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A new report in NZVJ documents Theileria orientalis Ikeda infection in red deer in New Zealand, but finds no evidence for the disease in a sample of dogs and horses. doi.org/10.1080/004801… NZVA T&F Bioscience Massey University AgResearch #OpenAccess Image: Diana Parkhouse, Unsplash

Happy New Year everyone, just rebooting my rested brain to share a new paper AgResearch Lincoln University Lancaster University Science & Technology at Lancaster Lancaster Environment Centre with you all with some good news about my fave element! All the best for 2025! Phil rdcu.be/d5q1g

A plateau or decline in pasture productivity over time is looming as a major issue for livestock industries that bring in tens of billions of dollars each year for NZ. Researchers now want to get to the bottom of it and find solutions. More 👇farmersweekly.co.nz/news/grass-no-…

Mark the date for the NZGA Conference 2025 in Hamilton. More details at grassland.org.nz/events.php AgResearch DairyNZ Beef + Lamb New Zealand Agronomy Society NZ

Good speakers will be present in the 11th International Symposium of Grass Microbial Endophytes (11-13 November 2025) in the beautiful Aotearoa New Zealand 🇳🇿. The call for abstracts is now open😀 isgme2025.com/invitedspeaker…

What if fertiliser could be formulated to reduce the amount of parasite larvae in pasture, to help address the growing problem of parasite drench resistance? Check out the work our scientists are doing with Ballance Agri-Nutrients to achieve just that 🔬👇 stuff.co.nz/rural/36051691…

Wanaka A+P show with Rebecca from AgResearch and Lorna from LIC talking breeding for productivity and lower methane. Call past and have a chat at the science for farmers display.

AGR96X, a strain of the highly virulent Serratia proteamaculans bacterium, is proving to be highly effective in killing the larvae of the New Zealand grass grub and the New Zealand mānuka beetle. Read more at: farmersweekly.co.nz/opinion/bio-co…

Join us for the next GROW Webinar! 📅 27 March ⏰ 10:00 - 11:00 CET Discover how cutting-edge omics tools are transforming genebanks and helping create more resilient crops for the future. 🔗 Register: buff.ly/aqLs9TA AgResearch

How much accuracy can we gain by using genomic data in genetic evaluations? Using data from over 60,000 farmed deer in New Zealand, we show substantial improvements for several production traits. 1/3 AgResearch Suzanne Rowe John McEwan

Check our latest paper: Is the endophyte-based plant protection against aphids mediated by changes in the insect microbiome? Includes microbiomes, gene-edited Epichloë, and targeted chemistry Pedro E. Gundel AgResearch onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/17…

Join us for the next GROW Webinar tomorrow and discover how cutting-edge omics tools are transforming genebanks and helping create more resilient crops for the future. 🗓️ March 27 ⏰ 10:00 - 11:00 CET Register 🔗buff.ly/aqLs9TA AgResearch

Indirect predictors of ruminant methane emissions were investigated in this recent study using divergent selection lines by Bilton et al: Milk fatty acids, MIR, and rumen microbial profiles are heritable and correlated with emissions. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

We know Ben Purua for his success as Ahuwhenua Trophy Young Māori Farmer Award for Dairy last year; but behind that is a truly inspiring story of overcoming childhood abuse & trauma, finding forgiveness for his crimes, and a new path. Well worth a watch👇 youtube.com/watch?v=FiLOI2…

NEW CNE PAPER 🚨🐑 A Leptin Receptor Mutation Which Impairs Fertility in Ewes Causes Delayed Puberty in Male and Female Mice pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40130278/ Endocrine Society Rebecca Lord

The debate around the cost versus additional benefit of using selected versus random SNPs in genomic selection has been extensively investigated in this article by Setegn Alemu and co-workers. Best milking cow from 100 years ago. link.springer.com/article/10.118…

Living the dream.....🐮☕️⛳️

I am visiting New Zeeland‘s AgResearch & AgriZero staff, colleagues at the various esteemed universities, agencies, parliament and livestock industries to discuss livestock GHG assessments, mitigation and goals. NZ is surely a global leader in this field!