@conference {40691,
	title = {Alkane technology estimates of summer and winter herbage intake of four specialty carpet wool breeds, Romneys and Merinos},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {55},
	year = {1995},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {130-132},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {Groups of between 12 and 39 mixed age alpaca females with young at  foot, and similar numbers of non-lactating Wiltshire Horn sheep, were  grazed in three sets of paired plots of mixed perennial ryegrass/white  clover/Yorkshire fog/cocksfoot pastures. Each pair of plots was grazed twice  over a period of four months (January-June) in order to compare patterns of  grazing behaviour and diet selection. All pastures contained substantial  proportions of dead material. Grazing behaviour was recorded manually  over 24 hours in each period, and diet selection assessed from marked grass  tillers and clover nodes set out on long transects in each plot.   Alpacas and sheep spent similar time grazing (8.7 vs 8.5 },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Champion SC and Robards GE and Lindsay AR and Friend MA}
}
@conference {40693,
	title = {The relationship between wool production, live weight and liveweight change in four specialty carpet wool breeds, Romneys and Merinos},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {55},
	year = {1995},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {137-140},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {Changes in plasma concentrations of cortisol, ACTH and free fatty  acids were evaluated as quantitative indicators of stress in pigs of stress-  susceptible and stress-resistant breeds. The changes in these concentrations  following loading, transport and subsequent resting in lairage were  examined. Resting concentrations of cortisol were higher (P<0.01) in stress-  susceptible Pietrain pigs (44.0 },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Champion SC and Robards GE}
}
@conference {40690,
	title = {The relative intake of three Merino strains under different grazing regimes estimated using alkane technology},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {55},
	year = {1995},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {127-129},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {As part of a study measuring the effect of a variant of insulin-like  growth factor-1 (long-arg3-IGF-1; LR3IGF) on tissue amino acid utilisation  in sheep, changes in plasma Cu, Fe and Zn concentrations were observed.   LR3IGF-1 was infused continuously over 21 days into the skin of 6 sheep  using a bilateral arterio-venous preparation. Another 6 sheep were infused in  the same way with saline only (controls). Feed intakes were the same for  both groups. Arterial blood samples were obtained prior to the start of  treatment and at 1, 7, 14 and 21 days. Plasma samples were prepared and  analysed for concentrations of endogenous IGF-1, insulin, cerulophasmin,  macro-elements (Ca, Mg, Na, P and S) and the trace elements, Cu, Fe, Mn  and Zn. Plasma concentrations of the macro-elements were unchanged over  the treatment period and were not significantly different between the two  groups. However there was a significant effect of treatment (P<0.001) and  treatment x time interaction (P=0.024) on the Cu concentration in plasma.   After 7 days the Cu concentration in plasma of the LR3IGF-1 group  increased from 1.06},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Friend MA and Robards GE and Lindsay AR and Champion SC}
}
