The Research Column

by Heinz Meissner

Click on any of the publications below to read more about the specific topic:

 

Title Date Discipline Extract Keywords
Microbiological quality of raw milk attributable to prolonged refrigeration conditions.

Discipline: contamination; Key words: raw milk quality, refrigerated storage, bacterial counts, proteolysis, psychrotrophic bacteria.

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.

The influence of ultra-pasteurization by indirect heating versus direct steam injection on skim and 2% fat milks.

Discipline: sensory; Key words: fluid milk, ultra-pasteurization, direct steam injection, flavour, consumer acceptance.

Strategies to gain body condition score in pasture-based dairy cows during late lactation and the far-off non-lactating period and their interaction with close-up dry matter intake.

Discipline: nutrition/feeding; Key words: transition cow, health, welfare, Hypocalcaemia.

Effect of gradual or abrupt cessation of milking at dry off on milk yield and somatic cell score in the subsequent lactation.

Discipline: mastitis; Key words: milk cessation method, dry off, milk yield, somatic cell score

THE EFFECT OF AN EXTENDED INTER-CALVING PERIOD ON MILK QUALITY AND OTHER MANAGEMENT FACTORS

Discipline: management; Key words:  milk coagulation, automatic milking system, individual feeding strategy, extended lactation. 

THE EFFECT OF COLOSTRUM STORED DIFFERENTLY ON PASSIVE IMMUNITY TRANSFER IN CALVES

Discipline: calf rearing; Key words: colostrum storage, colostrum feeding, calf health, immunoglobulin G.

WATER USE ON NON-IRRIGATED PASTURE-BASED DAIRY FARMS

Discipline: pasture/grazing; Key words: water use, water efficiency, leakage, milking parlour, pasture systems

A STUDY TO LIMIT OFF-FLAVOURS IN NON-FAT DRY MILK AND MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE

Discipline: sensory; Key words: nonfat dry milk, milk protein concentrate, unit operations,

Economic feasibility of cooling dry cows across the United States.

Discipline: stress; Key words: heat stress,