M. Ferguson

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Mark Ferguson, M B Ferguson, Mark B. Ferguson, M. B. Ferguson, M. Ferguson, M Ferguson
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78 papers · 1,021 citations · H-index 18

PAPERS

Mating weight and condition score are both good predictors of lambing potential for young Merino and Border Leicester Merino ewes across different environments and years in Australia
20227 citationsauthor #2
Development of breeding values for susceptibility to virulent footrot in sheep: A strategy to accommodate variable disease progression at time of scoring.
20222 citationsauthor #8
Data from commercial sheep producers shows that lambing ewes in larger mobs and at higher stocking rates reduces the survival of their lambs
202013 citationsauthor #5
Growth pattern to the end of the mating period influences the reproductive performance of merino ewe lambs mated at 7 to 8 months of age
201912 citationsauthor #3
GENETIC EVALUATION OF FOOTROT IN NEW ZEALAND MERINO SHEEP
20190 citationsauthor #5
A review of the physiological changes associated with genetic improvement in clean fleece production
201919 citationsauthor #2
Pre-pubertal growth, muscle and fat accumulation in male and female sheep - relationships with metabolic hormone concentrations, timing of puberty and reproductive outcomes.
201912 citationsauthor #2
Genotype by environment interaction for Merino sheep in New Zealand and Australia for a range of traits.
20180 citationsauthor #2
Estimation of Breeding Values for Footrot in New Zealand Merino Sheep
20182 citationsauthor #8
Milk production and composition, and progeny performance in young ewes with high merit for rapid growth and muscle and fat accumulation.
201820 citationsauthor #2
Genetic architecture of resistance to virulent ovine-footrot in a case-control study of New Zealand Merino sheep
20182 citationsauthor #7
Lamb castration and tailing practices in New Zealand: results of a questionnaire.
20181 citationsauthor #2
Accommodating variable disease challenge on breeding value prediction for sires - using footrot as an example.
20172 citationsauthor #2
More feed efficient sheep produce less methane and carbon dioxide when eating high-quality pellets.
201749 citationsauthor #7
Using genomic prediction for footrot resistance in sheep based on case-control industry data
20160 citationsauthor #4
Whole-body fatness is a good predictor of phenotypic feed and liveweight efficiency in adult Merino ewes fed a poor-quality diet
20164 citationsauthor #3
Environmental and genetic factors influence the liveweight of adult Merino and Border Leicester × Merino ewes across multiple sites and years
20168 citationsauthor #3
Relationships among Puberty, Muscle and Fat, and Liveweight Gain during Mating in Young Female Sheep.
201523 citationsauthor #2
Early reproductive losses are a major factor contributing to the poor reproductive performance of Merino ewe lambs mated at 8–10 months of age
201411 citationsauthor #2
Vitamin E status and reproduction in sheep: potential implications for Australian sheep production
201419 citationsauthor #3
Increasing weight gain during pregnancy results in similar increases in lamb birthweights and weaning weights in Merino and non-Merino ewes regardless of sire type
201435 citationsauthor #2
Relationships among body composition, circulating concentrations of leptin and follistatin, and the onset of puberty and fertility in young female sheep.
201427 citationsauthor #6
High growth breeding values increase weight change in adult ewes
20130 citationsauthor #2
The relationship between the incidence of medullated fibres in mohair and live weight over the lifetime of Angora goats
201310 citationsauthor #3
The allometric relationship between clean mohair growth and the fleece-free liveweight of Angora goats is affected by liveweight change
201314 citationsauthor #3
Liveweight loss in adult ewes is affected by their sires breeding values for fat and muscle
20132 citationsauthor #6
Ewe lambs with higher breeding values for growth achieve higher reproductive performance when mated at age 8 months.
201344 citationsauthor #2
Variation in mohair staple length over the lifetime of Angora goats
201311 citationsauthor #3
The relationship of the incidence of medullated fibres to the dimensional properties of mohair over the lifetime of Angora goats
201310 citationsauthor #3
Ewe nutrition during pregnancy and birthweight of lambs has minimal impact on fat and eye muscle depth in Merino progeny
20132 citationsauthor #3
Merino ewes can be bred for body weight change to be more tolerant to uncertain feed supply.
201321 citationsauthor #6
Selection for superior growth advances the onset of puberty and increases reproductive performance in ewe lambs.
201372 citationsauthor #2
Selection for growth, muscling and fatness alters the maternal performance and intermediary metabolism of Merino ewes
20121 citationsauthor #1
Genetic fat – bullet proofing the Merino ewe
20120 citationsauthor #2
Genetics show that adaptation to drought periods means less lambs for young ewes and more for old
20121 citationsauthor #4
Follistatin, muscle development, puberty and fertility in ewe lambs
20120 citationsauthor #2
Genetically, Merino ewes that lose less live weight during joining have a higher chance of having lambs but the total weight of the born lambs is not affected
20124 citationsauthor #5
Genetic fat - bullet proofing the Merino ewe (LambEx 2012 paper)
20120 citationsauthor #2
The allometric relationship between mean fibre diameter of mohair and the fleece-free liveweight of Angora goats over their lifetime
201233 citationsauthor #3
Merino ewes that are genetically fatter lose less weightwhen nutrition is restricted
20120 citationsauthor #2
Improving the nutrition of Merino ewes during pregnancy increases the fleece weight and reduces the fibre diameter of their progeny's wool during their lifetime and these effects can be predicted from the ewe's liveweight profile
201139 citationsauthor #2
SELECTION FOR SUPERIOR GROWTH ADVANCES THE ONSET OF PUBERTY IN MERINO EWES
20113 citationsauthor #2
Merino ewes with higher breeding values for fatness and muscling have improved maternal efficiency
20111 citationsauthor #1
Relationships between skin follicle characteristics and fibre properties of Suri and Huacaya alpacas and Peppin Merino sheep
201118 citationsauthor #1
Fluctuation in ewe liveweight during periods of restricted nutrition is influenced by sire
20113 citationsauthor #2
Adult Merino ewes can be bred for live weight change to be more tolerant to climate change
20115 citationsauthor #5
The birthweight and survival of Merino lambs can be predicted from the profile of liveweight change of their mothers during pregnancy
2011144 citationsauthor #3
Improving the nutrition of Merino ewes during pregnancy and lactation increases weaning weight and survival of progeny but does not affect their mature size
201171 citationsauthor #2
The mobilisation of fat in response to adrenaline is greater in merino ewes with higher breeding values for coefficient of variation of fibre diameter
20110 citationsauthor #1
Genotype selection for superior growth and muscling advances the onset of puberty in merino ewes
20110 citationsauthor #2
The potential value of genetic differences in liveweight loss during summer and autumn in Merinos ewes differs with production environment
20117 citationsauthor #2
Growth rate, muscling and reproduction in Merino ewe lambs
20100 citationsauthor #2
Effects of intensive or pasture finishing in spring and linseed supplementation in autumn on the omega-3 content of lamb meat and its carcass distribution
201037 citationsauthor #6
Selection for muscling increases adipose tissue response to adrenaline.
20100 citationsauthor #4
Merino ewes can be selected to lose less weight during periods of low nutrition
20100 citationsauthor #5
Dual X-ray absorptiometry accurately predicts carcass composition from live sheep and chemical composition of live and dead sheep.
200945 citationsauthor #5
Glucose release in response to adrenaline is lower in Merino ewes bred for lower fatness
20090 citationsauthor #1
Glucose uptake in response to insulin is lower in Merino ewes bred for lower fatness
20090 citationsauthor #1
Dual X-ray absorptiometry accurately predicts carcass composition from live sheep and chemical composition of live and dead sheep.
200945 citationsauthor #3
Dual X-ray absorptiometry accurately predicts carcass composition from live sheep and chemical composition of live and dead sheep.
200945 citationsauthor #4
Implications of selection for meat and wool traits on maternal performance in Merinos.
20078 citationsauthor #1
Selecting high performing Angoras: a report for the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
20054 citationsauthor #1
Lifetime wool. 6. Progeny birth weights and survival
20045 citationsauthor #1
Lifetime wool. 3. Ewe liveweight and condition score
20045 citationsauthor #1
Lifetime Wool. 7. Progeny growth rates
20046 citationsauthor #4
Lifetime Wool. 8. Progeny wool production and quality
20046 citationsauthor #1
An evaluation of angora sires through progeny testing - a progress report
200412 citationsauthor #1
A comparison of the OFDA2000 with conventional mid-side testing of mohair
20041 citationsauthor #1
Lifetime wool. 4. Ewe wool production and quality
20046 citationsauthor #3
Lifetime Wool. 11. Progeny genotype by environment interaction using the reaction norm model
20040 citationsauthor #3
Wool quality variation in South West Victoria.
20023 citationsauthor #3
Demonstration of variation in Merino sire and Merino bloodline performance using on-farm progeny testing.
20021 citationsauthor #2
Demonstration of variation in Merino sire performance using on farm progeny testing
20021 citationsauthor #2
Wool quality variation : a case study from south west Victoria
20020 citationsauthor #3
Building lines of wool based on OFDA2000 fibre diameter results
20021 citationsauthor #1
A comparison of estimates of mean fibre diameter, variation in fibre diameter and fibre curvature between OFDA2000 and conventional laboratory-based fibre testing
20028 citationsauthor #4
A comparison of individual and team rankings in wether production trials based on different wool measurement methods.
20010 citationsauthor #2
A comparison of fleece testing methods for the establishment of a ram breeding nucleus in a wool flock and for clip preparation.
20010 citationsauthor #2

TIMELINE

2001 0 citations

2002 14 citations

2004 41 citations

2005 4 citations

2007 8 citations

2009 45 citations

2010 37 citations

2011 291 citations

2012 39 citations

2013 186 citations

2014 92 citations

2015 23 citations

2016 12 citations

2017 51 citations

2018 25 citations

2019 43 citations

2020 13 citations

2022 9 citations

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