@conference {41879,
	title = {Sheep genomics - a trans-Tasman collaboration},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {66},
	year = {2006},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {119-124},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	address = {Napier},
	abstract = {SheepGenomics is a major A$30 million initiative of Meat and Livestock Australia and Australian Wool Innovation Limited supported by 10 leading research organisations in Australia and New Zealand. It aims to discover genes that influence economically important traits in sheep. By using discoveries made within SheepGenomics{\textquoteright} research program, sheep producers will be able to start breeding for a wide range of economically important traits with greater confidence than is currently possible. One of the themes in the programme is to improve key aspects of wool quality and focus on genes that regulate follicle formation in the skin of foetal lambs. This paper describes key aspects of the management structure of SheepGenomics, an overview of three of the Subprograms (Muscle, Parasites and Coretech) and a more detailed description of the Wool Subprogram. },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Forage RG and Hynd PI}
}
@conference {41184,
	title = {Genetic manipulation to modify wool properties},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {60},
	year = {2000},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {147-154},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	address = {Hamilton},
	abstract = {Over many centuries, genetic selection of sheep for particular meat and wool traits has made steady progress andgiven producers the opportunity to choose from a broad spectrum of well defined breeds. Selection for specific features ofbody frame or fleece has resulted in the emergence of true {\textquotedblleft}meat{\textquotedblright} breeds (e.g. Poll Dorset, Suffolk, Texel) and other breedshighly valued for their fleece characteristics (e.g. Merino, Romney). Whilst such selection tends toward the outer limits ofgenetic variation among sheep, the sheep genome itself and natural mutation rates provide an inbuilt restriction to geneticchange and the appearence of new phenotypic varieties. In comparison, the use of transgenesis to add specific functionalsheep or non-sheep genes to the sheep genome has the potential to greatly expand the phenotypic range possible amongsheep. For example, in a preliminary sheep transgenesis experiment using a cortical type II keratin intermediate filamenttransgene, we have shown it is possible to alter fibre structure and properties. The fact genes from any species may be usedin the transgenesis process provides many experimental options simply not possible using the sheep genome alone. Thispaper is a discussion of some of the recent attempts to modify the genotype / phenotype of wool producing breeds usingtransgenesis. In particular, results of the earliest programmes designed to modify wool fibre properties and fibre growth rates are reviewed.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Bawden CS and Penno NM and McLaughlan CJ and Walker SK and Hynd PI and Rogers GE}
}
@conference {40436,
	title = {The reduction of cell division rate in wool follicles by noradrenaline},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {52},
	year = {1992},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {297-298},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {A field trial at Flock House over a three year period (July 1989 - March 1992) compared the performance of grazing bulls alone at three stocking rates (3.0, 3.7 and 4.5 bulls/ha) with grazing bulls at 3.0 bulls/ha with an increasing stocking rate of goats (3, 7 and 13 Angora does/ha). The respective stocking rates in stock units (su/ha) for the six respective treatments from bulls alone at increasing stocking rate to bulls with goats at increasing stocking rate of goats were 15, 19, 23, 18, 21 and 26 su/ha respectively. Weaner bulls were brought onto the farmlets in November each year and all rising 2 year bulls were sold off the farmlets over January to April at 18-21 months of age. Bull growth rates were significantly depressed by increasing the stocking rate of bulls but were unaffected by an increasing stocking rate of does. Bulls in the bull/goat treatment at 26 su/ha grew at a similar rate of bulls but were unaffected by an increasing stocking rate of does. Bulls in the bull/goat  treatment at 26 su/ha grew at a similar rate to bulls alone, stocked at 15 su/ha.  Goat performance; kidding, kid fleece weight and doe fleece weight were not affected by goat stocking rate. However at the high doe stocking rate, kid liveweight at weaning and doe liveweight (March) was reduced (P<0.01 and P<0.05 respectively). Stocking rate treatments had little effect on the economic farm surplus (variation between $680/ha for the least profitable to $730/ha for the most profitable treatments). However with a more buoyant mohair market and a more robust/productive strain of Angora goat ie. the Zimbabwe Angora, it is assumed that bull/goat system would be more profitable than bulls alone. Although goats were not complementary to bull beef production they were also not competitive with bulls over the stocking rates investigated.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Scobie DR and Hynd PI and Setchell BP}
}
