@conference {40870,
	title = {Reducing animal numbers in experiments},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {56},
	year = {1996},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {400-401},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {Plasma carotenoid (PC) concentrations were measured at 2-5 month intervals in 20 Hereford x Jersey (HJ) and 20 Hereford x Friesian (HF) once bred heifers from 10-35 months-of-age. Half of the heifers were slaughtered at 31 months-of-age and the rest at 35 months-of-age. The colour of the subcutaneous and intermuscular fat was measured using a chromameter and c* values were calculated. Subcutaneous and intermuscular fats in HJ heifers were yellower (i.e. they had higher c* values) than in HF heifers. Regression equations that included breed, date of slaughter and PC concentrations at 10-12 months-of-age, accounted for 56\% of the variation in c* values for subcutaneous fat and 40\% of the variation in c* values for intermuscular fat (P<0.001).},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Chamove AS and Edwards HP}
}
@conference {40490,
	title = {Brief Communication - Reduced visibility lowers bull aggression},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {53},
	year = {1993},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {207-208},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {Nine Romney sheep fed fresh herbages were used to study cadmium (Cd) metabolism. The major route for the excretion of ingested Cd is the faeces with less than 0.5 percent being lost in the urine. Although there was a marked net secretion of Cd into the digestive tract post duodenually a considerable net absorption occurred from the intestinal region. Absorbed Cd is mainly accumulated in the liver and kidney (>340 ng/g fresh tissue) with much small amounts being associated with muscle (<20 ng/g fresh tissue).  As the variation in the intake and excretion of Cd is large, short term balance studies are less suitable as an approach to determine the rate of apparent retention of Cd in grazing animals. The use of long term slaughter techniques and kinetic studies using stable isotopes of Cd are discussed as the preferred methods to measure the absorption and retention of Cd.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Chamove AS and Grimmer B}
}
