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by Heinz Meissner

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Title Date Discipline Extract Keywords
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.
Differential effects of a single dose of oral calcium based on postpartum plasma calcium concentration in Holstein cows.

Discipline: hypocalcaemia; Key words: oral calcium bolus, subclinical hypocalcaemia, transition cow.
Interaction between feed use efficiency and level of dietary crude protein on enteric methane emission and apparent nitrogen use efficiency with Norwegian Red dairy cows.

Increasing input costs and new regulations to reduce nutrient loss have created pressures to improve agricultural nutrient use efficiency. In ruminants, and therefore dairy cattle, the greatest potential to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other environmental pollutants involves improving animal and herd efficiency.