Dairy R&D in SA

Discipline: lameness; Keywords: claw health, dirt lot, free stall, sole ulcer, white line.

Discipline: crossbreeding; Keywords: milk production, adaptability, Nguni, veld supplementation, suckling, temperament.

Discipline: genomic assessment; Keywords: homozygosity, pedigree-based inbreeding, dairy breeds, Dairy Genomics Program.

Discipline: selection; Keywords: female fertility, service records, pedigree data, genetic evaluations.

Discipline: rumen fermentation; Keywords: feed additives, amino acids fluid-associated bacteria, particle-associated bacteria

Discipline: production; Keywords: smallholder, normative and deterministic model, herd profitability, gross margins.

Discipline: stress; Keywords: Economic evaluation, feed intake, heat tolerance indicators, water intake.

Discipline: feeding; Keywords: PUFA, pregnancy, culling, BCS, digestibility, microbial protein

Discipline: environment; Keywords: methane mitigation, SF6, temperate pasture, urea.

Discipline: stress; Keywords: antioxidant herbs, anti-oxidative status, immunity, Jersey cows, milk yield.