Dairy R&D in SA

by Heinz Meissner

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PERFORMANCE TREND MEASUREMENT POSSIBILITIES IN AUTOMATIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.

Discipline: performance; Key words: automatic milking systems, milk recording, variables recorded, management decisions, template.

Publication date: 2019-02-03

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FERTILITY TRENDS IN A SELECTION OF SA DAIRY HERDS.

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Discipline: reproduction; Key words:concentrate level, crossbreeding, days open, energy source, interval traits, genetic parameters, management-induced infertility.

Publication date: 2019-01-23

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PROGRESS WITH LIVER FLUKE RESEARCH IN THE TSITSIKAMMA

Discipline: animal health; Key words: liver fluke, L. truncatula, Fasciola parasite, open water, cercaria.

Some interesting results have been reported by Dr Jan van Wyk, who is responsible for the Milk SA project: Fasciola hepatica: Impact on Dairy Production and Sustainable Management on Selected Farms in South Africa. The report is from the fourth quarter of 2018.

Publication date: 2019-01-20

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E.COLI AND OTHER ENTEROBACTERIACEAE IN BULK MILK.

Discipline: quality; Key words: producer-distributor milk, Enterobacteriaceae, E. coli, shigatoxin, antibiotic resistance

Publication date: 2018-12-11

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BENEFITS OF CLA ADDITION TO YOGURT

Discipline: yogurt; Keywords: CLA, microbial, physical, chemical, sensory, yoghurt.

Publication date: 2018-11-30

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PREVALENCE OF MASTITIS ORGANISMS IN PASTURE-BASED AND TMR SYSTEMS.

Discipline: mastitis; Keywords: Streptococcus uberis, pasture-based systems, TMR systems, composite milk sample, coagulase negative Staphylococci.

Publication date: 2018-11-14

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CONSOLIDATED 2018 THIRD QUARTER RESEARCH PROGRESS REPORT.

Discipline: dairy research; Keywords: mastitis, AMR, liver fluke, milk flocculation, genetic and performance analysis.

Author: Heinz Meissner, Milk SA Program Manager R & D, November 2018.

1. Mastitis Program:

Publication date: 2018-11-07

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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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