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
Ruminal acidosis: A review with special emphasis on the controlling agent Megasphaera elsdenii NCIMB 41125

Discipline: acidosis; Keywords: lactic acid, rumen pH, level of production, feed energy, SARA.

Potential for improving the carbon footprint of butter and blend products

Discipline: carbon footprint; Keywords: GHG emissions, vegetable oil, fat content, type of packaging. 

Bioactive peptides: Production and functionality.

Discipline: dairy & health; Keywords: nutritional and functional activities, major body systems, antioxidative and antihypertensity properties.

Impact of genetic progress on the profits of dairy farmers.

Discipline: breeding; Keywords: genetically superior sires, artificial insemination, embryo transfer, feed intake, profits, managerial ability. 

An evaluation of the effect of altering nutrition and nutritional strategies in early lactation on reproductive performance and oestrus behaviour of high-yielding Holstein-Friesian dairy cows.

Discipline: reproduction; Key words: nutrition, fertility, reproductive performance, high-yielding dairy cow.

ABSENCE OF GROWTH OF LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES IN NATURALLY CONTAMINATED CHEDDAR CHEESE.

Discipline: cheese; Keywords: natural contamination, farmhouse cheese, Listeria monocytogenes, food safety.

Low body condition predisposes cattle to lameness: An 8-year study of one dairy herd.

Discipline: animal welfare/ethics; Key words: lameness, body condition score,

HEAT-TREATED COLOSTRUM IS BENEFICIAL TO NEWBORN CALVES

Discipline: calf raising; Key words: neonatal calf,

THE EFFECT OF PULSATION RATIO ON TEAT CONDITION, SCC AND PRODUCTIVITY IN AUTOMATIC MILKING SYSTEMS

Discipline: management; Key words: pulsation ratio; automatic milking; teat health; udder health; SCC

SAINFOIN SILAGE BENEFITS NITROGEN UTILIZATION, METHANE EMISSION AND MILK YIELD IN DAIRY COWS

Discipline: nutrition/feeding; Key words: sainfoin silage,