Department of Agricultural Sciences
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The Department of Agricultural Sciences consists of animal science, plant science and farm management and agribusiness staff members.
The range of research conducted is quite extensive including: conversion of forests into pasture, alternative dryland pasture species, grain legume agronomy, sustainability in farming systems, nitrogen fixation and nitrogen cycling, shelter on dairy farms, economic viability of NZ farming systems, animal nutrition, immunology etc.
Recent Submissions
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Transcriptome analysis reveals genes involved in thermogenesis in two cold-exposed sheep breeds
(MDPI, 2021-03)Thermogenesis plays an important role in the survival of sheep exposed to low temperatures; however, little is known about the genetic mechanisms underlying cold adaptation in sheep. We examined 6 Altay (A) and 6 Hu (H) ... -
Milk production in the tropics : With special reference to the Philippines : A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Postgraduate Diploma in Agricultural Science in the University of Canterbury [Lincoln College]
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1979)Milk for direct human consumption and for manufacturing milk products is obtained from many kinds of domestic livestock, but approximately 90 per cent of the world's supply is produced by various types of domestic cattle ... -
The potential of the goat in N.Z. agriculture : [a dissertation] presented for partial fulfillment [sic] of the requirements for the Diploma in Field Technology [Lincoln College]
To goat, or not to goat, is a question that has been running through the minds of many individuals in this country. Specialized breeds and purebred stock are only in small numbers at the moment, and if the quarantine laws' ... -
Validation of the use of polymorphism in the ovine β3-adrenergic receptor gene as a gene marker for cold survival in New Zealand Romney sheep (Ovis aries L.) : a dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Agricultural Science with Honours, Lincoln University, New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2006)Lamb deaths related to cold weather result in large losses to the New Zealand sheep industry. To address this issue, scientists at Lincoln University have developed a gene-marker test for cold tolerance, based on variation ... -
Transformation of potato (Solanum tuberosum) cultivars for conferring resistance to potato tuber moth, Phthorrimaea operculella : A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for a Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Science, Lincoln University
(Lincoln University, 1999)Plant transformation is considered to be an alternative to conventional breeding methods for conferring pest resistance in potato. An Agrobacterium-mediated transformation protocol was evaluated with two commercial New ...
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