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Dairy R&D in SA

Title Date Discipline Extract Keywords
THE RUMEN ORGANISM MEGASPHAERA ELSDENII CAN ASSIST DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF PRE-WEANED CALVES.

Discipline: calf raising; 

 Megasphaera elsdenii, β-hydroxybutyrate, rumen development, neonatal calves, starter intake, weaning
Genomic tests for heat tolerance.

Discipline: Genetic parameters/QTL’s;

 dairy cow, mammary gland, transcriptomic, thermic stress
IMPACT OF LIVER FLUKE ON DAIRY PRODUCTION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT.

Discipline: disease; 

 Fasciola, Lymnaea truncatula, prevalence, seasonal distribution, habitat, electric fencing
ALLEVIATING HEAT STRESS IN COWS BY SHADE STRUCTURES

Discipline: stress;

 shade structure, rectal temperature, Jerseys, heat stress, comfort zone, blood cortisol
FORCED GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF DAIRY PRODUCTION IN SOUTH AFRICA DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE

Discipline: environment; 

 climate change, climate variables, Maxent modelling, temperature-humidity index
TERMINOLOGY RELATING TO PROTEIN INSTABILITY IN MILK

Discipline: quality; Key words:  flocculation, gelation, precipitation, clotting, roping, curdling
PROGRESS WITH STUDIES TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF MILK FLOCCULATION

Discipline: quality; Key words: milk flocculation, Alizarol test, plasmin, Bacillus, UHT milk.
THRESHOLDS OF SCC IN COMPOSITE AND QUARTER SAMPLES TO INDICATE UDDER INFECTION.

 Discipline: udder health; Key words: SCC, quarter milk samples, composite samples, threshold, udder infection. 
FORAGE HERBS IN GRASS MIXTURES FOR DAIRY PRODUCTION

The forage herbs chicory (Cichorium intybus) and plantain (Plantago lanceolata) have become regular components of south-eastern seaboard dairy pastures. They are mostly planted in a mixture with grasses and often clover species are added as a minor component. How they do and what benefits they bring to the pasture mix and the cow have not been well researched in these areas. This was then the purpose of the trials cited below. 
BENEFITS OF CLA ADDITION TO YOGURT

Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) has the ability to inhibit growth in a number of human cancer cell lines. It is also immune-modulating and growth-promoting and was shown to decrease fat mass without significantly affecting body weight. In terms of prevention of heart disease, CLA depressed total cholesterol and lowered the ratio of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) to high-density lipoprotein (HDL).