The Research Column

by Heinz Meissner

Click on any of the publications below to read more about the specific topic:

 

Title Date Discipline Extract Keywords
Ionophores in relation to antibiotic resistance in humans.

Discipline: antibiotics; Keywords: gram positive bacteria, altered fermentation, propionate, Streptomyces cinnamonensis, health concerns.

The importance of milk yield and price in the overall profitability of a dairy farm.

Discipline: economics; Keywords: pasture systems, TMR systems, net margin, cost of production, milk yield per cow,  labour cost, feed costs.

Effects of probiotic yogurt consumption on metabolic factors in individuals with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Discipline: dairy & health; Key words: non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, probiotic yogurt, metabolic factors.

HEALTH ASSOCIATED FUNCTIONS OF MILK AND DAIRY FOODS

Discipline: dairy & health; Key words: gouda-type cheese, glucose tolerance, dairy food intake, cognitive function, cow’s milk oestrogen, cancer.

BIOFILM DEVELOPMENT BY A MASTITIS-ASSOCIATED MICRO-ALGAE AND FOOD PATHOGEN IN THE PARLOUR AND MILKING EQUIPMENT

Discipline: contamination; Key words: subclinical mastitis, biofilm-producing isolate, sanitizer, Prototheca zopfii, raw milk, milking equipment, Listeria monocytogenes.

THE EFFICACY OF DEXTROSE SOLUTION TO TREAT PVD AND ENDOMETRITIS IN COWS

Discipline: metritis: Key words:dextrose,

FAT SUPPLEMENTATION AS AFFECTED BY FORAGE FIBRE IN DIETS OF HIGH-PRODUCING COWS

Discipline: feed additives; Key words: dietary forage neutral detergent fiber, early lactation,

Dairy farms testing positive for Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis have poorer hygiene practices and are less cautious when purchasing cattle than test-negative herds.

Discipline: disease; Key words: paratuberculosis,

Effects of automatic cluster removal and feeding during milking on milking efficiency, milk yield and milk fat quality.

Discipline: milking; Key words: cluster take-off level, parlour feeding, milking  interval, residual milk, milking efficiency.

THE EFFECT OF COLOSTRUM STORED DIFFERENTLY ON PASSIVE IMMUNITY TRANSFER IN CALVES

Discipline: calf rearing; Key words: colostrum storage, colostrum feeding, calf health, immunoglobulin G.