• Evaluation of perennial ryegrass cultivars for dairy production under different pasture management 

  Chen, Ao (Lincoln University, 2017)

  The main objective of this thesis was to evaluate perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) cultivars for dairy production under different pasture management. Five experiments were conducted in Canterbury, New Zealand to ...
• Seed potato physiological age and crop establishment 

  Salgado de Oliveira, Juliano; Moot, Derrick J.; Brown, H. E. (Agronomy Society of New Zealand, )

  Seed potato physiological age progressively advances with time (chronological age), but is also influenced by temperature during storage. In this work, different combinations of constant temperatures (2, 8 and 20°C) were ...
• Secondary poisoning risk for encapsulated sodium nitrite, a new tool for possum control 

  Shapiro, Lee; Blackie, Helen; Arthur, D.; Ross, James G.; Eason, Charles (New Zealand Ecological Society, 2018)

  Brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) present an ongoing threat to New Zealand’s environment and economy. Research into additional control techniques is vital to ensure that a variety of efficient tools are available ...
• Stand-off pad wintering system: Effect of surface types on cow comfort and urination behaviour 

  Al-Marashdeh, Omar; Cameron, Keith C.; Bryant, Racheal H.; Box, Lisa; Arends, A.; Coveney, A.; Chrystal, J.; Edwards, Grant (New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 2017)

  Two consecutive experiments were conducted over four weeks during winter to investigate the effect of different stand-off pad surface types on dairy cow lying behaviour, cleanness and lameness scores, and urination frequency. ...
• The birds and the bees: Identification of bird and invertebrate fauna providing ecosystem services following restoration plantings at the Lincoln University Dairy Farm 

  Curtis, K.; Bowie, Michael H.; Ross, James G. (Lincoln University. Department of Ecology, Lincoln, Canterbury, NZ, 2017)

  This study monitored the birds and invertebrates in the native corner plantings, native corridors, and the pasture at Lincoln University Demonstration Dairy and compared their diversity and abundance in three habitat types. ...

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