The Research Column | Milk South Africa

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by Heinz Meissner

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Title	Date	Discipline	Extract	Keywords
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.
THE EFFECT OF CLOVE AND CINNAMON ON REDUCTION OF STAPH AUREUS BIOFILM FORMATION			Discipline: contamination; Key words: mastitis, antibiofilm Staphylococcus aureus,
THE EFFECT OF STOCKING RATE ON SOIL SOLUTION NITRATE CONCENTRATIONS			Discipline: grazing/forages; Key words: stocking rate, grass utilization,
Development of an index to rank dairy females on expected lifetime profit			Discipline: economics; Key words: genetic, heterosis,
Cow- and farm-level risk factors for lameness on dairy farms with automated milking systems.			Discipline: lameness; Key words: automated milking systems, lameness prevalence,
Draining and salting as responsible key steps in the generation of the acid-forming potential of cheese: Application to a soft blue-veined cheese			Discipline: cheese; Key words: acid-forming potential,
THE EFFECT OF AN EXTENDED INTER-CALVING PERIOD ON MILK QUALITY AND OTHER MANAGEMENT FACTORS			Discipline: management; Key words: milk coagulation, automatic milking system, individual feeding strategy, extended lactation.
Risk factors associated with postpartum subclinical hypocalcemia in dairy cows.			Discipline: disease; Key words: hypocalcaemia, pre-partum, macro mineral concentrations, lameness score, hypomagnesaemia.
Changes in animal performance and profitability of Holstein dairy operations after introduction of crossbreeding with Montbéliarde, Normande, and Scandinavian Red.			Discipline: breeding; Key words: dairy crossbreeding, animal performance, profitability, modelling.
Plant oil supplements reduce methane emissions and improve milk fatty acid composition in dairy cows fed grass silage-based diets without affecting milk yield.			Discipline: feed additive; Key words: lipids, methane, milk fatty acids, microbial diversity.