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Click on any of the publications below to read more about the specific topic:

BACTERIOPHAGE THERAPY: IS THIS THE WAY TO GO WITH MASTITIS?
Discipline: mastitis;
GENOMIC SELECTION: WHAT IS IT AND HOW DOES IT WORK
Discipline: breeding;

This overview was kindly provided by Prof Esté van Marle-Köster of the University of Pretoria.

Genomics defined in broad terms:
MANAGING HEALTHY SOILS FOR SUSTAINABLE PASTURE PRODUCTION.
Discipline: grazing/pastures;
EFFECT ON FEED INTAKE, MILK PRODUCTION AND MILK COMPOSITION OF HOLSTEIN COWS BY REPLACING MAIZE GRAIN WITH WHEAT IN TOTAL MIXED RATIONS.
Discipline: Nutrition/feeding;
WATER MANAGEMENT ON FARMS.
Discipline: environment;
BREEDING OBJECTIVES FOR HOLSTEIN CATTLE IN SOUTH AFRICA
Discipline: breeding;
A COST-BENEFIT MODEL COMPARING THE CALIFORNIA MILK CELL TEST AND MILK ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE TEST.
Discipline: mastitis;
The effect of low-dose gamma irradiation and temperature on the microbiological and chemical changes during ripening of Cheddar cheese
Discipline: cheese;

The effect of 4 kGy ionisation irradiation, combined with ripening temperatures at 8°C and 16°C on the ripening of Cheddar cheese was investigated. Changes in cheeses were monitored by sensory, microbiological, and chemical analyses.
Antimicrobial properties of lactic acid bacteria and yeast-LAB cultures isolated from traditional fermented milk against pathogenic Escherichia coli and Salmonella entiriditis strains.
Discipline: microbiology;
Milk composition as technique to evaluate the relative bioavailability of a liquid rumen protected methionine source
Discipline: nutrition/feeding;