Dairy R&D in SA

Title Date Discipline Extract Keywords
CHARACTERIZATION OF ESHERICHIA COLI STRAINS, SOME OF WHICH MAY BE PRESENT IN BULK MILK.

Discipline: contamination; 

E.coli, foodborne pathogens, virulence, antibiotic resistance, shigatoxin, bulk milk
STAPHYLOCOCCI STRAINS ISOLATED FROM CATTLE MASTITIS CASES AND PEOPLE IN CONTACT, AND THEIR ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY.

Discipline: mastitis; 

Staphylococcus spp., bovine mastitis, antimicrobial resistance, close human contact
THE IMPORTANCE OF SPECIFIC AMINO ACIDS IN DAIRY COW DIETS.

Discipline: nutrition/feeding; 

spot urine purine, estimated microbial flow, plasma amino acids, protein feeding
BEHAVIOR OF HOLSTEINS, JERSEYS AND THEIR CROSSES ON PASTURE OF FORT HARE

Discipline: pasture/grazing: 

season, genotype, feeding behaviour, milk yield, temperature
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.