Search Results - "Vercoe, P. E."

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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Level of nutrition affects leptin concentrations in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid in sheep by Blache, D, Tellam, RL, Chagas, LM, Blackberry, MA, Vercoe, PE, Martin, GB

“…In mature male sheep, the level of nutrition acutely influences the secretion of reproductive hormones. The mechanism involved is not fully understood but…”
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Exploring the anthelmintic properties of Australian native shrubs with respect to their potential role in livestock grazing systems by Kotze, A C, O'Grady, J, Emms, J, Toovey, A F, Hughes, S, Jessop, P, Bennell, M, Vercoe, P E, Revell, D K

“…We measured in vitro anthelmintic activity in extracts from 85 species of Australian native shrub, with a view to identifying species able to provide a degree…”
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Inclusion of selected levels of Australian native plant Eremophila glabra in fermentation substrate can influence events leading to rumen lactic acidosis in in vitro and in vivo carbohydrate-challenged systems by Durmic, Z., Hutton, P.G., K.Murray, Vercoe, P.E.

“…The aim was to investigate if selected doses of Australian native plant Eremophila glabra influence events leading to rumen lactic acidosis in sheep. The plant…”
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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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In vitro methane emission and acetate:propionate ratio are decreased when artificial stimulation of the rumen wall is combined with increasing grain diets in sheep by Christophersen, C.T, Wright, A.D.G, Vercoe, P.E

“…The interaction of retention time in the rumen and concentrate diet on methane production in vitro and acetate:propionate ratio was examined. Twenty-four…”
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Animal grazing selectivity and plant chemistry issues impact on the potential of Rhagodia preissii as an anthelmintic shrub by Kotze, A C, Zadow, E N, Vercoe, P E, Phillips, N, Toovey, A, Williams, A, Ruffell, A P, Dinsdale, A, Revell, D K

“…Rhagodia preissii had shown significant in vitro anthelmintic activity in a previous study, we examined the effect of including this shrub in the diet of sheep…”
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Improving productivity reduces methane intensity but increases the net emissions of sheepmeat and wool enterprises by Gebbels, J.N., Kragt, M.E., Thomas, D.T., Vercoe, P.E.

“…•We evaluate the impact of sheep enterprise efficiency on methane emissions.•Increased efficiency reduced methane intensity but increased net…”
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Metabolic factors affecting the reproductive axis in male sheep by BLACHE, Dominique, CHAGAS, Lucia M, BLACKBERRY, Margaret A, VERCOE, Philip E, MARTIN, Graeme B

“…Changes in food intake affect the reproductive axis in both sexes, and the nutritional signals involved and the sites that receive those signals are now…”
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Procyanidin A2 in the Australian plant Alectryon oleifolius has anthelmintic activity against equine cyathostomins in vitro by Payne, S.E., Flematti, G.R., Reeder, A., Kotze, A.C., Durmic, Z., Vercoe, P.E.

“…•Bioassay guided fractionation of the anthelmintic plant Alectryon oleifolius.•The condensed tannin procyanidin A2 is isolated as an anthelmintic…”
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Feed intake of sheep when allowed ad libitum access to feed in methane respiration chambers by Bickell, S L, Revell, D K, Toovey, A F, Vercoe, P E

“…The patterns of feed intake when animals are allowed ad libitum access to feed in a respiration chamber is not known, nor are the potential effects of the…”
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Australian plants show anthelmintic activity toward equine cyathostomins in vitro by Payne, S.E., Kotze, A.C., Durmic, Z., Vercoe, P.E.

“…Anthelmintic resistance in gastrointestinal parasites of horses is an increasing problem, particularly in cyathostomins, and there is a need to find…”
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Volatiles from Merino fleece evoke antennal and behavioural responses in the Australian sheep blow fly Lucilia cuprina by Yan, G., Liu, S., Schlink, A. C., Flematti, G. R., Brodie, B. S., Bohman, B., Greeff, J. C., Vercoe, P. E., Hu, J., Martin, G. B.

“…To identify flystrike‐related volatile compounds in wool from Merino sheep, the attractiveness of wool to Lucilia cuprina Wiedmann (Diptera: Calliphoridae) was…”
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Genetic and environmental variation in methane emissions of sheep at pasture by Robinson, D L, Goopy, J P, Hegarty, R S, Oddy, V H, Thompson, A N, Toovey, A F, Macleay, C A, Briegal, J R, Woodgate, R T, Donaldson, A J, Vercoe, P E

“…A total of 2,600 methane (CH4) and 1,847 CO2 measurements of sheep housed for 1 h in portable accumulation chambers (PAC) were recorded at 5 sites from the…”
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Australian plants with potential to inhibit bacteria and processes involved in ruminal biohydrogenation of fatty acids by Durmic, Z., McSweeney, C.S., Kemp, G.W., Hutton, P., Wallace, R.J., Vercoe, P.E.

“…Conjugated linoleic acids (CLA) are health-promoting fatty acids found in foods derived from ruminant products that are formed in the rumen during bacterial…”
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Interactions between nutrition and reproduction in the management of the mature male ruminant by Martin, G. B., Blache, D., Miller, D. W., Vercoe, P. E.

“…In mature male sheep and goats, changes in feed intake seem to have little effect on gonadal endocrine function but induce profound changes on sperm…”
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Differential protein phosphorylation–dephosphorylation in response to carbon source in Ruminococcus flavefaciens FD‐1 by Vercoe, P.E., Kocherginskaya, S.A., White, B.A.

“…Aims: The aims of this study were to study the effect of cellobiose or cellulose as a carbon source on the differential protein…”
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family 26 mannanase produced by Clostridium thermocellum as a component of the cellulosome contains a domain which is conserved in mannanases from anaerobic fungi by Halstead, J.R, Vercoe, P.E, Gilbert, H.J, Davidson, K, Hazlewood, G.P

“…Cellulosomes prepared by the cellulose affinity digestion method from Clostridium thermocellum culture supernatant hydrolysed carob galactomannan during…”
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Genetic and environmental variation in methane emissions of sheep at pasture1 by Robinson, D. L., Goopy, J. P., Hegarty, R. S., Oddy, V. H., Thompson, A. N., Toovey, A. F., Macleay, C. A., Briegal, J. R., Woodgate, R. T., Donaldson, A. J., Vercoe, P. E.

“…A total of 2,600 methane (CH^sub 4^) and 1,847 CO^sub 2^ measurements of sheep housed for 1 h in portable accumulation chambers (PAC) were recorded at 5 sites…”
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Inhibition of ruminal bacteria involved in lactic acid metabolism by extracts from Australian plants by Hutton, P.G, Durmic, Z, Ghisalberti, E.L, Flematti, G.R, Duncan, R.M, Carson, C.F, Riley, T.V, Vercoe, P.E

“…Ethanolic extracts, essential oils and plant secondary compounds from selected Australian plants were tested in vitro for their potential to selectively…”
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