Dairy R&D in SA

by Heinz Meissner

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WATER NEEDS OF PASTURES USED IN DAIRY PRODUCTION.

Discipline: forages/grazing; Keywords: pasture management, water requirements, irrigation guidelines, subtropical pastures, grass/legume mixtures.

Publication date: 2018-10-14

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MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL OF MASTITIS ON SA DAIRY FARMS.

Discipline: mastitis; Key words: diversity, management practices, antibiotics, pre-dip, strip, bulk milk somatic cell count, AMR.

Publication date: 2018-10-05

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SEASONAL TRENDS OF MASTITIS INCIDENCE IN DAIRY PRODUCTION REGIONS.

Discipline: mastitis; Key words: SSC, summer rise in SCC, mastitis, transitional category, season, temperature humidity index, heat stress.

Publication date: 2018-09-15

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ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE OF MASTITIS CAUSING ORGANISMS

Discipline: mastitis; Key words: Staphylococcus aureus, subclinical mastitis, antibiotis resistance, producer attitude.

Publication date: 2018-09-08

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A NEW NITROGEN FERTILISATION REGIME FOR MINIMUM-TILLAGE KIKUYU-RYEGRASS PASTURE IN THE SOUTHERN CAPE.

Discipline: grazing/forages; Key words: kikuyu-ryegrass pasture, minimum tillage, nitrogen fertilization.

Publication date: 2018-08-22

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FORAGE HERBS IN GRASS MIXTURES FOR DAIRY PRODUCTION

Discipline: grazing/forages; Key words: forage herds, chicory, plantain, dry matter yield, herb-grass mixture.

Publication date: 2018-08-07

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DAIRY FARM GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS VERSUS THE GLOBAL BASELINE AND GHG TARGETS FOR THE SA INDUSTRY.

Discipline: environment; Key words: greenhouse gas emissions, global baseline, milk yield, target, non-cow associated factors.

Publication date: 2018-07-16

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HISTORY OF MINIMUM TILLAGE AND SOIL IMPROVEMENT IN KIKUYU-RYEGRASS PASTURES AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF POOR ADVICE.

Discipline: grazing/pastures; Key words: cultivated pastures, fertilisation, nutrient cycling, phosphorus, soil fertility

Publication date: 2018-07-03

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MEDICINAL PLANTS TO CONTROL MASTITIS PATHOGENS.

Discipline: mastitis; Key words: bovine mastitis, ethnoveterinary medicine, antibacterial activity, cytotoxicity.

Publication date: 2018-06-08

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ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS OF EMERGING SMALLHOLDER DAIRY FARMERS.
Discipline: development; Key words: entrepreneurship, dairy cattle, food security, indigenous knowledge systems.

The authors referenced below did a case study in the local municipality areas of Matatiele and Groblersdal to explore and identify the drivers of dairy smallholder farmer decisions. They found the following as determining factors:
- dairy farming is dominated by male farmers who were over 60 years old;
Publication date: 2018-05-27

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