@conference {39829,
	title = {Genetic variation in incidence of daggy sheep - an indicator of genetic resistance to parasites?},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {43},
	year = {1983},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {87-90},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {A recent grazing experiment at Ruakura with dairy cows involved in each of 3 years, 8 farms of 6.48 ha. Linear regression procedures were used to derive relationships between milkfat yield to 31 December, amount of feed on the farm at various times, length of rotation during winter months, and average herd live weight and condition at calving. Fat production was closely related to feed on the farm during July to September but not to feed present in May, June, October or November, or to live weight and condition at calving. The amount of feed present in August or September was not significantly related to that present in May. Feed present in September increased as the area grazed each day by the herd increased in May, and decreased in July and August. For a given amount of feed on the farm during July to September, early calving herds produced more milkfat per cow and per hectare by 31 December but at a lower level per day than late calving herds.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Meyer HH and Harvey TG and Smeaton JE}
}
@conference {39828,
	title = {The heritability of loose wool bulk and colour traits and their genetic and phenotypic correlations with other wool traits},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {43},
	year = {1983},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {83-86},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {Twelve dairy farmers were taught a system of pasture scoring in May 1981. From then until the start of calving they assessed the amount of feed on their farms at fortnightly intervals. Milkfat production per hectare during the subsequent season was closely related to the amount of feed on the farm at the start of calving. Feed at calving was closely related to the amount of feed on the farm in May. The data suggest that milkfat production from most dairy farms is limited by having insufficient feed on the farm at calving.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Bigham ML and Meyer HH and Smeaton JE}
}
@conference {39856,
	title = {Inheritance of wear rate in the teeth of sheep},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {43},
	year = {1983},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {189-192},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {Ovulation rate records from female progeny of 3 Booroola-type rams and the daughters of 8 to 10 male progeny of the same rams were recorded in commercial flocks. When a segregation criterion of at least 1 record of ovulation rate >/-3 was used to identify carriers of the putative gene, the results support the hypothesis of genetic segregation for fecundity in Booroola sheep. A comparison of the genotype ascertained from progeny tests with that estimated from the parental genotypes showed that 21 of 22 rams{\textquoteright} performance was consistent with a single gene effect.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Meyer HH and Aitken WM and Smeaton JE}
}
