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by Heinz Meissner

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Title Date Discipline Extract Keywords
Genetic parameters for predicted production and potential for reducing enteric methane emissions through genomic selection.

Discipline: carbon footprint; Key words: methane emission, feed efficiency,

FEED CONVERSION EFFICIENCY IN DAIRY COWS: REPEATABILITY, VARIATION IN DIGESTION AND METABOLISM OF ENERGY AND NITROGEN, AND RUMINAL METHANOGENS.

Discipline: genetic variation; Key words: feed efficiency, energy metabolism,

THE EFFECT OF A HIGH-STARCH DIET AND MONENSIN SUPPLEMENTATION ON PERFORMANCE AND METABOLISM OF COWS IN EARLY LACTATION

Discipline: nutrition/feeding; Keywords: early lactation, starch,

USE OF CHEESE WHEY FOR BIOMASS PRODUCTION AND SPRAY-DRYING FOR PROBIOTIC LACTOBACILLI

Discipline: whey; Key words: cheese whey; whey permeate; ricotta whey; biomass; probiotics; spray drying.
The effect of storage temperature and duration on the microbial quality of bulk tank milk

Discipline: contamination; Keywords: raw milk, milk storage,

Estimating efficiency in automatic milking systems.

Discipline: management; Key words: automatic milking,

Economic feasibility of cooling dry cows across the United States.

Discipline: stress; Key words: heat stress,

Effects of automatic cluster removal and feeding during milking on milking efficiency, milk yield and milk fat quality.

Discipline: management; Key words: cluster removal, milking efficiency, feeding, milk yield, milking interval, milk composition.
Drivers of choice for fluid milk versus plant-based alternatives: What are consumer perceptions of fluid milk?

Discipline: consumers; Key words: milk, non-dairy alternatives, fat content, lactose-free
Engineering to support wellbeing of dairy animals.

Discipline: management; Key words:dairy technologies, biomarkers, health, welfare, husbandry, review.