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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Primary photosensitivity in lambs grazing forage brassica : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Lincoln University
(Lincoln University, 2020)Forage brassicas are a diverse range of important, high-quality annual feed crops grown on farms throughout New Zealand (300,000 ha) and Australia (200,000 ha). An animal health concern occasionally associated with lambs ... -
Dissimilarity between Andropogon lateralis ecotypes under different defoliation frequencies and heights
(Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2022)Andropogon lateralis Nees is a native grass of southern Brazil and is one of the most frequent specie found in native grasslands. The species is widely distributed and has a high degree of phenotypic plasticity, which makes ... -
Variation in the ovine glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta-interaction protein gene (GSKIP) affects carcass and growth traits in Romney sheep
(MDPI, 2021-09)The glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK3β)-interacting protein (encoded by the gene GSKIP) is a small A-kinase anchoring protein, which complexes with GSK3βand protein kinase A (PKA) and acts synergistically with cAMP/PKA ... -
Studies on mineralization of nitrogen and sulphur in a climo-sequence of soils in Central Otago : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Agricultural Science in the University of Canterbury
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1967)The aims of the present investigation were as follows: 1. To examine relationships between various properties of each soil in the sequence, such as pH , total N, NH⁺ ⁴-N,NH⁻ ³-N, total S, SO₄⁻₋s, total C, water holding ... -
Measurement of total thyroxine levels in bovine, equine, ovine and porcine plasma : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Agricultural Science in the University of Canterbury
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1971)In more recent years, studies have been orientated toward the physiological levels of thyroid hormones with the measurement of thyroxine secretion rate, thyroxine utilization rate and free plasma thyroxine. Calculation of ...
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