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Title	Date	Discipline	Extract	Keywords
POSSIBLE BENEFITS OF ADDING YEAST TO PROBIOTiC YOGURT.			Discipline: yogurt;	yeast, probiotic, low pH, organic acids
NEW PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENTS IN ARC’S INTERGIS.			Discipline: Performance measurement/milk recording;	genetic evaluation, health traits, nutritional requirements, milk composition
DIRECTIVES AND GUIDELINES TO REDUCE THE CARBON FOOTPRINT.			Discipline: environment:	GHG, mitigation, production efficiency, herd composition, minimum tillage, electricity, transport, feed additives
BACTERIOPHAGES AS MEASURE TO CONTROL STAPH. AUREUS MASTITIS.			Discipline: mastitis;	bacteriophages, Staphylococcus aureus, antibiotic resistance
PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF LIVER FLUKE (FASCIOLA) RESEARCH PROJECT			Discipline: health & welfare; Project title: Impact of Fasciola hepatica on dairy production and sustainable management on selected farms in South Africa Principal researcher: Dr J.A. van Wyk, University of Pretoria.	Fasciola, infestation, Tsitsikamma, eggs, resistance
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF MASTITIS IN COWS USING BACTERIOPHAGES			Discipline: mastitis;	Staphylococcus aureus, bacteriophages, antibiotic resistance, biological control.
CARBON TAX OR OFFSETS – POSITION OF AGRI SA.			Discipline: environment; Key words: GHG emissions, carbon tax, carbon offsets, DEA.
MEASURED VS PREDICTED ENTERIC METHANE EMISSIONS OF PASTURE-BASED DAIRY COWS			Discipline: environment; Key words: AFOLU, baseline emissions, methane, Jersey cows, pasture, concentrate.
AN UPDATE ON THE VALUE OF STARCH AND LIPID ADDITION TO THE COW DIET			Discipline: nutrition/feeding; Keywords: Digestion, energy nutrients, metabolism, milk production, reproduction.
MEDICINAL PLANTS TO CONTROL MASTITIS PATHOGENS.			Discipline: mastitis; Key words: bovine mastitis, ethnoveterinary medicine, antibacterial activity, cytotoxicity.