R. P. Littlejohn

Best Publications

• The effects of providing shade to lactating dairy cows in a temperate climate

  P.E. Kendall;P.P. Nielsen;J.R. Webster;G.A. Verkerk

  304
  Citations

• Determination of Evolutionary Relationships among Sheep Breeds Using Microsatellites

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  188
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• Genetic variation within the Merino sheep breed: analysis of closely related populations using microsatellites

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  150
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• Microsatellites from the beluga whale Delphinapterus leucas

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  141
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• Electrical stimulation of red deer (Cervus elaphus) carcasses — effects on rate of pH-decline, meat tenderness, colour stability and water-holding capacity

  E Wiklund;J.M Stevenson-Barry;S.J Duncan;R.P Littlejohn

  138
  Citations

• Fatty acid composition and sensory quality of Musculus longissimus and carcass parameters in red deer (Cervus elaphus) grazed on natural pasture or fed a commercial feed mixture

  Eva Wiklund;Eva Wiklund;Timothy R Manley;Roger P Littlejohn;Joanne M Stevenson-Barry

  96
  Citations

• Seasonal variation in venison quality of mature, farmed red deer stags in New Zealand1

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  74
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• A comparison of biochemical and meat quality variables in red deer (Cervus elaphus) following either slaughter at pasture or killing at a deer slaughter plant.

  J.C Pollard;R.P Littlejohn;G.W Asher;A.J.T Pearse

  71
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• Influence of level of nutrition during late pregnancy on reproductive productivity of red deer I. Adult and primiparous hinds gestating red deer calves.

  Geoffrey W Asher;Robert C Mulley;Karen T O'Neill;Ian C Scott

  66
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• Effects of feeding regimen and chilled storage on water‐holding capacity, colour stability, pigment content and oxidation in red deer (Cervus elaphus) meat

  Eva Wiklund;Eva Wiklund;Sabine Sampels;Timothy R Manley;Jana Pickova

  64
  Citations

• Effects of testosterone on pedicle formation and its transformation to antler in castrated male, freemartin and normal female red deer (Cervus elaphus)

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  59
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• Microsatellites and associated repetitive elements in the sheep genome

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  51
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• Seasonal variation in red deer (Cervus elaphus) venison (M. longissimus dorsi) drip loss, calpain activity, colour and tenderness

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  48
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• Grazing strategies to protect soil physical properties and maximise pasture yield on a Southland dairy farm

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  44
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• Effect of irrigation and grazing animals on soil quality measurements in the North Otago Rolling Downlands of New Zealand

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  44
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• Effects of social isolation and restraint on heart rate and behaviour of alpacas

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  42
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• Effects of season and nutrition on growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-I in male red deer.

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  38
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• Booroola BMPR1B mutation alters early follicular development and oocyte ultrastructure in sheep.

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  38
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• The effect of conception date on gestation length of red deer (Cervus elaphus).

  I.C. Scott;G.W. Asher;J.A. Archer;R.P. Littlejohn

  35
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