The Research Column

by Heinz Meissner

Click on any of the publications below to read more about the specific topic:

Effect of time of maize silage supplementation on herbage intake, milk production, and nitrogen excretion of grazing dairy cows.

Discipline: pastures/grazing; key words: dairy cow,
Effect of using propionic acid bacteria as an adjunct culture in yogurt production.

Discipline: probiotics; Keywords: fermentation, flavour, human health, starter culture, propionibacteria.

Researchers F.Y. Ekinci and M. Gurel thought so and tested the concept in their research published in the paper: Effect of using propionic acid bacteria as an adjunct culture in yogurt production. The paper was published in The Journal of Dairy Science, Volume 91, pages 892-899.
Effects of automatic cluster removal and feeding during milking on milking efficiency, milk yield and milk fat quality.

Discipline: milking; Key words: cluster take-off level, parlour feeding, milking interval, residual milk, milking efficiency.
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 twin pregnancy and dry period feeding strategy on milk production, energy balance, and metabolic profiles in dairy cows.

Discipline: lactation management; Keywords: metabolic diseases, correct feeding strategies, moderate energy, lactation length.

These questions were addressed in a study by Dr Silva-del-Rio and colleagues in a study published in 2010 in the Journal of Animal Science, Volume 88, pages 1048 to 1060. The title of the paper appropriately was Effects of twin pregnancy and dry period feeding strategy on milk production, energy balance, and metabolic profiles in dairy cows.
Engineering to support wellbeing of dairy animals.

Discipline: management; Key words:dairy technologies, biomarkers, health, welfare, husbandry, review.
Enteric methane in dairy cattle production: Quantifying the opportunities and impact of reducing emissions.

Discipline: carbon footprint; Key words: enteric methane, methanogen, feed efficiency, lifetime productivity, mitigation.
Estimating efficiency in automatic milking systems.

Discipline: management; Key words: automatic milking,
Ethical consumerism and sustainable production

Discipline: ethics; Keywords: animal welfare, improving efficiency, traditional systems, organic production, carbon footprint.
Evaluating the effectiveness of mastitis vaccines and the current status of vaccine development

Discipline: mastitis; Key words: vaccines, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus uberis, coliforms, biofilms