Dairy R&D in SA

Discipline: disease; 

Discipline: disease; 

With my regular column of DAIRY R & D IN SA on the website, I from time to time will give feedback on research projects which Milk SA funds. This will deal with progress and plans for the next year or phase. This project by the researchers at UKZN is in its first year of implementation and is envisaged to continue to at least 2019.

Discipline: grazing/pastures;

Discipline: mastitis; 

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.

Discipline: mastitis; 

Discipline: management; 

Discipline: mastitis; 

Discipline: Genetic parameters/QTL’s;

Discipline: dairy & health; 

Background provided by the authors: