Dairy R&D in SA

Title Date Discipline Extract Keywords
Antimicrobial properties of lactic acid bacteria and yeast-LAB cultures isolated from traditional fermented milk against pathogenic Escherichia coli and Salmonella entiriditis strains.

Discipline: microbiology; 

human clinical samples, fermented milk, lactic acid bacteria, starter cultures
BACTERIOPHAGE THERAPY: IS THIS THE WAY TO GO WITH MASTITIS?

Discipline: mastitis; 

bacteriophage, biological control, bovine mastitis, sensitivity assays, Staphylococcus aureus
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.