Outputs (5)

Dairy cattle (2011)
Book Chapter
Margerison, J. (2011). Dairy cattle. In J. Webster (Ed.), Management and Welfare of Farm Animals: The UFAW Farm Handbook. (5th). Wiley-Blackwell

This chapter details the management and welfare of dairy cows and dairy herd replacements from an international perspective. The chapter describes the main elements of dairy production systems, including genetic selection and improvement, lactation,... Read More about Dairy cattle.

Research: Calf supplement boosts milk production (2011)
Newspaper / Magazine
Margerison, J. (2011). Research: Calf supplement boosts milk production

Research carried out at New Zealand’s Massey University has resulted in the development of a calf supplement that can increase milk yield in dairy cows by up to 12%. Dr Jean Margerison, a senior lecturer in Animal Nutrition and Lactation Physiology a... Read More about Research: Calf supplement boosts milk production.

Supplement aids milk production (2011)
Other
Margerison, J. (2011). Supplement aids milk production

Dr Jean Margerison, a senior lecturer in Animal Nutrition and Lactation Physiology at the Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health and Major Leader of Animal Science, has been conducting research into the Queen of Calves calf nutrition programme... Read More about Supplement aids milk production.

Role of amygdala-prefrontal cortex circuitry in regulating the expression of contextual fear memory (2011)
Journal Article
Stevenson, C. W. (2011). Role of amygdala-prefrontal cortex circuitry in regulating the expression of contextual fear memory. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 96(2), 315-323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2011.06.005

The basolateral amygdala (BLA) and medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) are inter-connected regions involved in fear memory expression. The reciprocal nature of projections between these areas differs along the rostrocaudal extent of BLA. This study inves... Read More about Role of amygdala-prefrontal cortex circuitry in regulating the expression of contextual fear memory.

Genetic analysis of incidence of recorded clinical lameness in New Zealand dairy cattle (2011)
Journal Article
Margerison, J., Chawala, A. R., Lopez-villalobos, N., & Spelman, R. J. (2011). Genetic analysis of incidence of recorded clinical lameness in New Zealand dairy cattle. Proceedings New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 71, 126-130

Herd records from 76,357 cows, collected during the 2005/06 to 2008/09 milking seasons from 155 herds in the Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) young sire progeny test scheme, were used to estimate genetic parameters and breed effects for incide... Read More about Genetic analysis of incidence of recorded clinical lameness in New Zealand dairy cattle.