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Dairy R&D in SA

by Heinz Meissner

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A1 VERSUS A2 MILK: THE POSITION OF THE ORGANISED DAIRY INDUSTRY

Discipline: dairy & health; Keywords: A1 & A2 milk, histidine, Holstein, BCM-7, autism, artherosclerosis; insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.
MASTITIS RESEARCH IN SA: LABORATORY TESTS AND OTHER METHODS.

Discipline: mastitis; Keywords: CMCT, udder health, composite milk samples, SCC, teat end vacuum, bulk tank testing, psygrotrophic and thermoduric bacteria.   
MASTITIS RESEARCH IN SA: AMR AND TREATMENT.

Discipline: mastitis; Keywords: antibiotic susceptibility test, Staphylococus aureus, oxacillin, zoonosis, milk testing, cytology, bacteriophages, selenium.

MASTITIS RESEARCH IN SA: MAJOR PATHOGENS AND THEIR PREVALENCE.

Discipline: mastitis; Keywords: CNS/NAS strains, SCC, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiae, retrospective study, TMR vs pasture-based production systems.
SUMMARY OF MILK SA FUNDED RESEARCH ON LIVER FLUKE BETWEEN 2016 AND 2021.

Discipline: liver fluke; Keywords: Fasciola hepatica, Lymnaea truncatula, anthelmintics, water, temperature, biological control. 

PROGRESS WITH MILK FLOCCULATION RESEARCH.

Discipline: quality; Keywords: Protein instability, Alizarol test, Pseudomonas, potassium, APC method, plasmien.
WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR SUSTAINABLE DAIRY FARMING?

Introduction: The world has changed as the evidence and perceptions about climate change have surfaced and progressively became centre in the media and people’s minds. This has lead to questions of what are the reasons for the change which primarily pointed fingers to man-introduced carbon emissions and over-use of resources and waste accumulation. All sectors, including agriculture (therefore dairying), have come under scrutiny. In addition the public, often influenced by activists, have become more critical of how food is produced – is it safe, do the practices follow acceptable standards, does it minimize the carbon footprint and limit resource use, should we have animal foods at all, etc.
WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY IN THE DAIRY INDUSTRY?

Discipline: sustainability; Keywords: dairying, resources, GHG, waste, productivity, health.
HOW DID COVID-19 AFFECTED CONSUMER CHOICES AND DAIRY PRODUCT MOVEMENT?

Discipline: products; Keywords: Covid-19 pandemic, consumers, buttermilk, maas, spoonable yoghurt, dairy juice blends, UHT milk.



The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted both in shifts in South Africans’ demand for dairy products as well as changed purchasing habits according to BMi Research, cited below.
MASTITIS ECONOMICS IN SOUTH AFRICAN DAIRY HERDS.

Discipline: mastitis; Keywords: dairy cow, mastitis, udder health, prevention, economics, costs.