selected publications

• article

  • Pre-pubertal growth, muscle and fat accumulation in male and female sheep—Relationships with metabolic hormone concentrations, timing of puberty and reproductive outcomes.  Reproduction in Domestic Animals.  54:1596-1603. 2019-01-01
  • Milk production and composition, and progeny performance in young ewes with high merit for rapid growth and muscle and fat accumulation.  Animal.  12:2292-2299. 2018-01-01
  • Relationships among Puberty, Muscle and Fat, and Liveweight Gain during Mating in Young Female Sheep.  Reproduction in Domestic Animals.  50:637-642. 2015-01-01
  • Relationships among body composition, circulating concentrations of leptin and follistatin, and the onset of puberty and fertility in young female sheep.  Animal Reproduction Science.  151:148-156. 2014-01-01
  • Ewe lambs with higher breeding values for growth achieve higher reproductive performance when mated at age 8 months.  Theriogenology.  80:427-435. 2013-01-01
  • Selection for superior growth advances the onset of puberty and increases reproductive performance in ewe lambs.  Animal.  7:990-997. 2013-01-01