Displaying items by tag: Massey University

Tuesday, 01 August 2017 10:55

Cow disease potential ‘game changer’

Animal health experts are warning that the outbreak of Mycoplasma bovis disease on a large South Canterbury farm could be “a potential game changer”.

Published in General News
Friday, 21 July 2017 09:55

Benefits of shearing pregnant ewes

Industry funded studies in New Zealand have shown that mid-pregnancy shearing can increase multiple-born lamb birthweight by up to 0.7 kg and lamb survival by 3 to 5%.

Published in Farm Health
Wednesday, 19 July 2017 09:55

Innovation Massey’s focus

Massey University's vice-chancellor Jan Thomas says she’s trying to induce a sense of innovation and entrepreneurship in the university’s graduates.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 19 July 2017 08:55

Milk ‘em instead

Massey University sheep milking expert Craig Prichard’s fun exhibit at Fieldays -- allowing site visitors to milk a sheep -- had seriously optimistic intent.

Published in General News
Monday, 17 July 2017 07:55

Milk needs promotion

Milk and dairy products need ongoing promotion in New Zealand, says a nutritional physiology professor at Massey University.

Published in General News
Friday, 23 June 2017 09:55

Plenty of advantages to pregnancy scanning

About 70% of farmers pregnancy scan their ewes which should occur between a minimum of 45 days after ram removal from the ewe flock and no later than 100 days after ram introduction.

Published in Management
Wednesday, 22 March 2017 09:55

Sheep milk sector can be a winner for NZ

New Zealand's sheep milking industry plateaued a bit in the last year, says an organiser of last week’s Sheep Milk NZ Conference 2017.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 21 March 2017 09:55

Adapt or die – Massey boss

Massey University's new vice-chancellor, professor Jan Thomas, says her role is to create an environment where academics are able to adapt and almost predict the future.

Published in General News
Friday, 24 February 2017 14:55

Name change needed for greater precision

‘Accurate farming' would be more apt than ‘precision farming’ to describe this agricultural practice, says professor Simon Blackmore of Harper Adams University in the UK.

Published in Management
Tuesday, 21 February 2017 08:55

Dairy sector has bullying behaviour – critic

Massey University ecologist Mike Joy, and dairy industry critic, has accused the sector of bullying behaviour.

Published in General News
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