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Title	Date	Discipline	Extract	Keywords
CARBON FOOTPRINT ESTIMATES SOMETIMES PROVIDE SURPRISING RESULTS.			Discipline: environment:	Cow-calf production, methane, pasture production, production levels, total mixed ration
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
HISTORY OF PASTURE CULTIVATION FOR DAIRY PRODUCTION IN THE SOUTHERN CAPE AND ALARMING SIGNS OF SOIL FERTILITY STATUS.			Discipline: grazing/pastures;	cultivated pastures, fertilisation, nutrient cycling, phosphorus, soil fertility
CONTROL OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS BY BACTERIOPHAGES – A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE RESEARCH PROJECT.			Discipline: mastitis; Principal researcher: Dr Iona Basdew, UKZN	Staph. aureus, mastitis, in vivo control, bacteriophages
FORCED GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF DAIRY PRODUCTION IN SOUTH AFRICA DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE			Discipline: environment;	climate change, climate variables, Maxent modelling, temperature-humidity index
DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN BACTERIAL PROTEASE AND PLASMIN INDUCED MILK FLOCCULATION.			Discipline: shelf life; Key words: milk flocculation, heat exposure, proteases, plasmin, psychrotrophic bacteria, MILQC software.
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.
SUMMARIZED REPORT OF PROGRESS WITH PROJECTS FUNDED IN 2017.			Discipline: management; Key words: liver fluke, mastitis, milk flocculation, performance.