@conference {75871,
	title = {BRIEF COMMUNICATION: The influence of a herb and legume sward on maternal behaviour and lamb colostrum intake and thermoregulation},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {71},
	year = {2011},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {50-52},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	address = {Invercargill},
	abstract = {Nutrition of the ewe in late pregnancy is known to affect colostrum production, lamb live weight, survival to weaning (Kenyon \& Webby, 2007; Kerslake et al., 2009), and maternal behaviour (O{\textquoteright}Connor et al., 1985). Kenyon et al. (2010) reported that offering a mixed herb sward containing... Continued},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Hutton PG and Kenyon PR and Bedi MK and Kemp PD and Stafford KJ and West DM and Morris ST}
}
@conference {69525,
	title = {Preference of lambs for novel pasture herbs},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {70},
	year = {2010},
	month = {Jun},
	pages = {285-287},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	address = {Palmerston North},
	abstract = {There is strong evidence that sheep show a preference for some plant species over others (Parsons et al.,1994; Concha \& Nicol, 2000; Foster et al., 2002; Rutter, 2006; Corkran, 2009). Differences among ruminant species in forage selectivity, offers a unique opportunity to manipulate utilization of pastures. Recently, increased milk yields and higher weaning weights of lambs have been shown to occur, when grazing a mixed herb sward containing chicory (Cichorium intybus), red and white clover (Trifolium pratenseand T. repens) and plantain (Plantago lanceolata) (Golding, 2008).},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Pain SJ and Hutton PG and Kenyon PR and Morris ST and Kemp PD}
}
@conference {69475,
	title = {Use of novel pasture species to reduce methane emissions from New Zealand grazing ruminants},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {70},
	year = {2010},
	month = {Jun},
	pages = {77-79},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	address = {Palmerston North},
	abstract = {In New Zealand, methane (CH4) accounts for approximately 38\% of greenhouse gas emissions. The majority of this methane, approximately 98\%, is from ruminants (Waghorn \& Woodward, 2006). New Zealand{\textquoteright}s ruminant production industry relies heavily on a pasture-based system and depends on efficient utilisation of pasture. Variation between plant species in their nutritional and chemical composition provides an opportunity to manipulate rumen fermentation patterns and increase the utilization of pastures, while potentially reducing ruminant livestock CH4emissions. Preliminary findings are reported from a pilot study which investigated the effects of nutritional composition of a range of forage species on the short-term in vitro production of CH4.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Roca FJ and Hutton PG and Pain SJ and Kenyon PR and Morris ST}
}
