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Genetics of flystrike, dagginess and associated traits in New Zealand dual-purpose sheep : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Animal Science at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2013)
A literature review identified breech bareness, dagginess and fibre traits as potential
indirect indicator traits for flystrike. Dagginess (faecal accumulation) had the greatest
potential as an indirect indicator, and ...
Metacognitive, cognitive, social and affective strategy use in foreign language learning : a comparative study : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics at Massey University
(Massey University, 1993)
This study examines the metacognitive, cognitive, social and affective strategy use of foreign language learners who are studying either in classroom situations or at a distance. The impact on learning strategy use of a ...
The role of the external consultant in facilitating enterprise development : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Ph. D. in Human Resource Management at Massey University
(Massey University, 1999)
Today's organisations are faced with increasingly difficult choices about appropriate development strategies and structures. At the same time they are supported by a growing literature on management and organisational ...
Discourses of grief : the death of the mother : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
(Massey University, 1999)
This purpose of this study was to explore the grief of daughters on the death of their mothers. I interviewed fifteen women. This study draws on feminist post-structuralist insights into subjectivity as constructed in the ...
Darwin meets Socrates : evolutionary psychology and the innate ideas debate : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Docotr of Philosophy in Psychology at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2004)
The underlying premise of this thesis is that evolutionary psychology and philosophy can exert a productive mutual influence on one another. To illustrate this, I focus on the innate ideas debate in philosophy. This debate ...
Behavioural patterns of possums and cattle which may facilitate the transmission of tuberculosis : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Veterinary Science at Massey University
(Massey University, 1993)
Behavioural patterns of a population of Australian brushtail possums with endemic tuberculosis were studied using radio telemetry, and by direct observational techniques, from November 1990 to April
1992. The study area, ...
Bovine tuberculosis in the Brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) : behaviour and the development of an aerosol vaccinator : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Science at Massey University
(Massey University, 2001)
The Australian brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) is a wildlife reservoir of tuberculosis
(Mycobacterium bovis) in New Zealand. The disease is endemic over one third of the country. Possum
control operations have ...
Salmonella Brandenburg in sheep meat in New Zealand : preliminary studies to support a risk assessment approach : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Veterinary Sciences in Veterinary Public Health at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2002)
Abortion and death of ewes caused by a particular strain of Salmonella Brandenburg is an animal disease problem that is unique to the South Island of New Zealand. Like most Salmonella serovars, this organism is zoonotic ...
Behaviour of fat globules and membrane proteins under different processing environments as related to milk powder manufacture : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Food Technology
(Massey University, 2003)
The objective of the first part in this study was to gain a better understanding of the protein components of the milk fat globule membrane (MFGM). In the second part, the influence of processing factors on the fat globules ...
Studies on the binding of iron and zinc to milk protein products : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Food Technology, Riddet Centre and Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health
(Massey University, 2004)
The principal objective of this study was to characterize the binding of iron and zinc to three commercial milk protein products; namely sodium caseinate, whey protein isolate (WPI) and milk protein concentrate (MPC). The ...