Dairy R&D in SA

by Heinz Meissner

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A MODEL TO CALCULATE GHG EMISSIONS ON SA DAIRY FARMS.

Discipline: environment; Keywords: Carbon dioxide equivalents, dairy production, methane, nitrous oxide.   

EFFECT OF HERB ANTIOXIDANTS ON BLOOD PROTEINS AND MILK QUALITY IN EARLY LACTATING DAIRY COWS.

Discipline: health and welfare; Key words: plant herbs, immune response, oxidative stress, antioxidants, serum protein, milk composition. 

MEASURED VS PREDICTED ENTERIC METHANE EMISSIONS OF PASTURE-BASED DAIRY COWS

Discipline: environment; Key words: AFOLU, baseline emissions, methane, Jersey cows, pasture, concentrate.

PRODUCTIVE LIFETIME AND LIFETIME EFFICIENCY IN HOLSTEIN COWS.

Discipline: breeding; Key words: lifetime efficiency, productive life, Holstein cows.

CHARACTERIZATION OF EMERGING AND SMALLHOLDER DAIRY PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN SOUTH AFRICA

Discipline: production system; Key words: emerging dairy herds, smallholder dairy herds, INTERGIS, cow performance, management practices, milk yield, fat yield, SSC.

EASY TO USE APPROACHES TO CULL COWS.

Discipline: genetic improvement; Key words: Efficiency, breeding values, Component value, alternative Kleiber ratio, Gaines formula.

WHAT CAN FARMERS DO TO LIMIT THE CARBON FOOTPRINT?

Discipline: environment; Key words: carbon footprint, efficiency, solar panels, energy-saving bulbs, fuel-efficient vehicles, good pasture management, conservation agriculture.

TERMINOLOGY RELATING TO PROTEIN INSTABILITY IN MILK

Discipline: quality; Key words:  flocculation, gelation, precipitation, clotting, roping, curdling

ARE HIGH POTASSIUM LEVELS IN PASTURES A CAUSATIVE FACTOR OF MILK FLOCCULATION?

Discipline: milk; Key words: processing, casein integrity, Alizarol test, potassium, milk fat.

DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN BACTERIAL PROTEASE AND PLASMIN INDUCED MILK FLOCCULATION.

Discipline: shelf life; Key words: milk flocculation, heat exposure, proteases, plasmin, psychrotrophic bacteria, MILQC software.