• Aconitine induces prolonged seizure-like events in rat neocortical brain slices 

  Voss, Logan J.; Voss, Janet M.; McLeay, Lance M.; Sleigh, James W. (Elsevier BV, 2008)

  Aconitine effects on the hippocampal slice preparation have been well documented and include acute inhibitory and prolonged excitatory effects. To date, the effect of aconitine on neocortical activity has not been investigated. ...

• Effect of previous handling experiences on responses of dairy calves to routine husbandry procedures 

  Stewart, Mairi; Shepherd, Haley Marie; Webster, J.R.; Waas, Joseph R.; McLeay, Lance M.; Schütz, K.E. (Cambridge University Press, 2013)

  The nature of human–animal interactions is an important factor contributing to animal welfare and productivity. Reducing stress during routine husbandry procedures is likely to improve animal welfare. We examined how the ...

  

• Measurement of feeding motivation in sheep and the effects of food restriction 

  Verbeek, Else; Waas, Joseph R.; McLeay, Lance M.; Matthews, Lindsay R. (Elsevier, 2011)

  The availability of food is a crucial factor determining the health and growth of animals. Prolonged or severe food restriction will trigger the subjective state of hunger, which could potentially reduce welfare. We refined ...

• Motility of the reticulum and rumen of sheep given juice-extracted pasture 

  McLeay, Lance M.; Kokich, D.C.; Hockey, H-U.; Trigg, T.E. (1982)

  1. Sheep were fed on different diets of juice-extracted herbage to determine what effect juice-extraction had on reticulo-rumen motility. 2. The frequency of A and B sequences of contraction of the reticulo-rumen were ...

  

• 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, ...

• Targets of Elf5 in Mouse Trophoblast Stem Cells 

  Deane, Jessica Robyn (The University of Waikato, 2007)

  The Placenta is an essential organ for all mammalian embryonic development as it provides the nutritional link between maternal and foetal blood streams. The cells which go on to proliferate and contribute to all the major ...

  

• The effects of food restriction on the perception of hunger, metabolic state and stress responsiveness in sheep 

  Verbeek, Else (University of Waikato, 2010)

  Sheep in temperate regions may be exposed to periods of limited food availability and a range of environmental conditions. Insufficient dietary intake may change live weight (LW) and body condition score (BCS) resulting ...

  

• The effects of early handling on dairy calves' physiological and behavioural responses to routine husbandry procedures 

  Shepherd, Haley Marie (The University of Waikato, 2010)

  The quality and quantity of human-animal interactions are crucial to animal welfare, productivity and management of livestock on-farm. Forty Holstein Friesian calves, from one week of age, were exposed to experimental ...

  

• The effects of early handling on play behaviour and social interactions in dairy calves 

  Hawke, Michelle (The University of Waikato, 2010)

  The effects of early handling on play behaviour, faecal corticosteroid metabolite concentrations and social interactions during regrouping was studied in 40 Holstein Friesian group housed dairy calves. Calves were exposed ...

  

• The Role of ELf5 in Mouse Trophoblast Stem Cells 

  Redgate, Emma Louise (The University of Waikato, 2010)

  Elf5 is a DNA transcription factor that has been identified as being involved in placentation of the early embryo. Elf5 is expressed in the extra embryonic ectoderm (ExE), a lineage that contributes to the placenta of the ...

  

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