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Title	Date	Discipline	Extract	Keywords
Impact of genetic progress on the profits of dairy farmers.			Discipline: breeding; Keywords: genetically superior sires, artificial insemination, embryo transfer, feed intake, profits, managerial ability.
An evaluation of the effect of altering nutrition and nutritional strategies in early lactation on reproductive performance and oestrus behaviour of high-yielding Holstein-Friesian dairy cows.			Discipline: reproduction; Key words: nutrition, fertility, reproductive performance, high-yielding dairy cow.
ABSENCE OF GROWTH OF LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES IN NATURALLY CONTAMINATED CHEDDAR CHEESE.			Discipline: cheese; Keywords: natural contamination, farmhouse cheese, Listeria monocytogenes, food safety.
Low body condition predisposes cattle to lameness: An 8-year study of one dairy herd.			Discipline: animal welfare/ethics; Key words: lameness, body condition score,
HEAT-TREATED COLOSTRUM IS BENEFICIAL TO NEWBORN CALVES			Discipline: calf raising; Key words: neonatal calf,
THE EFFECT OF PULSATION RATIO ON TEAT CONDITION, SCC AND PRODUCTIVITY IN AUTOMATIC MILKING SYSTEMS			Discipline: management; Key words: pulsation ratio; automatic milking; teat health; udder health; SCC
SAINFOIN SILAGE BENEFITS NITROGEN UTILIZATION, METHANE EMISSION AND MILK YIELD IN DAIRY COWS			Discipline: nutrition/feeding; Key words: sainfoin silage,
In vitro evaluation of a novel bacteriophage cocktail as a preventative for bovine coliform mastitis.			Discipline: mastitis; Key words: bacteriophage,
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,
Microbiological quality of raw milk attributable to prolonged refrigeration conditions.			Discipline: contamination; Key words: raw milk quality, refrigerated storage, bacterial counts, proteolysis, psychrotrophic bacteria.