New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 1996

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Volume 39/Number 1/March

• Effects of soil fertility level and cutting frequency on interference among Hieracium pilosella, H. praealtum, Rumex acetosella, and Festuca novae-zelandiae
• Carbon dioxide emissions from mineral springs in Northland and the potential of these sites for studying the effects of elevated carbon dioxide on pastures
• Effect of oversown ryegrass (Lolium perenne) and white clover (Trifolium repens) on the genetic structure of New Zealand hill pastures
• Effects of pre-lamb shearing on feed intake and associated productivity of May- and August-lambing ewes
• Short-term ingestive behaviour of sheep and goats grazing grasses and legumes 1. Comparison of bite weight, bite rate, and bite dimensions for forages at two stages of maturity
• Short-term ingestive behaviour of sheep and goats grazing grasses and legumes 2. Quantitative relationships between sets of sward and ingestive behaviour variables
• Effects of contrasting sward heights within forage species on short-term ingestive behaviour of sheep and goats grazing grasses and legumes
• Single trait selection for yearling fleece weight or liveweight in Romney sheep--correlated responses in liveweight, fleece traits, and ewe reproduction
• Short-term alteration in voluntary feed intake after selenium supplementation in Angora goat kids
• Effects of selenium and iodine supplementation on the growth rate, mohair production, and thyroid status of Angora goat kids
• `Mega' field pea (Pisum sativum L.)
• Distributions of the fungal endophyte Acremonium lolii, and of the alkaloids lolitrem B and peramine, within perennial ryegrass
• Rhizobacteria harmful to seedling growth in white clover (Trifolium repens L.) and perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)
• Variation in white clover for root-knot nematode resistance
• Book reviews
• Effect of high rates of nitrogen fertiliser on white clover growth, morphology, and nitrogen fixation activity in grazed dairy pasture in northern New Zealand
• Effect of high rates of nitrogen fertiliser on perennial ryegrass growth and morphology in grazed dairy pasture in northern New Zealand

Volume 39/Number 2/June

• Cutting management of willows (Salix spp.) and leguminous shrubs for forage during summer
• Identification and seed multiplication of a collection of Vicia and Lathyrus from southwest Europe
• Potential of Cytisus and allied genera (Genisteae: Fabaceae) as forage shrubs. 1. Seed germination and agronomy
• Potential of Cytisus and allied genera (Genisteae: Fabaceae) as forage shrubs. 2. Chemical composition of the forage and conclusions
• Digestibility and effects of condensed tannins on digestion of sulla (Hedysarum coronarium) when fed to sheep
• Use of Italian ryegrass on seasonal dairy farms in northern New Zealand 1. Feed production and persistence
• Use of Italian ryegrass on seasonal dairy farms in northern New Zealand 2. Milk production
• Comparative performance of Caucasian clover (Trifolium ambiguum cv. Monaro) after 11 years under low-input conditions in south-eastern Australia
• Use of seed vigour tests to predict field emergence of lucerne (Medicago sativa)
• Liveweight gain, herbage intake, and ingestive behaviour in Compudose^reg.-treated and untreated steers at pasture
• Growth, reproduction, and carcass and meat quality characteristics of once-bred Hereford x Friesian and Simmental x Friesian heifers managed for low or high liveweight gain during mid pregnancy
• Effect of dietary vitamin A on plasma and liver carotenoid concentrations and fat colour in Angus and Angus crossbred cattle
• Effect of dietary zinc oxide on the plasma carotenoid concentration of steers
• Pesticide sorption by allophanic and non-allophanic soils of New Zealand
• Genetics of resilience to nematode parasites in young Romney sheep—use of weight gain under challenge to assess individual anthelmintic treatment requirements
• Book reviews

Volume 39/Number 3/September

• Effect of soil ingestion on the storage of Se, vitamin B12, Cu, Cd, Fe, Mn, and Zn in the liver of sheep fed lucerne pellets
• A comparison of 15 ram breeds for export lamb production 2. Proportions of export cuts and carcass class
• Nitrogen fertiliser effects on milk yield and composition, pasture intake, nitrogen and energy partitioning, and rumen fermentation parameters of dairy cows in early lactation
• Feed conversion efficiency, daily pasture intake, and milk production of primiparous Friesian and Jersey cows calved at two different liveweights
• Faecal egg count and food intake comparisons of Romney single-trait selection and control lines
• Estimates of environmental effects for liveweight and fleece characteristics of New Zealand cashmere goats
• Estimates of genetic parameters for production and reproduction traits in three breeds of pigs
• Anticoagulant effects and the persistence of brodifacoum in possums (Trichosurus vulpecula)
• Efficacy of injectable doramectin against naturally acquired louse infestations on cattle
• Distribution of ryegrass mosaic virus in New Zealand perennial ryegrass pastures as determined by ELISA and RT-PCR
• Nitrate leaching from ploughed pasture and the effectiveness of winter catch crops in reducing leaching losses
• Effects and interactions of phosphorus and sulphur on a mown white clover/ryegrass sward 1. Herbage dry matter production and balanced nutrition
• Effects and interactions of phosphorus and sulphur on a mown white clover/ryegrass sward 2. Concentrations and ratios of phosphorus, sulphur, and nitrogen in clover herbage in relation to balanced plant nutrition
• Book reviews

Volume 39/Number 4/December

Special Issue on Native and Low-input Grasses

Proceedings of the Second Australasian Perennial Grass Workshop held in Launceston, Tasmania, in 1995

• Pastoral value and production from native pastures
• Improving the adaptation of perennial ryegrass, tall fescue, phalaris, and cocksfoot for Australia
• Native and low-input grasses for pastoral and marginal cropping land
• Regional research on native grasses and native grass-based pastures
• Temperate native Australian grass improvement by selection
• Native and low-input grasses - a New Zealand high country perspective
• Genetic resources of temperate native and low-input grasses in New Zealand and Australian collections
• The place of C4 grasses in temperate pastures in Australia
• Native pasture and the farmer's choice - evaluation of management and sowing options
• Conventional and low-input pasture improvement - a review of recent market research
• Managing the composition of native and naturalised pastures with grazing
• Legumes in low-input perennial pastures of southern Australia: historical role and future development
• Harvesting, processing, and marketing Australian native grass seeds
• Whole-farm management of grazing systems based on native and introduced species
• Potential value of some Bromus species of the section Ceratochloa
• Effect of soil pH on the distribution of Danthonia species on the tablelands of central and southern New South Wales
• Tall wheatgrass (Thinopyrum ponticum (Podp.) Z.W. Liu + R.R.C. Wang): a neglected resource in Australian pasture
• Secale montanum - a wider role in Australasia?

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