@conference {40300,
	title = {Artificial insemination using the buck effect to partially synchronise cashmere does},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {51},
	year = {1991},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {143-146},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {No abstract available  },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Moore RW and Hall DRH}
}
@conference {40266,
	title = {The effect of early exposure to facial eczema on ewe lifetime production},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {50},
	year = {1990},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {473-475},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {No abstract supplied  },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Moore RW and Sumner RMW and Dow BW}
}
@conference {40162,
	title = {Artificial insemination of farmed feral goats with frozen-thawed semen},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {49},
	year = {1989},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {171-174},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {A trial was conducted over 2 years in which the comparative wool growth rates of wethers and dry, single and twin-rearing ewes were measured. The sheep were pasture fed according to 3 regimes of either continuous maintenance or alternating 3-monthly periods of either high or low plane and maintenance feeding. At any one time, groups of sheep were either gaining, maintaining or losing live weight. This paper reports preliminary analyses of the effects on wool growth of year, breed, sheep age and rearing status. Coopworths were consistently heavier than Romneys. As a result of practical constraints associated with the trial design, ewes which reared twins were lighter at the end of the trial than ewes which reared singles which were lighter than wethers and ewes which did not raise any lambs. Romneys grew more wool than Coopworths with no difference in wool production between wethers and ewes which did not rear a lamb. Overall, the clean wool growth rate of the dry sheep was a minimum of 7.2 g/d in July/August and a maximum of 12.5 g/d in November/December. Wool growth rates of the single and twin rearing ewes relative to the dry sheep (100) were 63 and 55 in July/August and 90 and 82 in November/December respectively. Wool growth rates after weaning did not differ between rearing status groups. The combined effect of these differential wool growth patterns on clean fleece weight of single and twin rearing ewes relative to the dry sheep (100) were 86 and 77 in December and 99 and 97 in May respectively. Despite the apparent large reduction in wool production associated with rearing lambs it is still economic at present prices for most farmers to run breeding ewes rather than dry sheep of the same breed.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Moore RW and Dow BW and Staples LD}
}
@conference {40138,
	title = {Effect of Regulin implants on spring fertility, lactation and down growth of cashmere does},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {49},
	year = {1989},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {39-42},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {Ultrasonography has permitted close visualisation of follicular development in cattle and has revealed that three waves of follicles normally develop during the oestrous cycle. Follicle stimulating hormone is important for the recruitment of follicles but it is not known how the recruited follicles are selected to become dominant over other follicles and eventually to ovulate. Hypothalamic, pituitary and ovarian hormones are secreted and released episodically. During the luteal phase of the oestrous cycle, the negative feedback of progesterone prevents any rise in luteinising hormone (LH). As progesterone levels fall, LH increases, prompting an increase in oestradiol which triggers the ovulatory LH surge and behavioural oestrus. LH causes ovulation and luteinisation of follicular cells. Luteal phase progesterone may be responsible for later increases in prostaglandin F2a (PG)F2a, a luteolytic hormone in cattle and sheep which is transferred from the uterus, its site of synthesis, to the corpus luteum. Oestradiol and oxytocin, synthesised in the ovary, may be involved in regulation of uterine synthesis of PGF2a, hastening luteolysis. At this time it is not known how essential these two hormones are to the process of luteolysis. The discovery and synthesis of new ovarian hormones should permit superovulation to become a more exact and a less expensive procedure and for embryonic mortality to be reduced.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Moore RW and Bigham ML and Staples LD}
}
@conference {40145,
	title = {The effect of the F gene on characteristics of Booroola x Romney ram sperm},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {49},
	year = {1989},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {81-84},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {Real-time (B-mode) and simple (A-mode) ultrasonic instruments were evaluated in 2 experiments to assess their potential for measuring carcass fat and muscle variables. In a third experiment, progeny of five Romney selection lines were ultrasonically scanned at regular intervals from 5 to 14 months of age to record backfat thickness (C), GR and the width (A) and depth (B) of the L. dorsi muscle. In the one calibration experiment where the Toshiba machine was used, the machine was found to be particularly appropriate for measuring GR depth achieving a weight adjusted partial correlation of 0.81 with the carcass measurement and repeatability of 0.86. Comparable figures for the AIDD scanner in two experiments averaged 0.75 and 0.82 respectively for C fat depth measurements. Prediction equations for the chemical carcass lipid content showed that including either C or GR ultrasonic fat depths provided significantly improved estimates over those using only live weight. The addition of ultrasonic muscle widths or depths provided little additional advantage. The ultrasonic C and GR measurements confirmed that the production index line, selected on an index comprising dam{\textquoteright}s number of lambs born and the animals own weaning and hogget fleece weight, was the leanest. The single trait line selected on dam{\textquoteright}s number of lambs born, was slightly leaner than the controls, while the hogget fleece weight line was similar to the control line. The ranking of the 100 day weight selection line was found to vary with year of birth measured, but on average was similar to the control line. In contrast no major differences were detected in muscle width or depth among any of the selection lines.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Moore RW and Woolhouse JK and Wilson MC}
}
@conference {40183,
	title = {Lambing of Romney and Booroola cross hoggets with and without the F gene under different pasture allowances},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {49},
	year = {1989},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {281-284},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {Ruminants grazing pasture rarely approach their genetic potential   for meat, milk or wool production. There are wide differences also   between plant species and between leaf, stem and inflorescence fractions   in their capacity to sustain animal production. The relatively low   productivity of grazing ruminants and the differences between plant   components in nutritional value can be explained from an understanding   of the factors that determine nutrient supply to the animal{\textquoteright}s tissue and   the efficiency of metabolism. Nutrient supply to the tissues depends on   Ii) the nutrient contents of the forage available, which varies between   plant species, their component parts, their stage of maturity and the   growing conditions; (ii) the pasture components actually selected by the   animal which are influenced by ease of eating, taste, odour and tactile   characteristics of the plant material available, its water content, the   structure of the sward, the dimensions of the animal{\textquoteright}s incisor arcade   and its previous experience; (iii) the amount of each selected component   eaten, which is influenced by the potential of the animal to utilize   nutrients, the capacity of the reticulo-rumen and factors that affect   the rate of digestion and outflow of organic matter from the rumen, and   the time spent in eating and ruminating activities; (iv) modifications   of consumed nutrients by rumen microbes, particularly the extent of   breakdown of plant protein and the relative proportions of volatile   fatty acids produced; (v) the efficiency of biochemical reactions   metabolising the absorbed nutrients. Although a great deal is known   about the way each of these factors influence nutrient supply to grazing   animals, the complexity of the interactions between them often makes it   extremely difficult to identify the specific reasons for reduced   performance in any particular situation. However, by integrating   current concepts and knowledge using computer simulation techniques, the   factors limiting nutrients supply to the animal{\textquoteright}s tissues can be   determined and the value of alternative management strategies for   improving animal productivity assessed.    },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Moore RW and McMillan WH and Dockrill G and Dow BW}
}
@conference {40092,
	title = {Cervical versus laparoscopic AI of goats after PMSG injection at or 48 hours before CIDR removal},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {48},
	year = {1988},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {69-70},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {An experiment was conducted in which 1402 Romney ewes, aged 2 to 5 years, were treated with intravaginal controlled internal drug releasers (CIDR) followed by 1 of 2 pregnant mares serum gonadotrophin (PMSG) preparations (Pregnecol(r), 530 iu v Pharmochem(r), 460 iu) for mating on 1 of 3 dates (December 19, 28 or January 3). Of the 1402 ewes joined with the ram, 71\% conceived to the first cycle. Conception rates, proportion of ewes conceiving multiples and foetuses per ewe joined were assessed by ultrasound pregnancy diagnosis at day 50 of pregnancy. Reproductive performance was highest in 2-year old ewes but not influenced by previous reproductive history (wet v wet/dry in the previous spring). All measures of reproductive performance declined at later mating dates compared with those at December 19. Substantial premiums were obtained for early-born lambs, and for their dams when slaughtered at weaning the following September. Out-of-season lambing systems appear to offer economic benefits in areas characterised by good winter and spring growth rates but dry summers.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Moore RW and Miller CM and Hall DRH and Dow BW}
}
@conference {40101,
	title = {Effects of melatonin on early breeding of F+ and ++ Booroola x Perendale and Romney ewes},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {48},
	year = {1988},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {109-112},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {Glenbrae and Broomfield strains of Corriedale sheep were developed over a period of 19 years by selectively breeding from animals that remained free from clinical footrot when deliberately exposed to natural infection. Recent studies have demonstrated relative advantages in these bloodlines during footrot outbreaks in terms of significantly reduced incidence and severity of infection compared to unselected Corriedales. Similar benefits have also occurred in commercial flocks when first cross offspring of Glenbrae and Broomfield rams were compared to offspring of traditional rams. Introduction to the industry of these apparent genetic gains in footrot resistance has been through 2 approaches. Firstly the Broomfield Corriedale Group Breeding Scheme was established in 1982 with 1420 Sheeplan ewes recorded in 5 flocks screened from an estimated 28,000 ewes. The objective is to breed rams for commercial use utilizing performance records and a footrot challenge prior to selection as 2- tooths. Secondly the Corriedale Sheep Society initiated a top-crossing programme mating 3 Glenbrae footrot resistant rams to 81 registered Corriedale ewes in 1986. Details of these 2 approaches are given.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Moore RW and Miller CM and Dow BW and Staples LD}
}
@conference {40076,
	title = {Effect of steroid immunisation and vaginal artificial insemination on the fertility of synchronised ewes},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {47},
	year = {1987},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {147-150},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {No abstract supplied},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Moore RW and Lynch PR and Miller CM and Welch RA}
}
@conference {40037,
	title = {The effect of pre-natal nutrition and type of birth and rearing of lambs on vigour, temperature and weight at birth, and weight and survival at weaning},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {46},
	year = {1986},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {259-262},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {Future increases in production efficiency of milk production from pasture will be brought about primarily by increasing the genetic potential of cows to produce milk solids, and by developing grazing systems which combine a high level of herbage utilisation/ha with high dry matter intakes. Grazing often under-utilises herbage in spring, which leads to a reduction in quantity and quality of herbage in summer and autumn with a consequent accelerated decline in cow performance. Higher grazing stocking rates in spring combined with the conservation of a greater pasture area for silage produces an improved pasture and provides additional forage for supplementation in summer and autumn. At present the amount and seasonability of milk production in New Zealand is dictated by pasture production. This gives large variations in production between and within years, and may not represent the most efficient way of using milk processing plant or of satisfying the market{\textquoteright}s needs. Consideration may have to be given to less rigid systems of production involving more flexibility in calving date and a greater use of conserved feed.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Moore RW and Miller CM and Lynch PR and Dow BW}
}
@conference {39942,
	title = {Swimming speed and fertilisation rates of ram sperm from high and low prolificacy populations},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {45},
	year = {1985},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {55-58},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {The composition of 2 groups, comprising 70 and 837 lamb carcasses, was predicted from hot carcass weight (HCW) and GR separately and together, these being the main observations considered in the export lamb carcass grading system. GR was a better predictor of composition than HCW with the 2 in combination tending in most cases to be slightly better than GR alone. These measurements could account for 50 to over 70\% of the variation in carcass fat and bone and 26 to 47\% of the variation in carcass muscle. On average, for each 1 mm decrease in GR, carcass fatness decreased by about 1 percentage unit, muscle increased by about 0.5 percentage units and carcass bone increased by just under 0.5 percentage units.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Moore RW and Wilson MC and Duganzich DM}
}
@conference {39873,
	title = {The effect of melatonin on the onset of first oestrus in Romney ewe lambs},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {44},
	year = {1984},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {21-24},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {There is increasing evidence that a non-steroidal compound, inhibin, produced by the ovary is involved in the regulation of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) production by the pituitary. Our studies have shown that ovarian inhibin is present in follicular fluid, that it is synthesised exclusively by follicular granulosa cells, that androgens regulate its synthesis and that it is predominantly a product of healthy follicles, i.e. follicles with the potential to attain ovulatory granulosa cell inhibin production which then suppresses pituitary FSH secretion thereby limiting the number of follicles that can be stimulated to develop to ovulatory maturity. Ovulation rates of Romney ewes actively immunised with a semi-purified preparation of inhibin derived from bovine follicular fluid were significantly higher than those of control ewes (2.06 },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Moore RW and Miller CM and Lynch PR and Welch RAS and Barnes DR and Hockey H-UP}
}
@conference {39812,
	title = {Hogget lambing and its effect on the subsequent two-tooth performance of three breeds},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {43},
	year = {1983},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {21-24},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {Lamb survival and birth weight data from a Booroola x Romney flock and a Booroola x Merino flock were collected between 1975 and 1981. The mean litter sizes for these flocks were 1.96 and 1.76 respectively, with litter sizes ranging from 1 to 4 within each flock. Effects of year, ewe age, birth rank and birth weight on lamb survival were assessed by fitting a sequence of logit models to the data. Birth weight was identified as the key parameter, with year and birth rank effects being markedly reduced once the variability due to birth weight was accounted for. An apparent ewe age effect was completely explained in terms of lamb birth weight. At any given birth weight lambs born to large litters (>/-3) had a lower probability of survival than contemporary lambs born as singles or twins.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Moore RW and Sumner RMW and Bass JJ and Hockey H-UP}
}
@conference {39763,
	title = {The effect of early nutrition and hogget oestrus on subsequent reproduction},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {42},
	year = {1982},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {41-44},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {The performance of ~400 Waihora Romney x Romney (W x R) F1 ewes born in both 1977 and 1978, and ~150 W x R B1 ewes born in both 1979 and 1980, was compared with that of similar numbers of contemporary commercial Romney (R) ewes. At hogget shearing W x R ewes were generally heavier (range minus 0.2 to plus 3.9 kg) than R ewes, with fleece weights differing by minus 0.15 to plus 0.26 kg. As two-tooths W x R ewes were 1.0 to 2.9 kg heavier than heavier than R ewes, with 7 to 12 more ovulations per 100 ewes and 1 to 5\% fewer lamb deaths, producing 10 to 15\% more lambs tailed per ewe joined. More W x R wether lambs were drafted fat than R wether lambs (1979/80 - 77 v 60\%; 1980/1 - 98\% v 86\%).},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Moore RW and Hockey H-UP}
}
@conference {39787,
	title = {Relationships of carcass conformation of cattle and sheep with carcass composition},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {42},
	year = {1982},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {125-126},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {Hemicastrates and steers were slaughtered at similar carcass weights at 14, 18 and 22 months of age for the assessment of factors associated with tenderness difference in representative forequarter muscles. Objective tests indicated that hemicastrate meat was tougher than that from steers at 22 months of age only. Heat labile collagen content was the major parameter associated with tenderness in M. longissimus; in both M. splenus and M. triceps brachii it was sarcomere length.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Bass JJ and Johnson DL and Woods EG and Moore RW}
}
@conference {39739,
	title = {Fertilisation rate of ewes mated to high and low prolificacy Romney rams},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {41},
	year = {1981},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {224-228},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Moore RW}
}
@conference {39656,
	title = {Effects of different growth paths from 4 to 11 months of age on Romney hogget oestrus and subsequent reproduction},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {40},
	year = {1980},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {27-33},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Moore RW and Smeaton DC}
}
@conference {39589,
	title = {Influence of hogget oestrus on subsequent ewe fertility},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {38},
	year = {1978},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {90-96},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Moore RW and Knight TW and Whyman D}
}
@conference {39553,
	title = {Relationship between semen traits, mating frequency and percentage of ewes lambing multiples in high fertility Romney sheep},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {37},
	year = {1977},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {136-141},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Moore RW and Whyman D}
}
