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by Heinz Meissner

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Title Date Discipline Extract Keywords
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. 
Bifidobacterium bifidum YIT 10347 fermented milk exerts beneficial effects on gastrointestinal discomfort and symptoms in healthy adults: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study.

Discipline: dairy & health; Key words: probiotics, functional dyspepsia, gastro-intestinal symptom, healthy adult. 

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