Animal Health and Welfare

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Dynamics and impacts of staphylococcal intramammary infections during dairy cows’ nonlactating period
Pair housing benefits performance and activity of dairy calves with influences of season.
Growth and metabolism of calves in a dairy cow-calf contact system with gradual weaning and separation.
LAMENESS ON SELECTED FARMS IN THE EASTERN CAPE AND KZN
ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF PLANT EXTRACTS AGAINST STAPHYLOCOCCUS.
Effect of prepartum dietary cation-anion difference strategy and level of dietary calcium on postpartum blood calcium status and milk production of multiparous Holstein cows.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES OF THE DAIRY INDUSTRY 2026-2029
GENETICS OF LAMENESS IN COWS ON TMR IN SOUTH AFRICA
Impact of heat stress on dry matter intake and residual feed intake in mid-lactation dairy cows.
Invited review: Somatotropin and lactation biology.
THE EFFECT OF PRICKLY PEAR MEAL AND PROBIOTICS ON DAIRY CALF PERFORMANCE AND CONTROL OF DIGESTIVE PATHOGENS.
PROGRESS WITH CHARACTERIZATION OF THE FUNGUS CAUSING SPORIDESMIN TOXICITY ON RYEGRASS
HEAT STRESS RELATED FACTORS AFFECTING DAIRY COWS
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE FUNGUS INFESTING RYEGRASS PASTURES.
Influence of fat-to-protein ratio and udder health parameters on the milk urea content of dairy cows.
MILK SA FUNDED PROJECTS: MILESTONES AND ACHIEVEMENTS SINCE 2015
CHARACTERISATION OF THE FACIAL ECZEMA FUNGUS ON RYEGRASS PASTURES
Mastitis has a cumulative and lasting effect on milk yield and lactose content in dairy cows.
Vertical back movement of cows during locomotion: detecting lameness with a simple image processing technique
Investigation of livestock transport trailers as potential fomites for antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli
HEAT STRESS IN COWS – EFFECTS AND CONSEQUENCES
Effects of simplified group housing on behavior, welfare, growth performance, and health of preweaned dairy calves on a California dairy.
Effects of different temperature-humidity indexes on milk traits of Holstein cows: A 10-year retrospective study.
COW WELFARE IN SUSTAINABLE BREEDING OBJECTIVES
THE IMPORTANCE OF HOOF TRIMMING DATA IN CLAW LESION INVESTIGATIONS