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2022
Genome-wide association studies for milk traits in New Zealand dairy sheep, R, Costilla, PB Chan, KM Mcrae, JC McEwan, KG Dodds, SA Newman, HJ Baird, and H Henry , New Zealand Journal of Animal Science and Production, 01/2022, Volume 82, Online, p.64-68, (2022)
2021
Sheep divergently selected for methane yield showed differences in meat fatty acid composition, Johnson, PL, M Agnew, A Jonker, SM Hickey, JC McEwan, B Bryson, KG Dodds, and SJ Rowe , New Zealand Journal of Animal Science and Production, 01/2022, Volume 81, Online, p.173-178, (2021)
2018
BRIEF COMMUNICATION: Potential alterations in New Zealand sheep, beef cattle and deer numbers due to climate change: what can genetics offer?, KM, Mcrae, S Rowe, and JC McEwan , New Zealand Journal of Animal Science and Production, 07/2018, Volume 78, Lincoln, p.146-150, (2018)
2016
BRIEF COMMUNICATION: Preliminary estimates of genetic parameters for adult dag scores in New Zealand sheep and their relationship with juvenile measurements, KM, Mcrae, KG Dodds, S-AN Newman, LF Brito, NK Pickering, and JC McEwan , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 07/2016, Volume 76, Adelaide, p.144-145, (2016)
2015
2015 NZSAP Living Legend Address – Invermay Agricultural Centre, GH, Shackell, KR Drew, PF Fennessy, AJ Allison, JC McEwan, and AM Crawford , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 07/2015, Volume 75, Dunedin, p.149, (2015)
BRIEF COMMUNICATION: Developing genomic tools in the New Zealand Deer Industry, SJ, Rowe, SM Clarke, TC Van Stijn, DL Hyndman, JF Ward, KM McEwan, KG Dodds, JC McEwan, S-AN Newman, and GW Asher , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 07/2015, Volume 75, Dunedin, p.91-93, (2015)
BRIEF COMMUNICATION: Genetic control of the rumen microbiome in sheep, SJ, Rowe, S Kittelmann, CS Pinares-Patiño, GR Wood, KG Dodds, MR Kirk, S Ganesh, SM Hickey, PH Janssen, and JC McEwan , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 07/2015, Volume 75, Dunedin, p.67-69, (2015)
BRIEF COMMUNICATION: Genetic parameters for growth, carcass and meat quality traits in New Zealand sheep, LF, Brito, SP Miller, SM Clarke, KG Dodds, WE Bain, MA Lee, NK Pickering, and JC McEwan , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 07/2015, Volume 75, Dunedin, p.94-96, (2015)
2014
BRIEF COMMUNICATION: An exploratory investigation of the effects of selection for divergence in methane emissions on rumen digesta and carcass traits in 8-month old sheep, SN, Elmes, WE Bain, GJ Greer, SM Hickey, EA Young, NK Pickering, SJ Rowe, KJ Knowler, CS Pinares-Patiño, and JC McEwan , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 06/2014, Volume 74, Napier, p.142-144, (2014)
2013
Genome wide DNA methylation patterns and transcription analysis in sheep muscle, C, Couldrey, R Brauning, PH MacLean, HV Henderson, and JC McEwan , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 73, Hamilton, p.37-40, (2013)
2012
Development of epigenomic analysis in agricultural animals, C, Couldrey, R Brauning, EF Retzel, and JC McEwan , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 72, Christchurch, p.163-165, (2012)
Estimates of genetic parameters for flystrike in New Zealand Romney and Romney cross sheep, NK, Pickering, KG Dodds, HT Blair, RE Hickson, Johnson PL, and JC McEwan , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 72, Christchurch, p.189-191, (2012)
Genetic and phenotypic parameters for stayability in a New Zealand research flock, SB, McIntyre, SAN Newman, EA Young, and JC McEwan , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 72, Christchurch, p.152-155, (2012)
2011
BRIEF COMMUNICATION: Arapawa: a novel New Zealand sheep breed of distinct origin, EA, Young, JW Kijas, R Mcculloch, DR Scobie, KM Mcrae, NK Pickering, KG Dodds, and JC McEwan , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 71, Invercargill, p.248-250, (2011)
BRIEF COMMUNICATION: Genomic selection in the New Zealand Sheep industry using the Ovine SNP50 Beadchip, B, Auvray, KG Dodds, and JC McEwan , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 71, Invercargill, p.263-265, (2011)
Is rumen retention time implicated in sheep differences in methane emission?, CS, Pinares-Patiño, SH Ebrahimi, JC McEwan, KG Dodds, H Clark, and D Luo , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 71, Invercargill, p.219-222, (2011)
2010
Carcass linear measurements as predictors of meat yield in lambs determined by VIAscan, WE, Bain, JC McEwan, NJ McLean, and Johnson PL , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jun, Volume 70, Palmerston North, p.130-132, (2010)
2009
Current and future impact of DNA technologies on the New Zealand sheep industry, JC, McEwan , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jun, Volume 69, Christchurch, p.165-168, (2009)
Developments in the sheep meat industry: Genetic evaluation of meat yield, NB, Jopson, S-AN Newman, and JC McEwan , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jun, Volume 69, Christchurch, p.161-164, (2009)
Genetic and phenotypic parameter estimates for growth, yield and meat quality traits in lamb, GM, Payne, AW Campbell, NB Jopson, JC McEwan, CM Logan, and PD Muir , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jun, Volume 69, Christchurch, p.210-214, (2009)
Genetic parameters for primal cut meat yield traits in sheep, NB, Jopson, JC McEwan, CM Logan, and PD Muir , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jun, Volume 69, Christchurch, p.215-219, (2009)
2008
Artificial insemination success rates for Meat and Wool New Zealand central progeny test sires, NJ, McLean, KG Dodds, KJ Knowler, NB Jopson, M Behrent, CM Logan, PD Muir, GH Shackell, and JC McEwan , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 68, Brisbane, Australia, p.77-78, (2008)
Effect of MyoMAX on carcass lean and fat, WE, Bain, Johnson PL, GJ Greer, KG Dodds, NJ McLean, RJ McLaren, SM Galloway, TC Van Stijn, and JC McEwan , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 68, Brisbane, Australia, p.43-44, (2008)
2007
Current status and future of genomic selection, JC, McEwan , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.147, (2007)
Current status of QTL and association studies in New Zealand cattle , sheep and deer, CA, Morris, AW Campbell, NG Cullen, GH Davis, JM Everett-Hincks, RJ Hall, HM Henry, Johnson PL, JC McEwan, SH Phua, et al. , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.153-159, (2007)
Developing genomic resources for whole genome selection, JC, McEwan , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.148-153, (2007)
Estimation of autumn live weight breeding values in progeny test datasets when progeny are slaughtered to achieve a target carcass weight, NB, Jopson, JC McEwan, KJ Knowler, and R Wheeler , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.175-179, (2007)
Genetic technologies for deer breeding, JA, Archer, JC McEwan, and R Hall , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 67, Wanaka, p.91-94, (2007)
2006
An evaluation of sheep meat genetics in New Zealand: The central progeny test (CPT), NJ, McLean, NB Jopson, AW Campbell, K Knowler, M Behrent, G Cruickshank, CM Logan, PD Muir, T Wilson, and JC McEwan , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 66, Napier, p.368-372, (2006)
2004
Comparison of two-stage selection breeding programmes for terminal sire sheep, NB, Jopson, PR Amer, and JC McEwan , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 64, Hamilton, p.212-216, (2004)
What the bovine genome project means to New Zealand, JC, McEwan, and AM Crawford , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 64, Hamilton, p.86-91, (2004)
2003
The Alliance Central Progeny Test: Preliminary results and future directions, AW, Campbell, K Knowler, M Behrent, NB Jopson, G Cruickshank, JC McEwan, and T Wilson , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 63, Queenstown, p.197-200, (2003)
2002
Dynamic selection for sheep genetic improvement, PR, Amer, NB Jopson, and JC McEwan , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 62, Palmerston North, p.188-190, (2002)
2000
Differences in wool characteristics in lines of sheep with high or low levels of backfat thickness, NC, Merrick, DB Baird, JC McEwan, and RW Purchas , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 60, Hamilton, p.159-161, (2000)
Lamb and ewe performance of East Friesian x Coopworths relative to pure-bred Coopworths, NB, Jopson, KG Dodds, KJ Knowler, R Wheeler, and JC McEwan , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 60, Hamilton, p.47-50, (2000)
Lamb survival traits in Coopworth sheep selected for high or low backfat depth, NB, Jopson, GJ Greer, WE Bain, JA Findlay, and JC McEwan , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 60, Hamilton, p.61-64, (2000)
Search for a locus near to myostatin that increases muscling in Texel sheep in New Zealand, TE, Broad, BC Glass, GJ Greer, TM Robertson, WE Bain, EA Lord, and JC McEwan , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 60, Hamilton, p.110-112, (2000)
The Sheep Improvement Limited (SIL) genetic engine, SA, Newman, KG Dodds, JN Clarke, DJ Garrick, and JC McEwan , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 60, Hamilton, p.195-197, (2000)
1998
Cost-benefit analysis of commercial use of the Inverdale prolificacy gene, PR, Amer, JC McEwan, KG Dodds, and GH Davis , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 58, p.157-160, (1998)
1997
Finding QTL's without markers: experience with FINDGENE., JC, McEwan, CA Morris, SA Bisset, and RJ Kerr , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 57, p.290-294, (1997)
1995
Discovery of the Inverdale gene (FecX), GH, Davis, JC McEwan, PF Fennessy, and KG Dodds , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 55, p.289-290, (1995)
Elucidation of the genetic nature of the Inverdale gene (FecX): Segregation with a twist, KG, Dodds, GH Davis, JC McEwan, and PF Fennessy , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 55, p.291-293, (1995)
Industry use of the Inverdale gene (FecX), JC, McEwan, GH Davis, PF Fennessy, and KG Dodds , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 55, p.298-300, (1995)
Sires for more valuable lambs, JC, McEwan, GH Davis, PF Fennessy, and JN Clarke , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 55, p.324-326, (1995)
1993
Heritability of ultrasonic fat and muscle depths in Romney sheep, JC, McEwan, JN Clarke, SM Hickey, and KJ Knowler , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 53, p.347-350, (1993)
How reliable are sheep pedigrees?, AM, Crawford, ML Tate, JC McEwan, G Kumaramanickavel, KM McEwan, KG Dodds, PA Swarbrick, and P Thomson , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 53, p.363-370, (1993)
Investigation into the possibility of a major gene for fleece weight in screened sires, T, Wuliji, KG Dodds, PF Fennessy, RN Andrews, JC McEwan, P Turner, R Wheeler, and H Hawker , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 53, p.355-358, (1993)
1992
Comparison of growth, hogget fleece weight and reproductive traits of three sheep breeds from a flock selected for prolificacy and a Romney control flock, JC, McEwan, GH Davis, KG Dodds, PF Fennessy, JN Clarke, GD Bruce, and MG Hishon , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 52, p.211-216, (1992)
Effect of selection for productive traits on internal parasite resistance in sheep, JC, McEwan, P Mason, RL Baker, JN Clarke, SM Hickey, and K Turner , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 52, p.53-56, (1992)
1990
Comparison of growth and carcass traits of ram lambs of three breeds from a flock screened for prolificacy and a Romney control flock, JC, McEwan, GH Davis, KG Dodds, PF Fennessy, JN Clarke, and M Hishon , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 50, p.397-402, (1990)
Wool production and other characteristics of progeny from high performance Coopworths x Romney rams, RN, Andrews, KG Dodds, JC McEwan, and T Wuliji , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 50, p.305-310, (1990)
1989
Ultrasonic fat depths in Romney lambs and hoggets from lines selected for different production traits, JC, McEwan, JN Clarke, MA Knowler, and M Wheeler , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 49, p.113-120, (1989)
1988
Growth and carcass traits of purebred Texel and Suffolk sheep, JC, McEwan, JP Hanrahan, JM Fitzsimons, and P Allen , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 48, p.41-48, (1988)
Production and characteristics of wool from the hogget progeny of sheep intensively screened for fleece weight, H, Hawker, KG Dodds, RN Andrews, and JC McEwan , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 48, p.207-212, (1988)
1987
Reproductive performance of progeny of prolific Romney, Coopworth and Perendale sheep, GH, Davis, JC McEwan, MV Howarth, RW Kelly, and AT Paterson , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 47, p.89-91, (1987)
1985
Effect of herbage allowance on the productive performance of lactating and non-lactating hoggets, JC, McEwan, CD Mathieson, and H Hawker , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 45, p.147-150, (1985)
1984
Selection for productive traits on back fat depth in ewe lambs, JC, McEwan, PF Fennessy, JN Clarke, SM Hickey, and MA Knowler , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 44, p.249-252, (1984)
1983
Date of lambing and sheep production during lactation in Southland, JC, McEwan, C Mathieson, and H Hawker , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 43, p.45-48, (1983)
Ewe live weight, level of pasture feeding and live-weight gain, KF, Thompson, JC McEwan, RW Kelly, and SF Crosbie , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 43, p.225-228, (1983)
1980
Pasture allowance and lamb growth, KF, Thompson, JC McEwan, and WH Risk , Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Jan, Volume 40, p.92-97, (1980)