Perceived importance of areas of future research: results from a survey of sheep farmers
dc.contributor.author | Greer, Andrew | |
dc.contributor.author | Corner-Thomas, RA | |
dc.contributor.author | Logan, CM | |
dc.contributor.author | Kenyon, PR | |
dc.contributor.author | Morris, ST | |
dc.contributor.author | Ridler, AL | |
dc.contributor.author | Hickson, RE | |
dc.contributor.author | Blair, HT | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-10-31T00:59:03Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-07-30 | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.description.abstract | New Zealand sheep farmers were surveyed and invited to rank the importance of research areas with a score of 1 being not important and 4 being very important. Mean scores (95% CI) were greatest for lamb survival, 3.47 (3.35-3.59), followed by soils/fertiliser, 3.43 (3.32-3.55); health/disease, 3.39 (3.28-3.51); live-weight gain in young stock, 3.39 (3.28-3.51); nutrition, 3.31 (3.20-3.43); reproduction, 3.25 (3.14-3.37); meat yield and quality, 3.23 (3.11-3.34); genetics and gene technologies, 2.96 (2.86-3.08); animal welfare/behaviour, 2.83 (2.73-2.94); forages/agronomy, 2.81 (2.71-2.92); environmental/sustainability, 2.79 (2.69-2.90); wool, 2.63 (2.53-2.73); and economic and systems modelling, 2.47 (2.37-2.57). Research areas directly associated with meat production and also soils/fertilisers were of a high perceived importance, presumably reflecting the contribution of meat to farm income in addition to the importance of soils and soil fertility in enabling pasture production and maintaining asset value. | |
dc.format.extent | pp.359-370 | |
dc.identifier | https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=elements_prod&SrcAuth=WosAPI&KeyUT=WOS:000371317900001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL | |
dc.identifier.citation | Greer et al. (2015). Perceived importance of areas of future research: results from a survey of sheep farmers. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 58(4), 359-370. doi 10.1080/00288233.2015.1037461 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/00288233.2015.1037461 | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1175-8775 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0028-8233 | |
dc.identifier.other | DF4KU (isidoc) | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10182/7547 | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis on behalf of the Royal Society of New Zealand | |
dc.relation | The original publication is available from Taylor & Francis on behalf of the Royal Society of New Zealand - https://doi.org/10.1080/00288233.2015.1037461 - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00288233.2015.1037461 | |
dc.relation.isPartOf | New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research | |
dc.relation.uri | https://doi.org/10.1080/00288233.2015.1037461 | |
dc.rights | © 2015 The Royal Society of New Zealand | |
dc.subject | agriculture | |
dc.subject | extension | |
dc.subject | research themes | |
dc.subject | sheep farmers | |
dc.subject | New Zealand | |
dc.subject.anzsrc | ANZSRC::0701 Agriculture, Land and Farm Management | |
dc.subject.anzsrc | ANZSRC::070107 Farming Systems Research | |
dc.subject.anzsrc | ANZSRC::0702 Animal Production | |
dc.subject.anzsrc2020 | ANZSRC::3004 Crop and pasture production | |
dc.subject.anzsrc2020 | ANZSRC::3108 Plant biology | |
dc.title | Perceived importance of areas of future research: results from a survey of sheep farmers | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
lu.contributor.unit | LU | |
lu.contributor.unit | LU|Agriculture and Life Sciences | |
lu.contributor.unit | LU|Agriculture and Life Sciences|AGSC | |
lu.contributor.unit | LU|Research Management Office | |
lu.contributor.unit | LU|Research Management Office|OLD QE18 | |
lu.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-1479-3297 | |
pubs.issue | 4 | |
pubs.notes | Date of acceptance 31 Mar 2015 | |
pubs.publication-status | Published | |
pubs.publisher-url | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00288233.2015.1037461 | |
pubs.volume | 58 |