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Download Research and development priorities of the dairy industry 2026-2029
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Dairy R&D in SA
| Title | Date | Discipline | Extract | Keywords |
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| EFFECT OF BUFFERING DAIRY COW DIETS ON RUMEN FERMENTATION AND PRODUCTION | ||||
| OREGANO AS AN ADDITIVE TO ENHANCE RUMEN FERMENTATION. | Discipline: feed additives; |
Origanum vulgare, anti-bacterial compound, rumen fermentation, milk production, essential oil | ||
| IMPLICATIONS AND PRACTICALITIES OF GHG MITIGATION. | Discipline: environment; |
GHG, AFOLU, carbon sequestration, production systems, pilot trials, training | ||
| REDUCTION OF PRODUCT LOSS IN DAIRY FOODS MANUFACTURING. | Discipline: industry; Product loss in the dairy processing industry is about 3% of the processing volume. The loss can be reduced and energy consumption and waste treatment costs can be decreased substantially by real-time online Total Organic Carbon (TOC) monitoring in a process or waste water stream. |
product loss, total organic carbon, waste treatment costs, BioTector, TSAO | ||
| 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 | ||
| THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PROTEOLYTIC PSYCHROTROPHS AS A CAUSE OF MILK FLOCCULATION / PROTEIN INSTABILITY | Discipline: quality; The report here is part of the Milk SA R & D programme to find solutions to the milk flocculation problem in the dairy industry. The investigation on the influence of psychrotrophic bacteria is by Prof Celia Hugo and postgraduate students at the University of the Free State. |
psychrotrophic bacteria, milk flocculation, raw milk, cold storage, Psychro-Fast test, hygiene practices | ||
| SURVIVAL OF ACID AND SALT STRESSED LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES IN CHEESE. | Discipline: contamination; Key words: Listeria monocytogenes, listeriosis, soft cheese, stress |
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| PRODUCTIVE LIFETIME AND LIFETIME EFFICIENCY IN HOLSTEIN COWS. | Discipline: breeding; Key words: lifetime efficiency, productive life, Holstein cows. |
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| ARE GOALS OF ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY COMPATABLE? | Discipline: economics; Key words: sustainability, environmental impact, total factor productivity, pasture-based dairy. |
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| ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS OF EMERGING SMALLHOLDER DAIRY FARMERS. | Discipline: development; Key words: entrepreneurship, dairy cattle, food security, indigenous knowledge systems. The authors referenced below did a case study in the local municipality areas of Matatiele and Groblersdal to explore and identify the drivers of dairy smallholder farmer decisions. They found the following as determining factors:
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