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Dairy R&D in SA

Title Date Discipline Extract Keywords
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.

HISTORY OF MINIMUM TILLAGE AND SOIL IMPROVEMENT IN KIKUYU-RYEGRASS PASTURES AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF POOR ADVICE.

Discipline: grazing/pastures; Key words: cultivated pastures, fertilisation, nutrient cycling, phosphorus, soil fertility
CONSOLIDATED 2018 THIRD QUARTER RESEARCH PROGRESS REPORT.

 Author: Heinz Meissner, Milk SA Program Manager R & D, November 2018.   

1. Mastitis Program:

1.1. PRJ-0210 Antimicrobial resistance on dairy farms - Screening mastitis causing coliforms for the production of extended spectrum Beta-lactamases and Colistin resistance. Dr Inge-Marie Petzer.