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A study of the operation of selection for production in a New Zealand dairy herd : being a thesis submitted by "Bonus" for the Animal Husbandry section of the M. Agr. Sc. examination
(Massey University, 1940)
No abstract. The following taken from the introduction:
"It may be argued that a datry farmer who is teeting hls
eow8 every year and breedlng hts own replacement helfers, slred
by pedtgree dalry bull-s wlth r.easonable ...
The effect of sex upon growth in the pig / being the thesis submitted by "Bough" for the M. Agr. Sc. degree
(Massey University, 1941)
No abstract. The following is taken from the introduction:
"Almost a quarter of a century has ela sed since D'Aroy
Thompson ( 1) published his c lassioal work "Growth and Form", in
which he demonstrated that all ...
A survey of certain aspects of the share-milking industry in the Waikato, 1945/46 being a thesis presented by "547" in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the M. Ag. Sc. Degree
(Massey University, 1947)
Associated with the outstanding development of the dairy industry in New Zealand over the years of this century has been the rapid growth of that section of dairying known as share-milking. The term 'share-miIking', in ...
Studies of the coat in the New Zealand Romney Marsh N-type sheep / Code Number 148
(Massey University, 1945)
Kemps may be defined as hairy fibres which are shed after a short period of growth. Birthcoat kemps are succeeded by fibres in the same follicle, and there may be varying amounts of this second generation that are also ...
Some factors affecting the keeping quality of ghee : thesis presented for the degree of M. Agr. Sc. in Dairy Science for the University of New Zealand
(Massey University, 1948)
Ghee (clarified butter; butterfat; butter oil, etc,) has been manufactured and used in India and some of the countries in the Middle East, from time immemorial. Vedic hymns of Indians written about 2000 to 3000 B.C. give ...
A study of the influence of animal manure and clover on the structural and chemical characteristics and the earthworm activity in a Manawatu soil : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Agricultural Science in Field Husbandry of the University of New Zealand
(Massey University, 1949)
In view of the increasing emphasis that is being placed on
pasture production by the N.Z. farmer, part1cularly in the North
Island, a full appreciation of the value of the grazing animal and
clover in relation to pasture ...
Observations on ruminant fat metabolism with particular relation to lactation : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of M. Agr. Sc. of the University of New Zealand
(Massey University, 1949)
In that animal fat is a major economic "building block" the mechanism of its production has attracted particular study. Although observations regarding digestion of fats may be traced back as far as those of Asellius in ...
Studies of the coat of the Romney lamb : practical and theoretical aspects of hair morphology, with special reference to the evolution of the fleece : thesis submitted by "Bourn" [for the degree of Master of Agricultural Science]
(Massey University, 1940)
The original purpose of the present thesis was to answer this question: "To what extent is a britch of high halo-hair abundance an indicator of the non-kemp hairiness of the fleece?" It was assumed by Dr Dry in the light ...
Space and time relations in the coat of the New Zealand Romney lamb
(Massey University, 1943)
In a recent paper Dry (4) gives an account of the fibre type arrays - the result of an action of two forces - the prenatal check and the reducing of inherent coarseness acting on an undefined substratum which occur on the ...