Published Papers 1997/98

Journals (refereed and non-refereed)

Adams, N.R., Briegel, J.R. and Ritchie, A.J.M. (1997) ‘Wool and liveweight responses to nutrition by Merino sheep genetically selected for high or low staple strength’, Australian Journal of Agricultural Science 48, 1129-1137.

Adams, N.R., Briegel, J.R. and Ritchie, A.J.M. (1998) ‘Relationship of staple strength to variation in fibre diameter in sheep selected for or against staple strength’, Animal Production in Australia 22, 423.

Adams, N.R. and Oldham, C.M. (1998) ‘Constraints to productivity imposed by our capacity to manage hauteur. Animal Production in Australia 22, 101-103.

Adelson, D.L., Hollis, D.E., Merchant, J.C., and Kelley, B.A. (1997) ‘In vivo effects of epidermal growth factor on epidermal pattern formation and hair follicle initiation in the marsupial Bandicoot Isoodon macrourus’, Reproduction Fertility and Development, 9(5), 493-500.

Atkins, K.D., Gilmour, A.R., Thompson,R. and Coelli, K.A. (1998) ‘Across-flock evaluation and optimisation of pedigree recording for Merino sheep’, Proceedings of Sixth World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Armidale, Australia, Vol 24, 3-10.

Atkins, K.D., Gilmour, A.R., Thompson, R., Coelli, K.A. and Casey, A.E. (1998) ‘Prospects for Across-flock Genetic Evaluation In Australian Merino Sheep’, Wool Technology and Sheep Breeding (in press).

Bates, E.J., Hynd, P.I., Penno, N. and Nancarrow, M.J. (1997) ‘Serum-free culture of wool follicles: effects of nutrients, growth factors and hormones’, British Journal of Dermatology 137, 498-505.

Bawden, C.S., Sivaprasad, A.V., Verma, P.J., Walker, S.K., and Rogers, G.E. (1995) ‘Expression of bacterial cysteine biosynthesis genes in transgenic mice and sheep: toward a new in vivo amino acid biosynthesis pathway and improved wool growth’, Transgenic Research, 4, 87-104.

Bawden, C.S., Powell, B.C., Walker, S.K., Rogers, G.E. (1998) ‘Expression of a wool intermediate filament keratin transgene in sheep alters fibre structure’, Transgene Research (in press).

Briegel, J.R, Adams, N.R. and O’dea, T. (1998) ‘Relationship between staple length growth and wool growth in three Merino strains in a Mediterranean environment’, Animal Production in Australia 22, 424.

Coelli, K.A., Gilmour,A.R. and Atkins, K.D. (1998) ‘Comparison of genetic covariance models for annual measurements of fleece weight and fibre diameter’, Proceedings of Sixth World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Armidale, Australia, Vol 24, 31-34.

Davies, S.C., Williams, I.H., White, C.L. and Hocking Edwards, J.E.(1997) ‘Tunicamycin reduces wool growth by slowing mitotic activity of wool follicles’, Aust J Agric Res, 48, 331-336.

Easton, E., White, C.M. and Hocking Edwards, J.E., (1998) ‘The effect of adding salt to canola meal supplement on wool growth in weaner sheep’, Anim Prod Aust, 22, 257-260.

Franklin, I.R. and Frankham, R. (1998) ‘How large must populations be to retain evolutionary potential?’, Animal Conservation, pp 169-73.

Gherardi, S.G. and Oldham, C.M. (1998) ‘Relationships between staple strength and rate of change of liveweight over summer-autumn in merino sheep’, Anim Prod Aust 22, 193-96.

Hartwich, K.M., Kleemann, D.O., Seamark, R.F. and Walker, S.K. (1997) ‘Fetal development in the sheep following manipulation of the embryo or its environment’, Theriogenology, 47, 322.

Hatcher, S. and Atkins, K.D. (1998) ‘Long term selection for clean fleece weight in Australian Merino sheep’, Proceedings of Sixth World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Armidale, Australia, Vol 24, 47-50.

Hocking Edwards, J.E., Murphy, P.M., Davidson, R.H. Allen, G.M. and Milton, J.T.B. (1998) ‘Peri-partum feeding of canola meal or lupins to Merino ewes does not improve wool production of their lambs’, Anim Prod Aust, 22, 422.

Hocking Edwards, J.E., Newnham, J., Ikegami, M., Polk, D. and Jobe, A. (1998) ‘Beta-methasone increases sweat gland formation and suppresses fibre formation in fetal sheep’, Proc First Intercontinental Meeting Hair Res Soc, 1, 51.

Hynd, P.I., Hughes, A., Earl, C.R. and Penno, N.M. (1997) ‘Seasonal changes in the morphology and activity of wool follicles in Finewool and Strongwool Merino strains at different stocking rates in southern Australia’, Aust J Agric Res, 48, 1087-1097

Jones, L.N. (1997) ‘The Mammalian Hair Fibre: Formation, Structure and Composition’, Chemistry in Australia 64, 6-8.

Jones, L.N. and Rivett, D.E. (1997) ‘The Role of 18-Methyleicosanoic Acid in the Structure and Formation of Mammalian Hair Fibres, Micron 6, 469-485.

Jones, L.N., Simon, M., Watts, N.R., Booy, F.P., Steven, A.C. and Parry, D.A.D. (1997) ‘Intermediate Filament Structure: Hard ” -Keratin’, Biophysical Chemistry 68, 83-93.

Jones, L.N., Sinclair, R. and Rivett, D.E. (1997) ‘Androgen Metabolism and Human Hair Growth’, Chemistry in Australia 64, 12-13.

Kopke, E. and Hocking Edwards, J.E. (1998) ‘Do sheep with soft rolling skins produce wool more efficiently than sheep with other skin types?’, Anim Prod Aust, 22, 397.

Liu, S.M., Masters, D.G., Mata, G. and Figliomeni, S. (1998) ‘Protein synthesis in the skin and its relationship to wool growth, dietary protein source and feeding patterns in young Merino sheep’, Anim Prod Aust 22, 416.

Liu, S.M., Mata, G., O’Donoghue, H. and Masters, D.G. (1998) ‘The influence of live-weight, live-weight change and diet on protein synthesis in the skin and skeletal muscle in young Merino sheep’, Br J Nutr 79, 267-74.

Lobley, G.E., Lee, J., Hocking Edwards, J.E. and Harris, P.M.(1997) ‘A comparison of changes in response to 24h continuous infusions of either recombinant human insulin-like-growth-factor-1 (rhIGF-1) or a variant long arg³ IGF-1’, Can J Anim Sci, 77, 695.

Masters, D.G., Mata, G., Liu, S.M. and Peterson, A.M. (1998) ‘The influence of liveweight, liveweight change and diet on wool growth, staple strength and fibre diameter in young sheep’, Aust J Agric Res 49, 269-77.

Masters, D.G. and Mata, G. (1998) ‘Effects of reproduction and supplementary feeding on staple strength and other wool characteristics of grazing ewes’, Anim Prod Aust 22, 245-8.

Masters, D.G., Mata, G., Liu, S.M. and O’Dea, T. (1998) ‘Influence of type and timing of protein feeding on wool growth and staple strength in young sheep’, Anim Prod Aust 22, 367.

Masters, D.G., White, C.L. and Dynes, R.A. (1998) ‘Nutritional constraints to productivity gains in wool’, Anim Prod Aust 22, 103-5.

Nancarrow, M.J. (1998) ‘How will DNA technologies contribute to genetic improvement of Merino sheep?’, Proceedings of the Australian Society of Animal Production 22, 105-109.

Nancarrow, M.J. and Swan, A.A. (1998) ‘Assessment of skin types in the CSIRO Fine Wool Project flock’, Proceedings of the Australian Society of Animal Production 22, 368.

Nancarrow, M.J., Nagorcka, B.N. and Purvis, I.W. (1998) ‘Skin and follicle attributes contribute to differences in clean fleece weight in Superfine Merino sheep’, Proceedings of the Australian Society of Animal Production 22, 253-256.

Naylor, G.R.S. and Hansford, K.A. (1998) ‘The Fibre End in Processed Top Relative to that in the Staple for Wools Grown in a Mediterranean Climate and Shorn in Different Seasons, Wool Technology and Sheep Breeding (in preparation).

Oldham, C.M., Milton, J.T.B., Davidson, R.H., Richardson, M. and Jowett, A. (1998) ‘The effect of feeding expeller extracted canola meal on the quantity and quality of wool produced by commercial flocks of reproducing ewes’, Anim Prod Aust 22, 115-18.

Ponzoni, R.W., Atkins, K.D., Barwick, S.A. and Newman, S. (1998) ‘Taking breeding objective theory to application: Experiences with the programs ‘OBJECT’ and ‘BREEDOBJECT’, Proceedings of Sixth World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Armidale, Australia, Vol 25, 375-378.

Robinson, J.S., Hartwich, K.M., Walker, S.K., Erwich, J.J.H.M. and Owens, J.A. (1997). ‘Early influences on embryonic and placental growth’, Acta Paedatrics Supplement, 423, 159-163.

Rogers, G.E., Winter, B., McLaughlan, C., Powell, B.C., Nesci T. (1997) ‘Peptidylarginine deiminase of the hair follicle: characterization, localization and function in keratinizing tissues’, Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 108, 700-707.

Rodehutscord, M. and White, C.M. (1998) ‘Effect of treated lupins and protected methionine on wool growth in sheep’, Proc Soc Nutr Physiol, 7.

Schlink, A.C., Adams, N.R., Lea, J.M., Briegel, J.R. and Ritchie, A.J.M. (1998) ‘Responsiveness of Merino wethers with different staple strengths to adrenocortical stimulation’, Animal Production in Australia 22, 420.

Schlink, A.C., Briegel, J.R., Greeff, J.C., Thompson, A.N. and Adams, N.R. (1998) ‘Estimation of wool fibre length variation in staple segments using image analysis’, Animal Production in Australia 22, 421.

Schlink, A.C., Oldham, C.M., Milton, J.T.B., Gherardi, S.G. and Dynes, R.A. (1998) ‘Effect of dry feed and virginiamycin prior to change to green pasture on the wool staple strength of Merino wethers’, Animal Production in Australia 22, 342.

Taylor, P.J. and Atkins, K.D. (1997) ‘Genetically improving fleece weight and fibre diameter of the Australian Merino — The Trangie QPLU$ Project’, Wool Technology and Sheep Breeding 45, 92-107.

Thompson, A.N. and Greeff, J.C. (1998) ‘Subjectively assessed wool style for sheep genetically different in staple strength’, Animal Production in Australia 22, 419.

Thompson, A.N. and Hynd, P.I. (1998) ‘Staple strength and liveweight change of sheep bred for sound and tender wool’, Animal Production in Australia 22, 310.

Smith, R.M., Hocking Edwards, J.E., and Schlink, A.C. (1998) ‘Sheep skin glycogen content responds to level of nutrition’, Anim Prod Aust, 22, 309.

Thomas, D.G., Hocking Edwards, J.E., Birtles, M.J., Harris, P.M., McCutcheon, S.N. and Wickham, G.A. (1998) ‘Transforming growth factor beta 1-like immunoreactivity is present in ovine skin during wool follicle development and maturation’, Proc NZ Soc Anim Prod, 57, 51-54.

Thompson, A.N. and Hynd, P.I. (1998) ‘Wool growth and fibre diameter changes in young Merino sheep genetically different in staple strength and fed different levels of nutrition’, Aust J Agric Sci, 49 (in press).

Wang, X. and Wang, L.J.(1998) ‘Investigation of combing forces: Part V – Fibre tension during combing’, J Textile Inst, 89(1), 155-166.

Wang, L.J. and Wang, X., ‘Diameter and strength distributions of Merino wool in early stage processing, Textile Res J, 68(2), 87-93, 1998.

Wang, X., Huang, W. and Huang, X.B., ‘A study on the formation of yarn hairiness’, J Textile Inst (accepted for publication 1998).

Wang, X., Chang, L., and Wang, L.J., ‘Evaluating the relationship between the coefficient of variation of single fibre strength and fibre diameter, J Textile Inst (accepted for publication 1998).

Whitbread, L.A., Powell, B.C. (1998) ‘Hair follicle differentiation: expression of the intermediate filament keratin gene, K15, in the follicle bulb and outer root sheath’, Experimental Cell Research, submitted.

Authorship of books, chapters in books

Atkins, K.D. (1997) ‘Genetic improvement of wool production’. In The Genetics of Sheep, Piper, L. and Ruvinsky, A. (eds) CAB International, chapter 17, pp 471-504.

Casey, A.E. and Ramsay, A.M.M. (1998) ‘Central Test Results’, The Australian Association of Stud Merino Breeders Limited Yearbook 1998, pp 60-61.

Franklin, I.R. (1997) ‘Systematics and phylogeny of the sheep’. In: Piper, L. R. and Ruvinsky, A., (eds) The genetics of sheep, 1st edn, Wallingford, Oxon, CAB International, pp 1-12.

Franklin, I.R. and Woolaston, R.R. (1997) ‘DNA fingerprinting for determining pedigrees in Merinos’, The Australian Association of Stud Merino Breeders Limited Yearbook 1997; pp 39-42.

Jones, L.N., Rivett, D.E. and Tucker, D.J. (1998) ‘Wool and Related Mammalian Fibres’. In Handbook of Fibre Chemistry, Marcel Dekker Inc, New York, pp 355-413.

Powell, B.C. (1977) ‘Molecular genetics of sheep.’ In Piper, L., Ruvinsky, A. (eds) Genetics of the Sheep, CAB International, Oxford, pp 149-181.

Powell, B.C., Rogers, G.E. (1997) ‘The role of keratin proteins and their genes in the growth, structure and properties of hair.’ In Jolles, P., Zahn, H., Hocker, H. (eds) Formation and Structure of Human Hair, Birkhauser Verlag, Basel, Switzerland, pp 59-148.

Purvis, I.W. and Hillard, M. (1997) ‘Biology and Genetics of Reproduction’. In The Genetics of Sheep, Piper, L.R. and Ruvinsky, A. (eds) CAB, London, 21 pp.

Published conference papers

Atkins, K.D. (1997) ‘Current and future genetics research at Orange’, Proceedings of Wool and Sheepmeat Services Annual Conference, Orange, pp 188-193.

Atkins, K.D. Gilmour, A.R. and Coelli, K.A. (1998) ‘Across-flock evaluation and optimisation of pedigree recording for Merino sheep,’ Proceedings of 6^th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Armidale, NSW, Australia 24, 3-10.

Barnett, N.L., Swan, A.A. and Purvis, I.W. (1998) ‘Benefit cost analyses of recording dam pedigrees in Merino sheep improvement programs’, Proc 6t^h World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Armidale, NSW, Australia 24, 19-22.

Bawden, C.S., Powell, B.C., Walker, S.K. and Rogers, G.E. (1997) ‘Transgenesis with keratin and non-keratin genes: expression in the sheep wool follicle for improving fibre strength’, Proceedings of Trangenic Animals in Agriculture Conference, Tahoe City, California, p 47.

Casey, A. and Coelli, K. (1997) ‘Benchmarking Merino bloodlines, flocks and rams’, Proceedings of Wool and Sheepmeat Services Annual Conference, Orange, pp 17-21.

Coelli, K., Atkins, K., Semple, S. and Casey, A.(1997) ‘A visually interactive program for choosing an alternate Merino bloodline source’, Proceedings of Wool and Sheepmeat Services Annual Conference, Orange, pp 49-52.

Coelli, K.A., Gilmour, A.R. and Atkins, K.D. (1998) ‘Comparison of genetic covariance models for annual measurements of fleece weight and fibre diameter’, Proceedings of Sixth World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Armidale, NSW, Australia 24, 31-34.

Crook, B.J. and Purvis, I.W. (1997) ‘Wool follicle Traits in the NSW Peppin Merino Stud Industry: Preliminary Estimates from a Sample Survey’, Proceedings of the Twelfth Conference, Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Dubbo, pp 158-162.

Franklin, I.R. and Mayo, O. (1998) ‘The place of QTL in the basis of quantitative genetics. II. Mapping QTL from a wide cross.’ In Proceedings of the 6th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Armidale, NSW, Australia, pp 273-276.

Fusco, G. and Postle, R. (1997) ‘A pressing question’, Gordon Fiber Science Research Conference, New Hampshire, USA, July.

Greeff, J.C. and Karlsson, J. (1998) ‘The genetic relationship between faecal consistency, faecal worm egg counts and wool traits in Merino sheep’, Proc 6th World Congr Genet Appl Livest Prod, Armidale, NSW, Australia, 11-16 January 1998.

Greeff J.C. and Karlsson, (1998) ‘Breeding for staple strength and resistance to internal parasite’, IVth Merino World Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand, 29-31 March 1998.

He, J., Pailthorpe, M.T., Brady, P.R. and Dai, J. (1998) Determination of AOX Concentration in Wool Dyeing Effluent of Lanasol Dyes, Proc. 2^nd China International Wool Textile Conference, Xi’an, PR, China, 15-17 April, 51-58

Hynd, P.I., Wilson, N. and Nattrass, G. (1997) ‘Kinetic and molecular studies of amino acid transport into cells of the wool and hair follicle’, First Intercontinental Meeting of Hair Research Societies, Melbourne, Australia, 11-14 June.

Hynd, P.I. and Nattrass, G. (1997) ‘Isolation of cDNA encoding a wool follicle cysteine transport protein’, 1st Intercontinental Meeting of Hair Research Societies, Melbourne, Australia, June.

Hynd, P.I., Nattrass, G., Wilson, N. and Powell, B.C.(1997) ‘Amino acid transport in wool’, 1st Intercontinental Meeting of Hair Research Societies, Melbourne, Australia, June.

Hynd, P.I., Penno, N.M. and Bates, E.J. (1997) ‘Follicle morphogenesis in vitro,’ 1st Intercontinental Meeting of Hair Research Societies, Melbourne, Australia, June.

Iji, P.A., Hynd, P.I., Hughes, R.J. and Tivey, D.R. (1997) ‘Linking intestinal structure and function with growth of broiler chicks on different cereal-based diets and microbial enzyme supplement,’ Proc 16th International Congress of Nutrition, Montreal, Canada, August.

Jones, L.N. and Rivett, D.E. (1997) ‘Structure of the Mammalian Fibre Surface Resistant Membrane, First World Hair Congress, Seville, Spain, November.

Jones, L.N. and Rivett, D.E. (1998) ‘The Hydrophobic Surface Barrier of Hair and Wool’, 15^th Australian Conference for Electron Microscopy, February.

Ley, K.F. and Petersen, P.M. (1997) ‘Protein Composition Associated with Variation in Fibre Diameter Along the Length of Merino Wool Staples’, Proceedings of the First Intercontinental Meeting of the Hair Research Societies, Melbourne, June 1997.

Liao, Q., Brady, P.R., Cohen, L.L., Pailthorpe, M.T. and Chen, G.Q. (1998) The Evaluation of Novel Protective Agents for Wool Dyeing, Proc. 2^nd China International Wool Textile Conference, Xi’an, PR, China, 15-17 April, 503-507.

Nancarrow, M.J., Powell, B.C. and Hynd, P.I. (1997) ‘Expression of ornithine decarboxylase during embryonic development of wool follicles’, Proceedings of the First Intercontinental Meeting of Hair Research Societies (abstract).

Oldham, C.M., Couchman, R.C. and Robinson, G.A. (1998) ‘Report on an investigation into effects of season of shearing and selling centre on processing performance to top’, International Wool Textile Organisation, Technology and Standards Committee, Dresden Meeting, June 1998.

Purvis, I.W. (1997) ‘Breeding Merino Sheep to Meet the Requirements of Consumers’, Proceedings of the Fourth International Congress for Sheep Veterinarians, Australian Veterinary Society, Armidale, pp 27-31.

Purvis, I.W. (1997) ‘Breeding for Improved Productivity and Wool Quality in Fine Wool Merinos’, Proceedings of the Twelfth Conference, Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Dubbo, pp 697-700.

Purvis, I.W. and Swan, A.A. (1997) ‘Can Follicle Density be Used to Enhance the Rate of Genetic Improvement in Merino Flocks?’, Proceedings of the Twelfth Conference, Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Dubbo, pp 512-519.

Purvis, I.W. and Swan, A.A. (1998) ‘Breeding for Wool Processing Performance and Product Quality in Merino Sheep’, Proceedings of the 6^th World Congress of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Armidale, NSW, Australia, pp 23-30.

Sanchez-Partida, L.G., Murphy,T.W., Brand, C., Bawden, C.S. and Walker, S.K. (1997) ‘Successful sperm mediated gene transfer in the sheep’, Proceedings of ‘Transgenic Animals in Agriculture’ Conference, Tahoe City, California, p 46.

Swan, A.A. (1998) ‘Estimating heritabilities from data with pooled samples’, Proceedings of 6^th World Congress on Genetics as Applied to Livestock Production, vol 25, 560-563.

Swan, A.A., Purvis, I.W., Hansford, K.and Humphries, W. (1997) ‘The Genetics of Measured and Assessed Style in Merino Sheep’, Proceedings of the Twelfth Conferences Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Dubbo, pp 153-157.

Taylor, P. (1997) ‘Current and emerging Merino breeding research within the Trangie Qplu$ project’, Proceedings of Wool and Sheepmeat Services Annual Conference, Orange, pp 178-183.

Wang, X., Chang, L.L., and Wang, L.J. (1998) ‘ Predicting fibre strength variation from fibre diameter variation’, 2^nd China International Wool Textile Conference, Xiian, PR, China, 15-17 April.

Wang, G., Postle, R., Zhang, W. and Phillips, D. (1998) ‘The effect of Synthappret Bap treatment on the mechanical properties of light-weight worsted wool fabrics’, 2^nd China International Wool Textile Conference, Xiian, PR, China, 15-17 April.

Wang, L.J. and Wang, X. (1998) ‘A study of single fibre and fibre bundle tensile behaviour of wool’, 2^nd China International Wool Textile Conference, Xiian, PR, China, 15-17 April.

Ward, K.A., Leish, Z., Brownlee, A.G., Nancarrow, C.D., and Brown, B.W. (1998) ‘The utilisation of bacterial genes to modify domestic animal biochemistry’, Proceedings of ‘Transgenic Animals in Agriculture’, Tahoe City, California, p 48.

Watson, D.I., Pham, D.K., Pate, M., Jones, L.N. and Turner, P.S. (1998) ‘Can TEM Images of Unstained Wool Fibre Sections Provide Useful Data on Cuticle Structure?’, 15^th Australian Conference for Electron Microscopy, February 1998.

Yu, W., Postle, R., Yan, S. and Yan, H. (1998) ‘The relationship between single fibre properties and bundle tensile behaviours’, 2^nd China International Wool Textile Conference, Xiian, PR, China, 15-17 April.

Zhao, G., Curiskis, J.I., Wu, R. and de Boos, A. (1998) ‘A Study of the FAST Properties of wool —modified polyester blend fabrics’, Proc 2^nd China International Wool Textile Conference, Xiian, PR, China, vol A, 30-35, (Chinese translation 36-39), 15-17 April 1998.

Other publications

Atkins, K.D. (1997) ‘Breeding objectives for the Merino industry’. In Access to the Experts — Producing the wool that the market demands, module 1, week 1, Wool CRC, pp 1-6.

Atkins, K.D. and Taylor, P. (1998) ‘The Trangie QPLU$ selection flocks — Experience and outcomes’, In South Australian Merino Selection Demonstration Flocks, Newsletter No 2, February, pp 25-36.

Auer, P. and Lindsay, D.R. (eds) (1997) Marketing the wool that the customer demands.

Casey, A., Coelli, K. and Atkins, K. (1997) MERINO BENCHMARK Australian Across Stud Performance, 97A, 40pp.

Casey, A., Coelli, K., Atkins, K., Playford, C. and De Rooy, J. (1998) MERINO BENCHMARK Australian Across Stud Performance 98A, April.

Casey, A.E., Lollback, M and Evans, I. (1997) NSW Agriculture Merino Breeding Services – Market Focus Plan, 85 pp.

Casey, A., Pope, C. and Coelli, K. (1997) ‘Genetic benchmarking for commercial woolgrowers’. In Access to the Experts — Producing the wool that the market demands, module 1, week 4, Wool CRC, pp 16-22.

Casey, A.E., Semple, S.J. and De Rooy, J. (1997) New England Merino Sire Evaluation Association – 1995 Drop 1^st & 2^nd Evaluations and 1996 Drop 1^st Evaluation, 18 pp.

Casey, A., Coelli, K., Atkins, K., Playford, C. and De Rooy, J. (1998) MERINO BENCHMARK Australian Across Stud Performance 98A, April (unpublished).

Coelli, K., Swan, A., Casey, A., Atkins, K. and Playford, C. (1997) ‘Merino Superior Sires’, Central Test Sire Evaluation Results: Medium and Fine Wool (1989-1996), No 4, 27 pp.

Coelli, K.A., Casey, A.E. and Atkins, K.D. (1997) ‘How long will price rises be sustained’, July; (1997) ‘Prices remain high at season change’, August; (1997) ’New wool season gets off to a steady beginning’, September; (1997) ‘Wool prices remain steady’, October; (1997) ‘Season’s prices remain unchanged’, November; (1997) ‘20-23 micron premiums all converged to about 15%’, December; (1998) ‘Prices slump but still up on a year ago’, February; (1998) ‘Wool prices on way up’, March; (1998) ‘Downward wool price on way up’, April; (1998) ‘Easter price slump’, May, Monthly Wool Market report, Agriculture Today.

Crook, B.J., and Lindsay, D.R. (eds) (1997) Producing the wool that the market demands.

Crook, B.J. (1997) ‘Skin based assessment — a review of recent research’. In Producing the wool that the market demands, (Crook, B.J. and Lindsay D.R., eds), week 2, Wool CRC, pp 1-8.

Curtis, K. (1998) ‘Benchmarking similar wools across Australia’. In Access to the Experts – Management for better quality wool, Wool CRC, October 1998.

Gherardi, S. (1998) ‘Management of sheep to increase wool quality’. In Access to the Experts – Management for better quality wool, Wool CRC, October 1998.

Greeff, J.C. (1998) ‘Incorporating breeding for staple strength and resistance to internal parasites in Merino breeding programs’, Paper: Improving Wool Quality seminar, ASAP (South Australian Branch), Roseworthy Campus, University of Adelaide, 21 January 1998.

Harrowfield, B.V. (1998) ‘Wool Processing of the Future and the Demands on Finer Fibres, Fine Wool Newsletter (in press).

Hatcher, S. (1997) ‘Condobolin Fine Wool Flock’, Fine Wool Newsletter, issue 10, October.

Hynd, P.I. (1997) ‘Follicles of the future’. In Producing the wool that the market demands (eds, Crook, B.J. and Lindsay, D.R.), week 2, Wool CRC, pp 9-14.

Hynd, P. (1998) ‘Gunning for better wool – shooting genes into the wool follicle’, The Wool Press, February.

Masters, D. (1998) ‘Management of breeding ewes to increase wool quality’. In Access to the Experts – Management for better quality wool, Wool CRC, October 1998.

Masters, D. (1997) ‘Converting food to wool’, The Wool Press, June.

Milton, J.T.B. and Masters, D.G. (1998) ‘Canola seed products in sheep diets’, Australian Oilseeds Federation, Oilseeds Forum, 4-6 March 1998, Sydney.

Nancarrow, M.J. (1997) ‘Wool biology: a playground for boffins or a key to the future?’ The Wool Press, June.

Purvis, I.W. (1997) ‘The Fine Wool Project’, Superfine Woolgrowers’ Magazine, July.

Oldham, C. (1998) ‘Benchmarking: Wool quality and “Best Practice”’. In Access to the Experts – Management for better quality wool, Wool CRC, October.

Oldham, C., Grimm, M. and Stanton, J. (1998) ‘Managing sheep on pasture to get the best quality wool’. In Access to the Experts – Management for better quality wool, Wool CRC, October.

Rogers, G. (1997) ‘Hair and wool get together’, The Wool Press, June.

Russell, A.J., Ramsay, A.M.M., Casey, A.E. and Atkins, K.D. (1998) Macquarie Central Test Sire Evaluation – 1996 Drop Adult Assessment, 10 pp.

Sanchez-Partida, G. (1997) ‘Getting genes into the right place’, The Wool Press, June.

Schlink, T. (1998) ‘The components of staple strength’. In Access to the Experts – Management for better quality wool, October 1998.

Semple, S.J. Russell, A.J., Casey, A.E. and Atkins, K.D. (1997) Macquarie Central Test Sire Evaluation –1995 Drop Adult Assessment, 7 pp.

Swan, A.A. (1997) ‘Analysis of fourtooth production data in CSIRO’s Fine Wool Project flock’, IWS milestone report, 10 pp.

Swan, A.A. and Purvis, I.W. (1997) ‘Relationships between yearling and fourtooth traits in CSIRO’s Fine Wool Project flock’, IWS milestone report, 3 pp.

Ward, L. (1998) ‘A Global Perspective of the Australian Wool Industry’, Wool CRC, (Occasional Paper), March.

White, C.L. (1998) ‘The value of pulse grains for sheep’. In Shea, G. (ed) Highlights of lupin research and development in Western Australia, GRDC and Agriculture WA, pp 46-47.

Taylor, P. (1997) ‘Fleece weight and fibre diameter: Breaking the antagonism’. In Access to the Experts —Producing the Wool that the market demands, module 1, week 1, Wool CRC, pp 7-14.

Uphill, G. (1997) ‘The Role of Image Analysis in the Measurement of Follicle Densities and Ratios’. Web Site: www.leica.com/ia/application/au_appl.doc (application note for Leica homepage).

Patents

No patents, patent applications or provisional patent applications were filed or maintained by the Centre during the year.