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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Urine volume of non-lactating dairy cows in late gestation fed forage based diets in winter
(New Zealand Society of Animal Production (Inc), 2016)Quantitative information on urine volume of dairy cows fed winter forages is required to accurately evaluate nitrate leaching risks on these diets. Thirty-two Friesian x Jersey non-lactating, pregnant dairy cows were fed ... -
Milk production and urinary nitrogen excretion of dairy cows grazing perennial ryegrass-white clover and pure plantain pastures
(New Zealand Society of Animal Production (Inc), 2016)Milk production and urinary nitrogen (N) concentration were measured in late lactation dairy cows grazing a perennial ryegrass-white clover pasture, pure plantain and an area that is comprised of 50% perennial ryegrass-white ... -
The effects of cutting time and post-cutting rainfall on perennial ryegrass seed endophyte survival and seed quality: A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the Degree of Bachelor of Science with Honours
(Lincoln University, 2010)Novel endophyte technologies are now a widely accepted part of modern pastoral agriculture within New Zealand, owing to their production of alkaloids which have been shown to significantly reduce the effects of pasture ... -
Food safety from farm to plate: Challenges for the New Zealand Dairy Industry: An essay submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of BSc(Hons) at Lincoln University
(Lincoln University, 2013)New Zealand is the world's largest global milk processor and dairy exporter representing approximately one third of international dairy trade each year. The challenges for the dairy sector include food safety, consumer ... -
Does mowing before grazing increase dry matter intake and milk yield?
(New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 2016)Mowing pasture before allocation of herbage to dairy cows is one management strategy suggested to improve feed quality, increase herbage dry matter (DM) intake and increase milk solids yield. To test these hypotheses, ...
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