Opportunities and implications of pasture‐based lamb fattening to enhance the long‐chain fatty acid composition in meat

NL Howes, AEDA Bekhit, DJ Burritt… - … Reviews in Food …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Health‐conscious consumers following dietary fat recommendations require meat that is low
in saturated fat with preferably high levels of long‐chain omega‐3 fatty acids. This review …

The effect of extensive feeding systems on growth rate, carcass traits, and meat quality of finishing lambs

GF De Brito, EN Ponnampalam… - … Reviews in Food …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This review aims to summarize the relevant published information about the effects of
extensive feeding systems on the carcass and meat quality characteristics of lambs. Lambs …

Agricultural science in the wild: A social network analysis of farmer knowledge exchange

BA Wood, HT Blair, DI Gray, PD Kemp, PR Kenyon… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Responding to demands for transformed farming practices requires new forms of
knowledge. Given their scale and complexity, agricultural problems can no longer be solved …

[HTML][HTML] Nitrogen partitioning and milk production of dairy cows grazing simple and diverse pastures

VK Totty, SL Greenwood, RH Bryant… - Journal of Dairy Science, 2013 - Elsevier
Research was conducted to examine the effects of a diverse pasture mix on dry matter
intake, milk yield, and N partitioning of lactating dairy cows. A pasture containing only …

Grazing multispecies swards improves ewe and lamb performance

C Grace, MB Lynch, H Sheridan, S Lott, R Fritch… - Animal, 2019 - cambridge.org
A two-year (2015 and 2016) grazing study was established to compare ewe and lamb
performance when grazed on a perennial ryegrass only sward compared to more diverse …

Intensive sheep and beef production from pasture—A New Zealand perspective of concerns, opportunities and challenges

ST Morris, PR Kenyon - Meat science, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper details current production trends for sheep and beef cattle production in New
Zealand and gives some insight into the opportunities for improvement based on New …

Including chicory or plantain in a perennial ryegrass/white clover-based diet of dairy cattle in late lactation: Feed intake, milk production and rumen digestion

EMK Minneé, GC Waghorn, JM Lee… - Animal Feed Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
In temperate grass-based dairy cattle grazing systems, summer dry conditions can reduce
feed availability and quality, and limit milk production. This study reports the effects of …

Triplet lambs and their dams–a review of current knowledge and management systems

PR Kenyon, FJ Roca Fraga, S Blumer… - New Zealand Journal …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Triplet-bearing ewes and their lambs have the potential to improve flock productivity
however, the lack of robust information on optimal nutrition and management is limiting their …

Milk yield and nitrogen excretion of dairy cows grazing binary and multispecies pastures

RH Bryant, ME Miller, SL Greenwood… - Grass and Forage …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Three grazing experiments were carried out in late spring (early lactation), summer (mid‐
lactation) and autumn (late lactation) to compare the effects of perennial ryegrass cultivar or …

[HTML][HTML] Multispecies swards enhance animal performance in a co-grazing cattle and sheep production system

G Beaucarne, J Shackleton, C Grace, J Kennedy… - animal, 2025 - Elsevier
Grazing multispecies swards can have multiple benefits for the productivity and
environmental sustainability of ruminant production systems. However, few studies have …