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Dairy R&D in SA

by Heinz Meissner

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Title Date Discipline Extract Keywords
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
BACTERIOPHAGES AS MEASURE TO CONTROL STAPH. AUREUS MASTITIS.

Discipline: mastitis; 

 bacteriophages, Staphylococcus aureus, antibiotic resistance
REDUCTION OF PRODUCT LOSS IN DAIRY FOODS MANUFACTURING.

Discipline: industry; 

Product loss in the dairy processing industry is about 3% of the processing volume. The loss can be reduced and energy consumption and waste treatment costs can be decreased substantially by real-time online Total Organic Carbon (TOC) monitoring in a process or waste water stream.

 product loss, total organic carbon, waste treatment costs, BioTector, TSAO
Molecular characterization of Staph aureus associated with the cow-human interface.

Discipline: mastitis; 

 Staphylococcus aureus, molecular typing, methicillin, clonality, PCR
Cross breeding Jersey with Angus for dual purpose production in smallholder systems.

Discipline: management; 

 cull heifers, crossbreeding, multiple calf rearing; beef production
Efficacy of bacteriophage therapy against mastitis-causing Staph aureus.

Discipline: mastitis; 

 Staphylococcus aureus, antibiotic resistance, bacteriophages
Genomic tests for heat tolerance.

Discipline: Genetic parameters/QTL’s;

 dairy cow, mammary gland, transcriptomic, thermic stress
Milk fatty acid concentration as affected by breed and stage of lactation.

Discipline: dairy & health; 

Background provided by the authors:

 desaturase activity, genotype, pasture, conjugated fatty acids
BEHAVIOR OF HOLSTEINS, JERSEYS AND THEIR CROSSES ON PASTURE OF FORT HARE

Discipline: pasture/grazing: 

 season, genotype, feeding behaviour, milk yield, temperature
DIRECTIVES AND GUIDELINES TO REDUCE THE CARBON FOOTPRINT.

Discipline: environment: 

 GHG, mitigation, production efficiency, herd composition, minimum tillage, electricity, transport, feed additives