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
Water and waste-water management in the Dairy Industry

Discipline: effluent management; Keywords: reduced water intake, waste-water disposal, processing, cleaning processes.

Effect of dry period length on reproduction during the subsequent lactation

Discipline: reproduction; Keywords: increased profit, improved overall efficiency, energy reserves, after calving ovulation, artificial insemination. 

Do farm audits improve milk quality?

Discipline: quality; Key words: bulk milk,

Effect of heat stress during the dry period on mammary gland development

Discipline: stress; Key words: heat stress, dry period,

ADAPTIVE IMMUNE RESPONSE, SURVIVAL, SOMATIC CELL SCORE BETWEEN POSTPARTUM HOLSTEIN AND NORWEGIAN RED X HOLSTEIN FIRST-CALF HEIFERS.

Discipline: mastitis; Key words: crossbreeding, immune response, phenotypic correlations, somatic cell score, survival.

THE EFFECT OF HEAT STRESS ON MILK PROTEIN WITH RELEVANCE TO CHEESE MANUFACTURING

Discipline: stress; Key words: heat stress,

ONE VERSUS TWO PROTAGLANDIN ADMINISTRATIONS ON CORPUS LUTEUM REGRESSION AND FERTILITY

Discipline: reproduction; Key words: Ovsynch, prostaglandin F2α, resynchronization, timed artificial insemination, fertility

Effect of 2 different pre-milking teat sanitation routines on reduction of bacterial counts on teat skin of cows on commercial dairy farms.

Discipline: management: Key words: pre-milking udder preparation, teat, hygiene, milking.

Bacterial counts on teat skin and in new sand, recycled sand, and recycled manure solids used as bedding in freestalls.

Discipline: housing: Key words: mastitis,

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE OF MASTITIS-CAUSING PATHOGENS AND BACTERIOCINS AS ALTERNATIVE CONTROL METHOD

Discipline: mastitis; Key words: antibiotic resistance, biofilm, Staphylococcus aureus, bacteriocin, Caenorhabditis elegans, in vivo screening platform.