Animal Production Science
Volume 50 Numbers 5 & 6 2010
Animal Production in Australia – Livestock Production in a Changing Environment
AN09170Effects of Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis) supplementation on the productive performance of dairy cows during mid-lactation
Pietro Celi and Herman W. Raadsma
pp. 339-344
AN09165Selection for fertility traits in Brahmans increases heifer pregnancy rates from yearling mating
T. J. Schatz, G. A. Jayawardhana, R. Golding and M. N. Hearnden
pp. 345-348
AN09181Growth, feed intake and maternal performance of Angus heifers selected for high or low growth and milk production
S. T. Morris, D. J. Garrick, N. Lopez-Villalobos, P. R. Kenyon, J. L. Burke and H. T. Blair
pp. 349-353
AN09180Profitability of calving heifers at 2 compared with 3 years of age and the effect of incidence of assistance at parturition on profitability
R. E. Hickson, N. Lopez-Villalobos, P. R. Kenyon, B. J. Ridler and S. T. Morris
pp. 354-358
AN09160Temporal and spatial regional cattle farm turn-off patterns in eastern Australia
G. E. Donald, D. J. Miron, T. Dyall and M. G. Garner
pp. 359-362
AN10009Evaluating development options for a rain-fed dairy farm in Gippsland
D. P. Armstrong, K. A. Tarrant, C. K. M. Ho, L. R. Malcolm and W. J. Wales
pp. 363-370
AN09161Effect of pelleting of concentrates on milk and blood selenium concentrations in lactating dairy cows when selenised yeast is included in the diet
C. R. Stockdale and H. S. Gill
pp. 371-375
AN09169Effects of Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis) supplementation on the performance of dairy calves
Pietro Celi and Adam Robinson
pp. 376-381
AN09162Measuring the shear force of lamb meat cooked from frozen samples: comparison of two laboratories
D. L. Hopkins, E. S. Toohey, R. D. Warner, M. J. Kerr and R. van de Ven
pp. 382-385
AN09195Eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) myofibres. 1. A simplified classification method using two commercially available antibodies
N. B. Spiegel, W. H. Johns, S. D. Sinclair, P. C. Wynn, J. M. Thompson and P. L. Greenwood
pp. 386-392
AN09196Eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) myofibres. 2. Characteristics of eight skeletal muscles
N. B. Spiegel, P. C. Wynn, J. M. Thompson and P. L. Greenwood
pp. 393-399
AN09194Effect of the concentration of Spirulina (Spirulina platensis) algae in the drinking water on water intake by cattle and the proportion of algae bypassing the rumen
T. Panjaitan, S. P. Quigley, S. R. McLennan and D. P. Poppi
pp. 405-409
AN09173Alternative fibre sources for steers and calves fed high-grain feedlot diets
V. Beretta, A. Simeone, J. C. Elizalde, J. Franco, O. Bentancur, A. Ferrés, S. Ayçaguer, J. Iriñiz and V. Martínez
pp. 410-413
AN09216Modes of transmission of rumen protozoa between mature sheep
Simon H. Bird, R. S. Hegarty and R. Woodgate
pp. 414-417
AN10005Aligning farm decision making and genetic information systems to improve animal production: methodology and findings from the Australian dairy industry
Ruth Nettle, Mark Paine and John Penry
pp. 429-434
AN10022Sustainable use of anthelmintics in an Integrated Parasite Management Program for sheep nematodes
R. G. Woodgate and R. B. Besier
pp. 440-443
AN09197Intake, retention time in the rumen and microbial protein production of Bos indicus steers consuming grasses varying in crude protein content
T. Panjaitan, S. P. Quigley, S. R. McLennan, T. Swain and D. P. Poppi
pp. 444-448
AN09191Investigating Eremophila glabra as a bioactive agent for preventing lactic acidosis in sheep
P. G. Hutton, Z. Durmic and P. E. Vercoe
pp. 449-453
AN09178Proportion of rams and the condition of ewe lambs at joining influences their breeding performance
P. R. Kenyon, S. T. Morris and D. M. West
pp. 454-459
AN09184Effect of birthweight and birth rank on the survival of single and twin lambs born to ewe lambs
N. M. Schreurs, P. R. Kenyon, F. J. Mulvaney, P. C. H. Morel, D. M. West and S. T. Morris
pp. 460-464
AN09187High Merino weaner survival rates are a function of weaning weight and positive post-weaning growth rates
S. Hatcher, J. Eppleston, K. J. Thornberry and B. Watt
pp. 465-472
AN09182Effects of dam parity and rearing rank on the glucose and fat metabolism, and adrenal function of post-pubertal single and twin-ewe progeny
S. J. Pain, P. R. Kenyon, S. T. Morris and H. T. Blair
pp. 473-478
AN09210Fat depth, muscle depth, fat score and wool growth in Merino dams selected for high or low clean fleece weight and bodyweight
G. Refshauge, S. Hatcher, G. N. Hinch, D. L. Hopkins and S. Nielsen
pp. 479-484
AN09176Effect of offering concentrate supplement in late pregnancy, under conditions of unrestricted herbage, on the performance of multiple-bearing ewes and their lambs to weaning
P. R. Kenyon, A. J. Wall, D. L. Burnham, K. J. Stafford, D. M. West and S. T. Morris
pp. 485-492
AN09217Factors affecting the response of Bali cattle (Bos sondaicus) calves to supplementation prior to weaning
I. G. N Jelantik, M. L. Mullik, C. Leo-Penu and R. Copland
pp. 493-496
AN09166Survey of beef cattle producers to better understand factors influencing cattle movements from an exotic disease modelling perspective
T. Dyall, D. J. Miron, G. E. Donald and M. G. Garner
pp. 497-502
AN09171Mastitis in beef cows and the effects of supplemental β-carotene on milk parameters
D. H. Whiteman, N. W. Tomkins, R. J. Young, I. Immig, G. Weber and R. Elliott
pp. 503-507
AN09163Influence of end-grazing forage residual and grazing management on lamb growth performance and crop yield from irrigated dual-purpose winter wheat
D. R. Miller, G. J. Dean and P. D. Ball
pp. 508-512
AN09177Can a herb and white clover mix improve the performance of multiple-bearing ewes and their lambs to weaning?
P. R. Kenyon, P. D. Kemp, K. J. Stafford, D. M. West and S. T. Morris
pp. 513-521
AN09179Does the physiological status of lambs within a twin- and triplet-born litter differ during the first 12 hours of life?
J. I. Kerslake, P. R. Kenyon, K. J. Stafford, S. T. Morris and P. C. H. Morel
pp. 522-527
AN09185Response of additional ewe lamb liveweight during gestation on birth and weaning weight of offspring and liveweight of the ewe lamb at weaning
N. M. Schreurs, P. R. Kenyon, F. J. Mulvaney, P. C. H. Morel, D. M. West and S. T. Morris
pp. 528-532
AN10006Management of young goats during prolonged fasting affects carcass characteristics but not pre-slaughter liveweight or cortisol
P. L. Greenwood, J. A. Finn, T. J. May and P. J. Nicholls
pp. 533-540
AN10003Training Merino sheep to respond to visual and auditory cues
Donnalee B. Taylor, Wendy Y. Brown, Ian R. Price and Geoff N. Hinch
pp. 541-545
AN09188Odour emissions from tunnel-ventilated broiler sheds: case study of nine Queensland farms
Mark Dunlop, Erin Gallagher and Jae Ho Sohn
pp. 546-551
AN09207Dust emissions from a tunnel-ventilated broiler poultry shed with fresh and partially reused litter
Robin L. Modini, Victoria Agranovski, N. K. Meyer, Erin Gallagher, Mark Dunlop and Zoran D. Ristovski
pp. 552-556
AN09227Behavioural and physiological responses of laying hens to humans
L. E. Edwards, N. A. Botheras, G. J. Coleman and P. H. Hemsworth
pp. 557-559
AN09206Effects of sowing rate and grazing management of forage rape (Brassica napus) on grazing behaviour and utilisation by dairy cattle
E. P. Stefanski, S. C. Garcia, S. R. Farina, D. K. Y. Tan and D. Tanner
pp. 560-567
AN09224Gross margins in Australian mohair enterprises and relationships with farm inputs, productivity and mohair quality
B. A. McGregor and W. D. English
pp. 573-580
AN09220Relationship of weaning weight to the mature liveweight of cashmere does on Australian farms
B. A. McGregor and K. L. Butler
pp. 581-584
AN09231Measurement of light penetration through a simulated Merino fleece
A. L. King and K. R. Millington
pp. 585-588
AN10001Measuring colour and photostability of small fleece wool samples
K. R. Millington and A. L. King
pp. 589-592
AN09222Influence of grain supplements during winter on liveweight, mohair growth and mohair quality of weaner Angora goats
B. A. McGregor, R. Harris and G. Denney
pp. 593-598
AN09198Breech bareness reduces flystrike in New Zealand crossbred sheep
D. R. Scobie and D. O'Connell
pp. 599-602
AN09175Shearing Merino ewes at different stages of pregnancy: effects on fleece characteristics of progeny
E. H. van Reenen, P. R. Kenyon, R. G. Sherlock, R. E. Hickson and S. T. Morris
pp. 603-607
AN09190Influence of dag score and breech wrinkle score on the time taken to crutch unmulesed Merino sheep
J. E. Smith, R. G. Woodgate, C. A. Curnow and D. L. Michael
pp. 608-610
AN09159Using MODIS imagery, climate and soil data to estimate pasture growth rates on farms in the south-west of Western Australia
G. E. Donald, S. G. Gherardi, A. Edirisinghe, S. P. Gittins, D. A. Henry and G. Mata
pp. 611-615
AN09203Global navigation satellite system livestock tracking: system development and data interpretation
M. G. Trotter, D. W. Lamb, G. N. Hinch and C. N. Guppy
pp. 616-623
AN09201Urine distribution and grazing behaviour of female sheep and cattle grazing a steep New Zealand hill pasture
Keith Betteridge, Des Costall, Sophie Balladur, Martin Upsdell and Kazuhiro Umemura
pp. 624-629
AN09214Can rumen methane production be predicted from volatile fatty acid concentrations?
D. L. Robinson, J. Goopy and R. S. Hegarty
pp. 630-636
