selected publications

• article

  • Periconceptional nutrition with spineless cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) improves metabolomic profiles and pregnancy outcomes in sheep.  Scientific Reports.  11:-. 2021-01-01
  • Intake of spineless cladodes of opuntia ficus-indica during late pregnancy improves progeny performance in underfed sheep.  Animals.  10:1-13. 2020-01-01
  • 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
  • Pregnancy and litter size, but not lamb sex, affect feed intake and wool production by merino-type ewes.  Animals.  9:-. 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
• A new perspective on managing the onset of puberty and early reproductive performance in ewe lambs: A review.  Animal Production Science. 1967-1975. 2018-01-01