[PDF] Top 20 Improving the response to synchronisation programmes of dairy cattle : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Veterinary Science at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

... First, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my chief supervisor A/Prof. Richard Laven, for his guidance, support, constructive criticism and feedback. I thank him for consistently hammering and churning my ... See full document

... oestrus synchronisation dates back to the 1960s, when attempts to synchronise behavioural oestrus were made using a variety of progestagens to produce an artificial luteal ...oestrus synchronisation ... See full document

... supervisory team. Although Bryce’s hope to turn me into a full-time laboratory-based microbiologist probably quickly vanished, hopefully I did not disappoint him too much. Bryce, your knowledge and scientific views, even ... See full document

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... in dairy cows. Publications (n = 1,600) which included the words dairy, cows, and at least one disease of interest were located with online search ... See full document

... Chapter Five: A study on the use of toltrazuril to eliminate Neospora caninum in congenitally infected lambs born from experimentally infected ewes has been published in the journal Vete[r] ... See full document

... There are so many people who said the right words at the right time to keep me going and for that please know I am very grateful. I especially mention my immediate family who have lived and grown around this work, my ... See full document

... Appendix 6: Chapter 2: Western blot showing proteins recognized by antibodies in the sera of a Group 2 ewes mated with experimentally infected ram from Group kDa 4, b & c Group 1 ewes ma[r] ... See full document

... Another New Zealand study has shown that insufficient glucose is available from ad-libitum ryegrass pasture diets to maintain triplet-fetal growth, and that amino acid requirements of triplet fetuses are ... See full document

... These included haemog­ lobin levels, PCV, plasma urea, serum calcium, serum sodium, serum inorganic phosphate, plasma glucose, total serum protein and serum albumin levels.. No significa[r] ... See full document

... units, urea nitrqgen, sg€ Variation in pasture nitrogen with time of year Unit 1, glucose, time in 4 wk intervals Unit 2, glucose, time in 4 wk intervals Unit 3, glucose, time in 4 wk in[r] ... See full document

... ( 1 9 9 4 ) , but l owe r t han that report e d from one farm i n New Z e a l and by Tho rnt on et a l . ( 1 9 9 4 ) . T h i s may be a t rue r e f l e c t i on o f a di f fe r e nt preva l e n c e in t he h e rd ... See full document

... commercial dairy farms from three regions in New Zealand (three from Taranaki, one from Canterbury and one from Southland) were recruited to participate in this clinical trial due to the documented ... See full document

... Figure 4.1: A flow chart of experimental design to study the effect of experimental bovine virus diarrhoea virus BVDV challenge in heifers naturally infected with N caninum... The chart [r] ... See full document

... N . canin um o r anothe r spec i e s . The p r e s ent study a imed t o improve the epidemi o l og i c a l knowl edge o f bovine Ne ospora abo rt i o n i n New Z e a l and and de s c r ib e the path o l o g i c ... See full document

... A THESIS PRESENTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY AT MASSEY UNIVERSITY.. Li Yuemin _January..[r] ... See full document

... A THESIS PRESENTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY AT MASSEY UNIVERSITY.. Li Yuemin _January..[r] ... See full document

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... A thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Seed Technology at Massey University... MATERIALS AND METHODS..[r] ... See full document

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