Dairy R&D in SA

by Heinz Meissner

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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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INTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS OF EMERGING SMALLHODER 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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INVENTORY OF DAIRY R & D IN SA IN THE PERIOD 2015 – 2017.
1. PROJECTS, CAPACITIES AND PUBLICATIONS BY PROGRAMME LEADER AT INSTITUTION.
1. Banga, Cuthbert and others - ARC-Irene.
  
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Publication date: 2018-05-13

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IS EXISTING ‘CLEANING IN PLACE’ PROCEDURES ALWAYS EFFECTIVE?

Discipline: food safety; Key words: Bacillus cereus, spores, Extended Shelf Life milk, CIP, heat and chemicals, biofilms.

Publication date: 2018-05-01

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THRESHOLDS OF SCC IN COMPOSITE AND QUARTER SAMPLES TO INDICATE UDDER INFECTION.

Discipline: udder health; Key words: SCC, quarter milk samples, composite samples, threshold, udder infection.

Publication date: 2018-04-13

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SPOILAGE POTENTIAL OF BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM DAIRY PRODUCTS.

Discipline: contamination; Key words: identification, spoilage, Chryseobacterium, Empedobacter, dairy

Publication date: 2018-03-17

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