School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences - Theses
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ItemA study of grazing sheep and cattle separately and together on annual pasture( 1977)The work reported in this thesis was conducted at Rutherglen Research Station, Victoria, between December, 1963 and December, 1974. Mr. J. G. Bath, Manager of Rutherglen Research Station until 1967, initiated plans for the study, and along with Mr. R. Jardine,Biometrician, Victorian Department of Agriculture, decided on the general design of the first experiment. I developed the project from that point. Mr. Jardine also commented on later design proposals and conducted any statistical analyses required. Las actively engaged in most of the field work, and through my assistant, Mr. J. J. L. Maden, directed the remainder. Dr. J. H. Arundel, University of Melbourne, advised on the procedures for measuring worm burdens in lambs, and his assistant, Miss Rosemary Black, conducted the worm measurements on samples I helped to prepare. Dr. R. H. Watson, at the time Chief, Division of Animal Industry, Department of Agriculture, assisted with the writing of the first paper, and Dr. J. H. Arundel completed the fourth paper after I had prepared the first draft. Mr. J. J. L. Maden, a co-author in two papers, assisted with the field work and, following my instructions, prepared the results for statistical analysis. Mr. I. D. Ada, a co-author in two papers, conducted some of the measurements reported. The units of measurement used in individual chapters were the official ones at the time that particular material was being prepared for publication, namely imperial units. in the first chapter and metric units in the following ones.