Ninety five short communications were presented at the conference. In this list, click the numbers to open or download the files.
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CARCASE QUALITY TRAITS OF PURE, FIRST- AND SECOND-CROSS SHEEP BREEDS SLAUGHTERED AT LAMB AND YEARLING STAGES
E.N. PONNAMPALAM, R.D. WARNER, F.R. DUNSHEA, K.L. BUTLER and D.L. HOPKINS
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STRAIN DIFFERENCES IN MERINOS FOR CARCASE AND MEAT QUALITY
S.I. MORTIMER, D.L. HOPKINS, D.F. STANLEY, D.C. McMILLAN and S.L. ANDERSON
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THE USE OF A COMMERCIAL ELECTROLYTE REPLACER TO IMPROVE THE HYDRATION STATUS OF SLAUGHTER LAMBS
R.H. JACOB and R.H. DAVIDSON
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COMPARISON OF FEEDING SYSTEMS IN A COMMERCIAL LAMB FEEDLOT
D.F. STANLEY, G.R. DUDDY, S.J. SEMPLE and D.L.HOPKINS
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RATE OF pH AND TEMPERATURE DECLINE IN LAMB CARCASES USING MID VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL STIMULATION
E.S. TOOHEY and D.L. HOPKINS
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BENCHMARKING THE RATE OF GLYCOLYSIS IN VARIOUS PRODUCT LINES OF SHEEP MEAT UNDER COMMERCIAL PROCESSING
E.S. TOOHEY and D.L. HOPKINS
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EFFECTS OF LIMING ACID SOIL ON WOOL PRODUCTION AND QUALITY OF YOUNG MERINO WETHERS GRAZING ANNUAL OR PERENNIAL PASTURES
G.J. LEE and G.D. LI
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USING SELF FEEDERS TO REDUCE WASTAGE WITH LARGE SQUARE BALES OF LUCERNE HAY
D.F. STANLEY, P.J. HOLST and D.L.HOPKINS
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SALTBUSH BIOMASS IN A SALINE GRAZING SYSTEM - USE IT OR LOSE IT!
M.G. WILMOT and H.C. NORMAN
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HYPOCALCAEMIA IN LACTATING DROUGHT FED EWES SUPPLEMENTED WITH RECOMMENDED LEVELS OF CALCIUM
B.R. WATT
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SALTBUSH INCREASES METHANE PRODUCTION
D.E. MAYBERRY, D.G. MASTERS and P.E. VERCOE
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INCORPORATING BALANSA CLOVER IN A PUCCINELLIA SWARD INCREASES PASTURE AND ANIMAL PRODUCTION
M.L. HEBART, E.A. ABRAHAM, N.J. EDWARDS and A.D. CRAIG
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BALANSA CLOVER IMPROVES WOOL PRODUCTION ON SALINE PASTURES
E.A. ABRAHAM, N.J. EDWARDS, M.L. HEBART, J. HOCKING EDWARDS and A.D. CRAIG
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CARCASE AND YIELD CHARACTERISTICS OF STEERS FROM ANGUS MUSCLING SELECTION LINES WITH NORMAL AND MUTANT MYOSTATIN ALLELES
L.M. CAFE, B. O'ROURKE, W. McKIERNAN and P.L. GREENWOOD
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MYOFIBRE CHARACTERISTICS IN M. SEMITENDINOSUS OF STEERS FROM ANGUS MUSCLING SELECTION LINES WITH NORMAL AND MUTANT MYOSTATIN ALLELES
P.L. GREENWOOD, L.M. CAFE, B. O'ROURKE and W. McKIERNAN
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CONSEQUENCES OF FETAL AND PRE-WEANING GROWTH FOR THE CHARACTERISTICS OF LONGISSIMUS MYOFIBRES AT 30 MONTHS OF AGE IN HEIFERS SIRED BY PIEDMONTESE AND WAGYU BULLS
P.L. GREENWOOD, L.M. CAFE, H. HEARNSHAW and D.W. HENNESSY
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OVARIAN ACTIVITY IN HEIFERS AT 30 MONTHS OF AGE FOLLOWING HIGH OR LOW GROWTH IN UTERO AND FROM BIRTH TO WEANING
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LIVE BODY COMPOSITION ASSESSMENTS AS PREDICTORS OF CARCASE RETAIL BEEF YIELD
W.A. McKIERNAN, J.F. WILKINS, J.IRWIN and S.A. BARWICK
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RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CARCASE MEASURES AND ESTIMATES OF MEAT QUALITY TRAITS IN STEERS WITH DIVERSE GENOTYPES AND HAVING DIFFERENT PRE-FEEDLOT GROWTH TREATMENTS
J. IRWIN, J.F .WILKINS, W.A. MCKIERNAN and S.A. BARWICK
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POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS FROM PASTURE VERSUS SOYA BEANS FOR INCREASING CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACID (CLA) IN BEEF FAT
E. CHARMLEY and J.L. DUYNISVELD
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EFFECT OF CALVING SEASON ON BODY CONDITION SCORE AND REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF EARLY WEANED HEREFORD HERDS GRAZING NATIVE PASTURES
A. SIMEONE, V. BERETTA, S. BERMUDEZ, F. CANON, and A. CAPURRO
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EFFECT OF EXOGENOUS MELATONIN ON MILK YIELD AND COMPOSITION IN GRAZING DAIRY COWS
M.J. AULDIST S.-A. TURNER C. McMAHON and C.G. PROSSER
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METHANE EMISSIONS FROM GRAZING DAIRY COWS IN VICTORIA
M.J. AULDIST, A. CAVANAGH, R. ECKARD and C. GRAINGER
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SEASONAL VARIATION IN CASEIN FRACTIONS IN TWO DAIRY FEEDING SYSTEMS
F.C. COWLEY, D.G. BARBER, A.V. HOULIHAN and D.P. POPPI
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PASTURES FROM SPACE® - PREDICTION OF FEED-ON-OFFER IN INTENSIVELY-GRAZED DAIRY PASTURES
G. MATA, R. HANDCOCK, A. EDIRISINGHE, G.E. DONALD, D. HENRY and E. HULM
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USING BLOOD CONSTITUENTS AS INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE POTENTIAL IN HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN COWS
T.E. MOYES, C.R. STOCKDALE, S. HUMPHRYS and K.L. MACMILLAN
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EFFECTS OF MgCl2 AND 25-HYDROXY VITAMIN D3 (HYD) ON BLOOD AND URINE CALCIUM CONCENTRATIONS IN CATTLE
B. ELLIOTT, B.W. NORTON and R. ELLIOTT
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CALCULATION OF DRY SHEEP EQUIVALENTS
M.W. HYDER
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COMPARISON OF CARCASE COMPOSITION PREDICTED BY DUEL ENERGY X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY IN PRIME LAMBS AND YEARLING SHEEP
E.N. PONNAMPALAM, R.D. WARNER, D. SUSTER, K.L. BUTLER, D.L. HOPKINS and F.R. DUNSHEA
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THE WOOL-MEAT BALANCE - GETTING IT RIGHT
K.D. ATKINS, J.S. RICHARDS and J.B. ROWE
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PEDIGREE ASSIGNMENT BY ELECTRONIC MATCHING OF LAMBS AND DAMS
J.S. RICHARDS, K.D. ATKINS, M. MORTIMER and S.J. SEMPLE
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DATA FROM WALK-OVER WEIGHING - WHERE ARE WE AT?
J.S. RICHARDS, K.D. ATKINS, T. THOMPSON and W.K. MURRAY
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PRECISION SHEEP PRODUCTION - PIPEDREAM OR REALITY?
J.B. ROWE and K.D. ATKINS
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DAIRY PRODUCTION RESPONSES TO LEVEL OF A SILAGE AND GRAIN MIXED RATION IN A TROPICAL PASTURE SYSTEM
R.J. MOSS, B.C. GRANZIN, R. WATSON, S. LOWE and R.T. COWAN
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PASTURE INTAKE AND UTILISATION BY COWS OFFERED HIGH LEVELS OF A SILAGE-GRAIN MIX IN A TROPICAL PASTURE SYSTEM
R.J. MOSS, B.C. GRANZIN, R. WATSON, S. LOWE and R.T. COWAN
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PRELIMINARY HERITABILITY ESTIMATES OF INDIVIDUAL FATTY ACIDS IN SHEEP MEAT
J.C. GREEFF, P. YOUNG, S. KITESSA and M. DOWLING
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EXTREME EWES: THE EFFECTS OF THE WOOL/MEAT TRADE-OFF ON LAMB PRODUCTION
P.G. REFSHAUGE, S. HATCHER, G. HINCH, D.L.HOPKINS and S. NIELSEN
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EXTREME EWES: UNDERSTANDING THE WOOL/MEAT TRADE-OFF
P.G. REFSHAUGE, S. HATCHER, G. HINCH, D.L.HOPKINS and S. NIELSEN
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THE EFFECT OF SWARD HEIGHT AND LITTER SIZE ON EWE AND LAMB PERFORMANCE
S.T. MORRIS and P.R. KENYON
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CAN SHEARING OF EWES IN MID-PREGNANCY RESULT IN LAMBS WITH FINER WOOL?
P.R. KENYON, R.G SHERLOCK and S.T. MORRIS
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REPRODUCTION PARAMETERS OF CASPIAN MINIATURE COLTS
SHAHRAM DORDARI, NADER VOJDANIFAR and AMINI FEREYDOUN
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WORM RESISTANT MERINO EWES LOWER PASTURE CONTAMINATION DURING PERI-PARTURITION
A.R. WILLIAMS, J.C. GREEFF, P.E. VERCOE and L.J.E. KARLSSON
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MEASUREMENT OF TEMPERAMENT/FEARFULNESS OF LAMBS WITHOUT THE USE OF SPECIALIST EQUIPMENT
T.M. STARBUCK, J.E. HOCKING EDWARDS and G.N. HINCH
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CALM DAIRY EWES PRODUCE MORE MILK THAN NERVOUS DAIRY EWES
T.L. MURRAY, D.B. BLACHE and R. BENCINI
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DIVERGENT SELECTION ON TEMPERAMENT AFFECTS VOCAL AND LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY IN ISOLATED NEWBORN LAMBS
R. NOWAK, P. POINDRON, F. SEBE, K.W. HART, A. CHADWICK and D. BLACHE
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DERMAL NECROSIS OF SHEEP FOLLOWING SUMMER SHEARING
A.R. BUTLER and E.L. BERGMAN
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EFFECT OF CUTTING HEIGHT AND FREQUENCY ON THE GROWTH OF ARACHIS PINTOI CV. AMARILLO
K.F. LOWE, K.G. PEMBLETON and K. SINCLAIR
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ENDOPHYTE AFFECTS THE PERFORMANCE OF IRRIGATED PERENNIAL RYEGRASS (LOLIUM PERENNE) IN THE SUBTROPICS OF AUSTRALIA
K.F. LOWE, T.M. BOWDLER, D.E. HUME, N.D. CASEY and B.A. TAPPER
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GENE FINGERPRINTING OF NATURAL POPULATIONS OF KIKUYU IN AUSTRALIA
T.A. HOLTON, S.J. SKABO, K.F. LOWE and K. SINCLAIR
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PHENOTYPIC VARIATION WITHIN NATURAL POPULATIONS OF KIKUYU IN AUSTRALIA
K.F. LOWE, K. SINCLAIR, T.A. HOLTON and S.J. SKABO
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THE POTENTIAL DUAL-PURPOSE USE OF CANOLA FOR GRAZING AND OIL PRODUCTION
H. DOVE, J.A. KIRKEGAARD, W.M. KELMAN and S. MARCROFT
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SOME RUMEN PARAMETERS IN ANIMALS FED HIGH SALT DIETS
Z. DURMIC, M.N. SILENCE, K.J. MUNN, G. GAPPER and P.E. VERCOE
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RUMEN MICROBES DRIVE PRODUCTION IN THE W.A. SHRUBLANDS
G. BRENNAN, J. MILTON, B. NORTON, R. MITCHELL and K. MITCHELL
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THE EFFECT OF AUSTRALIAN PLANTS ON GAS PRODUCTION BY RUMEN MICROBES IN VITRO
Z. DURMIC, P.G. HUTTON, F. KAFILZADEH and P.E. VERCOE
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EFFECT OF YEAST (SACHAROMYCES CERVISIAE) ON THE PERFORMANCE OF FINISHING LAMBS FED A DIET BASED ON MOLASSES-TREATED SUGAR BEET PULP
F. KAFILZADEH and S. PAYANDEH
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COMPARATIVE TOLERANCE OF CATTLE AND SHEEP TO DIETARY SODIUM CHLORIDE
M.N. SILLENCE, K.J. MUNN and M.A. FRIEND
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NIR MEASUREMENT OF RAW WOOL MID-SIDES FOR MEAN FIBRE DIAMETER AND YIELD
R. BEHRENDT, P.C. FLINN, C.M. LEDDIN and T. POLLARD
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DETERMINING THE TRANSMITTER POWER-READ RANGE RELATIONSHIP OF CONTACT LOGGERS FOR MEASURING ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR
N.W. TOMKINS, C.J.O'NEILL
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DETERMINING ANIMAL MOVEMENT UNDER DIFFERENT STOCKING RATES IN THE SUB-TROPICAL SAVANNAHS
N.W. TOMKINS, E. CHARMLEY and P.J. O'REAGAIN
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DEVELOPMENT OF A WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR
G.J. BISHOP-HURLEY, D.L. SWAIN, P. SIKKA and P. CORKE
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USING STABLE CARBON ISOTOPES TO MEASURE DIET SELECTION IN SHEEP GRAZING SALTLAND PASTURES
D.T. THOMAS, H.C. NORMAN, A.J. RINTOUL, M.G. WILMOT and D.G. MASTERS
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PASTURES FROM SPACE - HISTORICAL PASTURE GROWTH RATE CAN BE USED TO DETERMINE POTENTIAL STOCKING RATE ON FARMS
S.G. GHERARD, G.E. DONALD, C.M. OLDHAM, G. MATA and M. ADAMS
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TOWARDS A NEW METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSMENT OF PASTURE QUALITY
A.G.T. SCHUT, S.G. GHERARDI and G. METTERNICHT
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CAN SUMMER-ACTIVE PERENNIAL PASTURE MATCH LUPINS FOR INCREASING OVULATION RATE IN MERINO EWES?
M.L. LIESCHKE, B.J. KING, R.A. WALLER, R.A. STANTON and M.A. FRIEND
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BOTANICAL COMPOSITION AND AVAILABILITY OF A TEMPERATE PERENNIAL PASTURE IN SPRING AND THEIR EFFECTS ON WOOL QUALITY
G.J. LEE, P.M. DOWLING and J.E. MASON
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DIET SELECTION OF MERINO WETHERS GRAZING VEGETATIVELY-ESTABLISHED GRASSES FOR PRODUCTIVE REVEGETATION OF SALINE SITES IN NEW SOUTH WALES
G.J. LEE, W.S. SEMPLE, D. COSTELLO, D. STRINGER, M.A. SLADEK and J. CORRIGAN
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66 |
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LIFETIME WOOL: MANAGING NUTRITION DURING PREGNANCY OF TWIN-BEARING EWES
K.J. COPPING and J.E. HOCKING EDWARDS
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67 |
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EFFICACY OF RAW WOOL PREDICTORS FOR SHRINKAGE IN FABRICS
A.C. SCHLINK, J.C. GREEFF and M. E. DOWLING
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VARIATION BETWEEN FLEECES IN YARN STRENGTH AND HANDLE CHARACTERISTICS
A.C. SCHLINK, M. COTTON, M. LEVETT, J.C. GREEFF and M.E. DOWLING
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69 |
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LIFETIME WOOL: COMPARISONS ON COMMERCIAL FARMS SHOW THE BENEFIT OF GOOD NUTRITION IN PREGNANCY ON PRODUCTION AND LAMB PERFORMANCE OF MERINO EWES
R. BEHRENDT, P.BARBER, C.M. OLDHAM, J.E. HOCKING EDWARDS, S. HATCHER, and A. THOMPSON
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70 |
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LACTATION CURVE CHARACTERISTICS AND PERSISTENCY OF LACTATION IN DAIRY EWES MILKED ONCE A DAY: PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS
D. McGILL, K. FULLARD, P. CELI, P.C. THOMSON, E. HALL, A. IQBAL, P.C. WYNN and H.W. RAADSMA
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SMALL INCREASES IN WATER USE OR PRICE DECREASE PIGGERY VIABILITY
J.M. PLUSKE, A.C. SCHLINK and J.R. PLUSKE
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72 |
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GENETIC PARAMETERS OF PRODUCTION TRAITS IN LARGE WHITE AND DUROC PIGS
M. DA GLORIA TAELA, J.B GAUGHAN, W.L BRYDEN and M. BAUER
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LAMBS OFFERED A CHOICE OF PELLETS GAINED MORE WEIGHT DURING THE FEEDLOT INTRODUCTORY PHASE
J.WHALE, A.THOMPSON, A. KENNEDY, J. HOLMES and J. MILTON
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PREDICTIONS OF GROWTH RATE BY LAMBPLAN SUPPORTED BY PROJECT HILOW
S.C. WIESE
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ULTRASOUND AND CARCASE MEASURES IN HEAVY SHEEP
D.F. STANLEY, D.L. HOPKINS, L.C. MARTIN, F.R. DUNSHE, R.D. WARNER and E.N. PONNAMPALAM
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ALTERNATIVE MEASURES IN LAMB CARCASES FOR PREDICTING COMPOSITION
D.F. STANLEY, D.L. HOPKINS, L.C. MARTIN, R.D. WARNER, F.R. DUNSHE, and E.N. PONNAMPALAM
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TRANSGENIC SHEEP WITH HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF GROWTH HORMONE AND INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR-1 HAVE LOWER FEED EFFICIENCY
J.R. BRIEGEL and N.R. ADAMS
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78 |
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GROWTH FROM WEANING TO ONE YEAR OF AGE AFFECTS MAIDEN EWE FERTILITY
J.E. HOCKING EDWARDS and T.M. STARBUCK
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REPEATABILITY OF RESIDUAL FEED INTAKE AND INTERACTION WITH LEVEL OF NUTRITION IN ANGUS COWS
R.M. HERD, P.F. ARTHUR and J.A. ARCHER
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THE UTILITY OF FAECAL PILE SCORING FOR NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT OF AUSTRALIAN CATTLE FEEDLOTS
R.J. LAWRENCE, T.P. GRANT, I.D. LOXTON, D. CADOGAN and D.J. REID
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81 |
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UNDERSTANDING WHOLE MAIZE GRAIN UTILIZATION BY BEEF CATTLE
A. SIMEONE, V. BERETTA, J. ROWE and J. NOLAN
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EFFECT OF VARIOUS RUMEN DEGRADABLE PROTEIN SOURCES ON THE RATE OF FIBRE DIGESTION OF VARIOUS FORAGES IN CATTLE CONSUMING SPEARGRASS HAY
T.S. PANJAITAN, S.R. MCLENNAN, V.J. DOOGAN and D.P. POPPI
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83 |
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THE BENEFITS OF VACCINATING MAIDEN HEIFERS ONCE AGAINST BOVINE VIBRIOSIS IN NORTHERN AUSTRALIA
T.J SCHATZ, R McCOLM and M.N HEARNDEN
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RESPONSE TO WEEKLY SUPPLEMENTATION IN WINTER WITH WHOLE MAIZE GRAIN IN BEEF CALVES GRAZING ANNUAL RYEGRASS PASTURE
A. SIMEONE, V. BERETTA, M. CEPEDA, A. SCAIEWICZ and J. VILLAGRAN
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SIRE EBVs FOR WEIGHT AND PROGENY WEIGHT FOR AGE
D.F. STANLEY, D.L. HOPKINS, L.C. MARTIN and A.R. GILMOUR
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INFLUENCE OF SIRE GROWTH EBV ON EARLY LAMB GROWTH
D.F. STANLEY, D.L. HOPKINS, L.C. MARTIN and R. van de VEN
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POOR NUTRITION IN UTERO AND PRE-WEANING REDUCED LEAN TISSUE AND INCREASED FAT TISSUE MASS IN ADULT MERINO SHEEP
A.N. THOMPSON, K. WEBB, G. KEARNEY and B. LEURY
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OPTIMAL MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES TO MAXIMISE HOGGET LAMBING PERCENTAGE
P.R. KENYON, S.T. MORRIS, D.M. WEST and N.R. PERKINS
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FIVE LAMBINGS IN THREE YEARS IN NEW ZEALAND
S.T. MORRIS, P.R. KENYON, G. de NICOLO, P.C.M. MOREL, D.M. WEST, P.D. KEMP, W.E. POMROY and I. SCOTT
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90 |
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LIFETIME WOOL: COMPARISONS ON COMMERCIAL FARMS DEMONSTRATE SIGNIFICANT PRODUCTION POTENTIAL FOR TWIN-BEARING MERINO EWES AND THEIR PROGENY
R. BEHRENDT, P. BARBER, C.M. OLDHAM, J.E. HOCKING EDWARDS, S. HATCHER and A. THOMPSON
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91 |
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CLEAN, GREEN AND ETHICAL MANAGEMENT: A NEW APPROACH FOR INCREASING REPRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCY IN MERINO SHEEP
G. B. MARTIN and K.P. CROKER
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92 |
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FOCUS FEEDING: THE STRATEGY FOR INCREASING GAMETE PRODUCTION AND EMBRYO SURVIVAL IN MERINO SHEEP
C. VIÑOLES GIL, J.T.B. MILTON and G.B. MARTIN
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93 |
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CLEAN, GREEN AND ETHICAL MANAGEMENT: THE USE OF SOCIO-SEXUAL SIGNALS AND ULTRASOUND TO DETERMINE THE TIME OF LAMBING
P. HAWKEN and C. VIÑOLES GIL
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94 |
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CLEAN, GREEN AND ETHICAL MANAGEMENT: MAXIMISING THE SURVIVAL OF LAMBS
B.L. PAGANONI, R. NOWAK and D. BLACHE
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