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Short-term grazing of lucerne and chicory increases ovulation rate in synchronised Merino ewes by King, B.J., Robertson, S.M., Wilkins, J.F., Friend, M.A.

“…This study evaluated the ability of short-term grazing of live = green pasture to increase ovulation rate during late summer when annual pasture is generally…”
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Integrating stochasticity into the objective function avoids Monte Carlo computation in the optimisation of beef feedlots by Mayer, D.G, Walmsley, B.J, McPhee, M.J, Oddy, V.H, Wilkins, J.F, Kinghorn, B.P, Dobos, R.C, McKiernan, W.A

“…► Many models use Monte Carlo simulation to account for real-world variation. ► Optimisation of these stochastic models faces overwhelming computational…”
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Effect of supplementing barley straw with lucerne silage or cottonseed meal on diet digestibility and growth rate of steers by Zhuoga, X., Wilkins, J.F., Friend, M.A., Piltz, J.W.

“…•Lucerne silage increased DM intake and liveweight gain of steers fed barley straw.•Cottonseed meal increased liveweight gain of steers fed barley…”
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Red Queen theory of recombination hotspots by ÚBEDA, F, WILKINS, J.F

“…Recombination hotspots are small chromosomal regions, where meiotic crossover events happen with high frequency. Recombination is initiated by a double-strand…”
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Efficiency of Calf Production from Twin-bearing Beef Cows on an Intensive Pasture System in Subtropical Australia by Hennessy, D.W, Wilkins, J.F

“…Forty-two single-bearing and 42 twin-bearing mature Angus${\times}$Hereford cows were allocated, seven per cell to 3 replications of 2 stocking rates (3.2…”
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Development and testing of a bacterial biosensor for toluene-based environmental contaminants by Willardson, B.M. (Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.), Wilkins, J.F, Rand, T.A, Schupp, J.M, Hill, K.K, Keim, P, Jackson, P.J

“…A bacterial biosensor for benzene, toluene, and similar compounds has been constructed, characterized, and field tested on contaminated water and soil. The…”
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The phosphorylation state of phosducin determines its ability to block transducin subunit interactions and inhibit transducin binding to activated rhodopsin by Yoshida, T, Willardson, B M, Wilkins, J F, Jensen, G J, Thornton, B D, Bitensky, M W

“…Heterotrimeric GTP-binding proteins (G-proteins) serve many different signal transduction pathways. Phosducin, a 28-kDa phosphoprotein, is expressed in a…”
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Inheritance of proportionate dwarfism in Angus cattle by Latter, M.R, Latter, B.D.H, Wilkins, J.F, Windsor, P.A

“…Objective To determine the mode of inheritance of congenital proportionate dwarfism in Angus and Angus crossbred cattle, initially detected in two commercial…”
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Method of stimulating ovulation rate in merino ewes may affect conception but not embryo survival by Wilkins, J.F.

“…Efficiency in breeding flocks can be improved by increasing twinning rate. While this can be achieved by several methods that stimulate ovulation rate, there…”
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Synchronization of estrus and fertility in Zebu beef heifers treated with three estrus synchronization protocols by Corbet, N.J, Miller, R.G, Bindon, B.M, Burrow, H.M, D'Occhio, M.J, Entwistle, K.W, Fitzpatrick, L.A, Wilkins, J.F, Kinder, J.E

“…The effects on estrus and fertility of 3 estrus synchronization protocols were studied in Brahman beef heifers. In Treatment 1 (PGF protocol; n=234), heifers…”
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Hydrops foetalis in dwarf calves associated with twinning by Harper, P A, Latter, M R, Wilkins, J F

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Holoprosencephaly in Border Leicester lambs by Roth, I J, Morrow, C J, Wilkins, J F, Harper, P A

“…Holoprosencephaly in Border Leicester lambs is described. This defect is characterised by lack of the longitudinal cerebral fissure, fusion of the cerebral…”
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Low release of selenium from recovered ruminal pellets by Wilkins, J F, Hamilton, B A

“…The effectiveness of selenium pellets in grazing Merino sheep was examined by comparing the selenium status of treated and untreated animals over a 13 month…”
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Haemoglobin oxidation in whole blood samples from sheep in relation to glutathione peroxidase activity by Wilkins, J F

“…A high correlation was observed between H2O2-induced oxidation of haemoglobin and glutathione peroxidase activity in whole blood samples from sheep. A role of…”
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Neutral steroid concentrations in the faeces of North American White and South African Black populations at different risks for cancer of the colon by Salyers, A.A., Sperry, J.F., Wilkins, T.D. & Walker, A.R.P. & Richardson, N.J.

“…To test the hypothesis that a high risk for cancer of the colon might be associated with high concentrations of neutral steroids in the colon and with…”
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