Rhiannon Handcock
@handcockr
Animal Science PhD from Massey University. Co-founder and writer for The @agrisciencer - bridging the gap between scientists and the NZ farming industry
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http://www.agrisciencer.com/ 05-10-2012 01:40:19
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My latest piece for The AgriSciencer on colostrum for dairy calves π»π»π»π»π»π»π»π»π»π»
Hahaha too true π Isabel Vialoux Dr Lucy Coleman
Latest summary up on The The AgriSciencer π₯³ Any dairy farmers out there using behaviour-monitoring devices? How do you find them?
Are you a university student, interested in the work we do at AgResearch, and looking for a summer internship? There are 8 based at the Invermay campus alone, including a few in the Animal Genomics team!π¬ππ¦ππ» Details here: bit.ly/3l3JNIG
Did you see our most recent summary on Merino ewe lamb reproductive rate?? Check it out here agrisciencer.com/post/breeding-β¦ Rhiannon Handcock Isabel Vialoux
Did you see our most recent summary on dairy heifers?? Check it out here agrisciencer.com/post/do-heavie⦠Rhiannon Handcock Isabel Vialoux
Our latest summary looks at the effect of grazing a diverse pasture of plantain, Italian ryegrass, and red clover versus a ryegrass-white clover pasture on the liveweight gain and urinary nitrogen excretion of ram lambs. Rhiannon Handcock agrisciencer.com/post/live-weigβ¦
Check out my latest summary over on The AgriSciencer The AgriSciencer π
My latest post for the The AgriSciencer investigating some technology on farm
Latest post for the The AgriSciencer by Isabel Vialoux Feeding fodder beet to ewes in pregnancy π
New AgriSciencer summary now live! From guest Dr Lucy Coleman π Using beef bulls over dairy cows β calf performance
Post #2 of #SciCommSeptember - your work/research I have a PhD in animal science and my research (so far) is in dairy cows The link below is a summary of my most recent published paper in Journal of Dairy Science | JDS Communications that investigated the performance of cows based on the age of their mothers
#SciCommSeptember challenge #4 - favourite fact Kind of related to my research, but more so to my digestive issues with IBS Most hard cheeses (e.g cheddar) have little to no lactose in them π§ So can be safely enjoyed by those with lactose intolerance π₯³ alittlebityummy.com/what-cheeses-aβ¦