRTAP1-1, KRT33, ...
Bridging disciplines, knowledge systems and cultures in pest management
(Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2014-02)
The success of research in integrated environmental and natural resource management relies on the participation and involvement of different disciplines and stakeholders. This can be difficult to achieve in practice because ...
Novel three-step pseudo-absence selection technique for improving species distribution modelling
(PLOS, 2013-08)
Pseudo-absence selection for spatial distribution models (SDMs) is the subject of ongoing investigation. Numerous
techniques continue to be developed, and reports of their effectiveness vary. Because the quality of presence ...
Solar radiation determines site occupancy of coexisting tropical and temperate deer species introduced to New Zealand forests
(PLoS, 2015-06-10)
© 2015 Allen et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original ...
Severe insect pest impacts on New Zealand pasture: The plight of an ecological outlier
(Oxford University Press on behalf of Entomological Society of America, 2020-03)
New Zealand’s intensive pastures, comprised almost entirely introduced Lolium L. and Trifolium L. species, are arguably the most productive grazing lands in the world. However, these areas are vulnerable to destructive ...
Epidemiology of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 in very young calves in the North Island of New Zealand
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2012)
To study the occurrence and spatial distribution of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157 in calves less than 1-week-old (bobby calves) born on dairy farms in the North Island of New Zealand, and to determine ...
Allele/haplotype variation in the MHC-DQA2 gene in Spanish sheep and its association with footrot susceptibility
(Elsevier, 2021-12)
Footrot is a contagious disease that affects the hoof of sheep and other ungulates. The severity of the disease varies from a slight limp to the death of the individual due to injuries that prevent them from feeding. ...
Nucleotide sequence variation of the major histocompatibility complex class II DQA1 gene in different cattle breeds from Nigeria and New Zealand
(Elsevier, 2021-07)
The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) plays a role in immune response. Among other activities, the bovine MHC genes (BoLA) trigger immune responses, including the activation of antibody-producing B-cells. In this ...
Identification of sequence variation in the oocyte-derived bone morphogenetic protein 15 (BMP15) gene (BMP15) associated with litter size in New Zealand sheep (Ovis aries) breeds
(Springer, 2021-09)
Advances in the study of reproductive traits indicate that functional variation in fertility genes may be useful for improving sheep fertility. The aim of this study was to search for variation in the bone morphogenetic ...
Rumen function and grazing behavior of early-lactation dairy cows supplemented with fodder beet
(Elsevier Inc. and Fass Inc. on behalf of the American Dairy Science Association®, 2021-07-01)
Fodder beet (FB) is a source of readily fermentable carbohydrate that can mitigate early spring herbage deficits and correct the negative energy balance experienced during early lactation in pastoral dairy systems of New ...