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Title	Date	Discipline	Extract	Keywords
VARIATION IN HERD SIZE AND MILK PRODUCTION ON SOUTH AFRICAN FARMS IN RELATION TO BENCHMARK INDICATORS.			Discipline: Industry;	milk yield, efficiency, herd size, statistics
HIGH FIBER CONCENTRATES AS SUBSTITUTION FOR MAIZE IN SUPPLEMENTS.			Discipline: nutrition/feeding;	citrus pulp, palm kernel expeller, substitution, ruminal pH, high fiber
A SYSTEMS APPROACH FOR DAIRYING IN SOUTH AFRICA.			Discipline: industry;	dairy cow, dairy industry, milk production, milk price
Cross breeding Jersey with Angus for dual purpose production in smallholder systems.			Discipline: management;	cull heifers, crossbreeding, multiple calf rearing; beef production
KIKUYU-RYEGRASS PASTURES FOR DAIRYING: IS THERE A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOIL QUALITY AND YIELD?			Discipline: pasture/grazing;	environmental impacts, grazing system, herbage yield, over-sowing, soil nutrients, soil properties
SURVEY OF QUALITY OF MAIZE SILAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA.			Discipline: nutrition/feeding;	maize silage, compaction, aerobic stability, survey
IS THEIR MERIT IN CROSSBREEDING?			Discipline: breeding;	resistance, Fleckvieh x Jersey, fertility, crossbreeding
EASY TO USE APPROACHES TO CULL COWS.			Discipline: genetic improvement; Key words: Efficiency, breeding values, Component value, alternative Kleiber ratio, Gaines formula.
TO WHAT EXTENT CAN CITRUS PULP REPLACE MAIZE IN THE DAIRY COW CONCENTRATE?			Discipline: feeding/nutrition; Key words: Fruit waste, maize alternatives, pasture degradability, starch, supplementation.
INVENTORY OF DAIRY R & D IN SA IN THE PERIOD 2015 – 2017.			PROJECTS, CAPACITIES AND PUBLICATIONS BY PROGRAMME LEADER AT INSTITUTION. Banga, Cuthbert and others - ARC-Irene. Projects: