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A comparison of two winter management systems for dry dairy cattle : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Agricultural Science in Animal Science at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
(Massey University, 1976)
Two management systems for dry dairy cows were studied during the winter of 1975 at No. 3 Dairy Unit, Massey University. The objective of the study was to help develop a system which may reduce the need for supplementation ...
Some endogenous factors affecting root formation on hardwood cuttings of two clones of apple (Malus sylvestris Mill.) rootstocks : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Massey University
(Massey University, 1976)
Hardwood cuttings of easy-to-root (MM 106) and difficult-to-root (EM XII) apple (Malus sylvestris M.) rootstocks were sequentially harvested and planted according to the East Malling system, over a period from late autumn ...
Purification and properties of uracil dehydrogenase from Nocardia corallina :|ba thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry at Massey University, New Zealand
(Massey University, 1976)
Uracil dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.99.1), an enzyme which catalysed the oxidation of uracil or thymine to the corresponding barbituric acids, has been purified in a typical preparation, 85-fold with an 18% recovery of the initial ...
Achievement, cognitive style and ethnic group membership : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education at Massey University
(Massey University, 1976)
Relationships between Ethnicity, environmental variables, Cognitive Style and achievement are examined with a sample of 679 Standard Three children. No relationship is found between Ethnicity (Maori-Pakeha) and Cognitive ...
Modifications in the structure of the triacylglycerols of bovine milk fat : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry at Massey University
(Massey University, 1976)
A pair of monozygous twin cows was used to investigate the influence of the increased availability of linoleic acid (18:2) to the mammary gland, on the structure and physical properties of the milk triacylglycerols (TGs). ...
Genetic parameters of carcass traits in the New Zealand Romney : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Agricultural Science in Animal Science at Massey Unversity
(Massey University, 1976)
The data used in the present study were collected from wether lambs of a flock of New Zealand Romney sheep started at Massey Agricultural College, Palmerston North, in 1944. The lambs, 474 in number, were the progeny of ...
Store cattle prices, feeding strategies and the outlook for beef feedlots in New Zealand : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Agricultural Science in Farm Management at Massey University
(Massey University, 1976)
An investment value model is fitted to data from the market for store cattle and a price expectations model developed for use by a prospective purchaser of steers. The model uses liveweight as the within-sales variable and ...
Career development and job satisfaction of registered nurses practising in community settings : a thesis presented ... for the degee of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University
(Massey University, 1976)
A study of aspects of the career development and job satisfaction of registered nurses practising in community settings. The study surveys the literature on career development and job satisfaction, deriving a new model of ...
An examination of decision making in adjustment to the flood hazard with particular reference to the lower Manawatu region : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Geography at Massey University
(Massey University, 1976)
The relationship between man and his environment is in a constant state of change. The study of this interrelationship has commanded the attention of many disciplines, yet no one discipline can adequately comment on all ...
Some aspects of the ecology of the intertidal benthic biota of the Manawatu River estuary : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Zoology at Massey University
(Massey University, 1976)
This study was undertaken to investigate some of the aspects of the ecology of the benthic flora and fauna on mudflats at the Manawatu River estuary. Scientists and laymen alike are becoming generally aware of the dearth ...