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The Research Column
| Title | Date | Discipline | Extract |
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| Reduced milking frequency: Milk production and management implications. |
Discipline: lactation management; Keywords: once-a-day milking, extensive dairy production systems, labour requirements, pasture deficit. |
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| Greenhouse gas emissions on British dairy farms |
Discipline: carbon footprint; Keywords: production systems, milk yield, fertilizer use, manure management, rumen fermentation. |
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| Adoption of technology, management practices, and production systems in US milk production. |
Discipline: technology adoption; Keywords: structural changes, labour, efficient operations, holding pen, udder washer, breeding technologies, coputerized milking systems. |
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| Major scientific advances with dairy foods in nutrition and health |
Discipline: dairy & health; Keywords: Calcium, nutraceuticals, osteoporosis, colon cancer, CLA |
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| Ethical consumerism and sustainable production |
Discipline: ethics; Keywords: animal welfare, improving efficiency, traditional systems, organic production, carbon footprint. |
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| Pre-partum dietary management of energy intake affects postpartum intake and lactation performance by primiparous and multiparous Holstein cows |
Discipline: Lactation management; Keywords: energy intake, roughage, productivity, longevity |
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| Potential for improving the carbon footprint of butter and blend products |
Discipline: carbon footprint; Keywords: GHG emissions, vegetable oil, fat content, type of packaging. |
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| Heat stability of reconstituted, protein-standardized skim milk powders. |
Discipline: milk powder; Keywords: heat-treatment, shelf life, pH , protein content, standardization material. |
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| Composition, coagulation properties, and cheesemaking potential of milk from cows undergoing extended lactations in a pasture-based system. |
Discipline: cheese; Keywords: conceive after birth, cheddar cheese, lactation length, cheese yield, organoleptic properties. |
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| Influence of continuous selection for improved milk yields and other productivity measures |
Discipline: breeding; Keywords: productivity measures, inbreeding, longevity, replacement costs, heritability, fitness traits. |