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• Research in Progress - 1999/2000 Research Objectives
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• MAF POLICY FUNDED OPERATIONAL RESEARCH IN PROGRESS 1999/2000
• 1. SUMMARY OF RESEARCH PORTFOLIO
• 2. Undertaking Operational Research Under Contract to MAF Policy
  • The Contracting Process, Contracts, Contract Term, Payment, Confidentiality, Intellectual Property, Indemnification, Milestones, Research Direction, Reporting
• 3. Biological Control of Possums
  • 3.1 Physiology & Reproduction
    • Gametes and embryos in the female reproductive tract., Blocking embryonic development in the brushtail possum by targeting the mucoid and shell coats, the extracellular matrix and LIF protein., Immune responses in pouch young and adult possums. , Synchronised oestrus and controlled mating in possums and oral delivery of biocontrol agents., Immunoglobulin transfer in the mammary gland of the brushtail possum. , Control of reproduction by targeting the possums pituitary gland through the use of GnRH-toxin conjugates.
  • 3.2 Microbiology/Parasitology
    • Transgenic worms for the control of possums.
  • 3.3 Behaviour Responses
    • Population and behavioural responses of wild possums to fertility control. , Immunology of bovine tuberculosis.
• 4. Facilitating market access
  • Determination of pathways for transmission of onion smut., Review, research and design of Hazards Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) models acceptable for plant export integrity for the various assurance types required. , Identification key for Tarsonemidae. , Use and impact of government export credit and export credit guarantees on agricultural trade. , The real barriers to trade in forest products. , Facilitating market access for New Zealand apples into Australia: Quantitative PCR determination for Erwinia amylovora. , Assessment of the practicalities of conducting pest risk analysis for export commodities, using the risk of codling moth introduction through cherry trade as an example.
• 5. Maintaining biosecurity
  • DNA diagnostic procedures for the identification of selected species and populations of Lymantria and Orgyia moths from intercepted egg masses. , Assessment of contamination soil as a risk pathway. , The production of a broad-spectrum attractant for use in quarantine monitoring and surveillance of Scolytidae and Cerambycidae in New Zealand. , Validation of pest-host associations. , Development of diagnostic keys for Tortricidae. , Distribution, seasonality and prevalence of the biting stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans in New Zealand. , Determining the relationship of amplicons of European foulbrood (EFB) PCR to the bacterial fauna of New Zealand bees. , Development and validation of a serological assay for the detection of Echinococcus granulosus (hydatid) cysts in animals.
• 6. Promoting industry and rural community performance
  • Industry profiles and impediments to growth for emerging industries. , Modelling future wood supply from New Zealand's planted production forests.
• 7 Facilitating resource management
  • East Coast Forestry Project: Comparison of alternative mechanisms.
• 8. Animal Welfare
  • Monitoring conditions on stock trucks with the aim of reducing animal suffering and stock losses. , Assessment of calf castration methods. , Near infrared spectrometry of faecal and blood samples for indicators of animal stress. , Nose ringing of sows.
• APPENDIX ONE
• APPENDIX TWO
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