Dairy R&D in SA

by Heinz Meissner

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Title Date Discipline Extract Keywords
AN APPROACH TO ADDRESS NEMATODE/TREMATODE DRUG RESISTANCE IN SA.

Discipline: health; 

nematode/trematode, drug resistance, anthelmintic, helminth control, FAMACHA©, bio-security
SURVEY OF QUALITY OF MAIZE SILAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA.

Discipline: nutrition/feeding; 

maize silage, compaction, aerobic stability, survey
LIVE YEAST AS A SUPPLEMENT TO COWS ON LOW AND HIGH CONCENTRATE: ROUGHAGE DIETS.

Discipline: nutrition/feeding; 

live yeast, concentrate:roughage ratio, milk yield, milk composition, DMI, feed efficiency
ALLEVIATING HEAT STRESS IN COWS BY SHADE STRUCTURES

Discipline: stress;

shade structure, rectal temperature, Jerseys, heat stress, comfort zone, blood cortisol
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND CARBON STORAGE IN PASTURES

Discipline: grazing/pastures; 

kikuyu-ryegrass, shallow till, methane, carbon storage
CONTROL OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS BY BACTERIOPHAGES – A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE RESEARCH PROJECT.

Discipline: mastitis; 

Principal researcher: Dr Iona Basdew, UKZN

Staph. aureus, mastitis, in vivo control, bacteriophages
PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF LIVER FLUKE (FASCIOLA) RESEARCH PROJECT

Discipline: health & welfare; 

Project title: Impact of Fasciola hepatica on dairy production and sustainable management on selected farms in South Africa

Principal researcher: Dr J.A. van Wyk, University of Pretoria.

Fasciola, infestation, Tsitsikamma, eggs, resistance
LUCERNE LEAF MEAL FOR PRE-WEANED DAIRY CALVES

Discipline: calf raising; 

The cost of supplementation is always a factor to be considered in calf starter diets. A nutritious and less expensive substitute in a supplement of a commercial pelleted concentrate is a possibility and lucerne leaf-meal was consequently considered by the authors referenced below.

Concentrate, Daisy II incubator, forage, lucerne leaf-meal, in vitro degradability
HERBAGE YIELDS OF ANNUAL RYEGRASS VARIETIES AT OUTENIQUA AND CEDARA.

Discipline: pasture/grazing; 

Lolium multiflorum, pasture, winter, persistency, varieties, forage quality
KIKUYU-RYEGRASS PASTURES FOR DAIRYING: IS THERE A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOIL QUALITY AND YIELD?

Discipline: pasture/grazing; 

environmental impacts, grazing system, herbage yield, over-sowing, soil nutrients, soil properties