Dairy R&D in SA

Heat stress is defined as an event that affects an animal’s homeostasis and health owing to a physiologically harmful heat load. Heat stress may prompt physiological dysfunction, which affects an animal’s production and reproduction capacity negatively, and causes economic losses that are estimated to be billions of dollars worldwide. Heat stress also influences a cow’s immune system which may manifest in a higher incidence of udder health problems during summertime.

 Discipline: health;                                                                                        

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.

Discipline: Economics;

Discipline: cheese; 

Discipline: nutrition/feeding; 

Discipline: management; 

Discipline: mastitis; 

Discipline: pasture/grazing; 

Discipline: health;