Dairy R&D in SA

by Heinz Meissner

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EFFECT OF MAIZE PARTICLE SIZE ON STARCH FERMENTABILITY AND LACTATION PERFORMANCE OF DAIRY COWS.

Discipline: lactation; Key words: early post-partum, feed intake, BCS, milk production, maize particle size, TMR.

Publication date: 2019-04-01

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ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO HELMINTH MANAGEMENT.

Discipline: infection; Key words: helminths, anthelmintic resistance, phytotherapy, bioactive forages, vaccines, grazing management.

Publication date: 2019-03-22

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AN INVESTIGATION INTO TAKE-OFF TIME IN MILKING MACHINES.

Discipline: mastitis; Key words: teat canal, udder health, milking machine settings, milk flow, VaDia, take-off time, vented liners.

Publication date: 2019-03-20

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AGE GELATION IN LONG LIFE MILK.

Discipline: quality; Key words: age gelation, UHT milk, plasmin. Proteases, psychro-tolerant bacteria, free fatty acids, chemicals, gases.

Publication date: 2019-03-14

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NON STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCI) (CNS) AS POTENTIAL BACTERIAL THREAT TO UDDER HEALTH IN SOUTH AFRICAN DAIRY COWS.

Discipline: mastitis; Keywords: coagulase negative staphylococci, Maldi Tof, CNS strains, routine diagnostic identification, somatic cell count.

The 2018 Progress Report of a study by Dr Inge-Marie Petzer of the Faculty of Veterinary Science of the University of Pretoria.

Publication date: 2019-02-25

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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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