Browsing by Author "Oliver, Mark Hope"

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Motivation to obtain a food reward of pregnant ewes in negative energy balance: Behavioural, metabolic and endocrine considerations

Verbeek, Else; Waas, Joseph R.; Oliver, Mark Hope; McLeay, Lance M.; Ferguson, D.M.; Matthews, Lindsay R. (Elsevier, 2012)

Low food availability often coincides with pregnancy in grazing animals. This study investigated how chronic reductions in food intake affected feeding motivation, and metabolic and endocrine parameters in pregnant sheep, ...
Reduced Cortisol and Metabolic Responses of Thin Ewes to an Acute Cold Challenge in Mid-Pregnancy: Implications for Animal Physiology and Welfare

Verbeek, Else; Oliver, Mark Hope; Waas, Joseph R.; McLeay, Lance M.; Blache, Dominique; Matthews, Lindsay R. (2012)

Background: Low food availability leading to reductions in Body Condition Score (BCS; 0 indicates emaciation and 5 obesity) in sheep often coincides with low temperatures associated with the onset of winter in New Zealand. ...

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