The Research Column | Milk South Africa

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by Heinz Meissner

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Title	Date	Discipline	Extract
The average culling rate of Dutch dairy herds over the years 2007 to 2010 and its association with herd reproduction, performance and health			Discipline: management; Key words: average culling rate; dairy herd; replacement heifer; herd characteristic.
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.
VARIATION IN THE INTER-SERVICE INTERVALS OF DAIRY COWS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM			Discipline: reproduction; Keywords: inter-service interval, inter-ovulatory interval, o
ABSENCE OF GROWTH OF LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES IN NATURALLY CONTAMINATED CHEDDAR CHEESE.			Discipline: cheese; Keywords: natural contamination, farmhouse cheese, Listeria monocytogenes, food safety.
Genetic parameters for predicted production and potential for reducing enteric methane emissions through genomic selection.			Discipline: carbon footprint; Key words: methane emission, feed efficiency,
Effect of heat stress during the dry period on mammary gland development			Discipline: stress; Key words: heat stress, dry period,
A study on cow comfort and risk for lameness and mastitis in relation to different types of bedding materials			Discipline: cow comfort; Key words: bedding material, lying behavior,
Validity of prepartum changes in vaginal and rectal temperature to predict calving in dairy cows.			Discipline: reproduction; Key words: dairy cow, body temperature,
Effects of supplementation with a phytobiotics-rich herbal mixture on performance, udder health, and metabolic status of Holstein cows with various levels of milk somatic cell counts			Discipline: udder health; Key words: phytobiotic supplementation, mammary health, SCC, milk production.
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.