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Potential use of oldman saltbush ( Atriplex nummularia Lindl.) in sheep and goat feeding by Ben Salem, H., Norman, H.C., Nefzaoui, A., Mayberry, D.E., Pearce, K.L., Revell, D.K.

“…Overgrazing and mismanagement of rangelands, climate change, drought and ‘salinisation’ of lands are threatening the sustainability of production systems and…”
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Sheep deficient in vitamin E preferentially select for a feed with a higher concentration of vitamin E by Amanoel, D. E., Thomas, D. T., Blache, D., Milton, J. T. B., Wilmot, M. G., Revell, D. K., Norman, H. C.

“…Given the capacity of ruminants to modify diet selection based on metabolic needs, we hypothesised that, when given a choice, lambs experiencing a vitamin E…”
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Consumption of a high-salt diet by ewes during pregnancy alters nephrogenesis in 5-month-old offspring by Tay, S. H., Blache, D., Gregg, K., Revell, D. K.

“…Maternal nutrition during pregnancy can affect kidney development in the foetus, which may lead to adverse consequences in the mature kidney. It was expected…”
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Responses to saline drinking water in offspring born to ewes fed high salt during pregnancy by Digby, S.N., Blache, D., Masters, D.G., Revell, D.K.

“…We have studied the fetal programming of lambs born to ewes exposed to high salt during pregnancy. In the present study, we hypothesise that salt-programmed…”
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Dietary exposure of pregnant ewes to salt dictates how their offspring respond to salt by Chadwick, M.A, Vercoe, P.E, Williams, I.H, Revell, D.K

“…Abstract We investigated changes in salt preference, food and water intake, renin activity and salt excretion in adult offspring from ewes that were fed a…”
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Feeding pregnant ewes a high-salt diet or saltbush suppresses their offspring’s postnatal renin activity by Chadwick, M. A., Williams, I. H., Vercoe, P. E., Revell, D. K.

“…If ewes consumed a high-salt diet or saltbush during the last 3 months of pregnancy and for 3 weeks after birth, we expected the renin activity of their lamb…”
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Offspring born to ewes fed high salt during pregnancy have altered responses to oral salt loads by Digby, S. N., Masters, D. G., Blache, D., Hynd, P. I., Revell, D. K.

“…Prenatal growth is sensitive to the direct and indirect effects of maternal dietary intake; manipulation can lead to behavioural and physiological changes of…”
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Nutritional restriction of pre-pubertal liveweight gain impairs ovarian follicle growth and oocyte developmental competence of replacement gilts by van Wettere, W.H.E.J, Mitchell, M, Revell, D.K, Hughes, P.E

“…The objective was to investigate the effects of moderate restriction of pre- and peri-pubertal liveweight gain on ovarian development and oocyte meiotic…”
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Reproductive capacity of Merino ewes fed a high-salt diet by Digby, S. N., Masters, D. G., Blache, D., Blackberry, M. A., Hynd, P. I., Revell, D. K.

“…An option to increase the productivity of saline land is to graze sheep on salt-tolerant plants, which, during the summer/autumn period, can contain 20% to 25%…”
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Iron content of eggs from hens given diets containing organic forms of iron, serine and methyl group donors, or phytoestogens by Revell, D.K, Zarrinkalam, M.R, Hughes, R.J

“…1. This investigation included three experiments to determine whether the iron content of egg yolks could be enriched by supplementation of the laying diet…”
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P2-144 High-salt intake during pregnancy in ewes alters organ weights and aldosterone concentration in adult offspring by Tay, S, Digby, S, Pain, S, Blache, D, Revell, D.K

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Australian native shrubs: Delivering benefits to livestock, soil, plants and people by Revell, D.K, Vercoe, P.E, Kotze, A.C, Emms, J

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In vitro fermentative traits of Australian woody perennial plant species that may be considered as potential sources of feed for grazing ruminants by Durmic, Z., Hutton, P., Revell, D.K., Emms, J., Hughes, S., Vercoe, P.E.

“…A range of Australian woody perennial plant species ( n = 128 samples) were screened in vitro for overall fermentability and the capacity to induce favourable…”
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Short periods of prior exposure can increase the intake by sheep of a woody forage shrub, Rhagodia preissii by Wallis, R.H., Thomas, D.T., Speijers, E.J., Vercoe, P.E., Revell, D.K.

“…•Perennial shrubs can increase the resilience and profitability of livestock systems.•Variability in the acceptance of some shrubs by livestock can limit their…”
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Comparison of in vivo organic matter digestion of native Australian shrubs by sheep to in vitro and in sacco predictions by Norman, H.C., Revell, D.K., Mayberry, D.E., Rintoul, A.J., Wilmot, M.G., Masters, D.G.

“…There is increasing interest in selection of genotypes of Australian perennial shrubs such as saltbush ( Atriplex nummularia, Atriplex amnicola and Atriplex…”
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Dietary Bovine Colostrum Increases Villus Height and Decreases Small Intestine Weight in Early-weaned Pigs by King, M.R, Morel, P.C.H, Revell, D.K, Pluske, J.R, Birtles, M.J

“…This experiment examined the effect of dietary spray-dried bovine colostrum on intestinal histology and organ weights in early-weaned pigs. In a randomised…”
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Increasing the age of gilts at first boar contact improves the timing and synchrony of the pubertal response but does not affect potential litter size by van Wettere, W.H.E.J., Revell, D.K., Mitchell, M., Hughes, P.E.

“…One hundred and ninety-two Large White/Landrace crossbred gilts were used in this study. The study was conducted in two blocks, with 16 gilts allocated to each…”
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Body composition at farrowing and nutrition during lactation affect the performance of primiparous sows. I. Voluntary feed intake, weight loss, and plasma metabolites by Revell, D.K. (Massey Univ., New Zealand.), Williams, I.H, Mullan, B.P, Ranford, J.L, Smits, R.J

“…We used 35 primiparous sows to investigate the link between body fatness at farrowing and voluntary feed intake (VFI) during lactation. Two groups of sows were…”
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Body composition at farrowing and nutrition during lactation affect the performance of primiparous sows. II. Milk composition, milk yield, and pig growth by Revell, D.K. (Massey Univ., New Zealand.), Williams, I.H, Mullan, B.P, Ranford, J.L, Smits, R.J

“…Sows that were either fat or lean at farrowing (340 or 280 g of body fat/kg BW, respectively) were offered either a low-protein (LP; 7.9% CP and 15.5 MJ DE/kg…”
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Birth weight responses to shearing ewes in early to mid gestation by Morris, S.T., McCutcheon, S.N., Revell, D.K.

“…This study compared the effect on foetal growth of shearing ewes in very early pregnancy (day 50) with the effect of shearing later in pregnancy (day 70 or…”
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