The Research Column | Milk South Africa

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by Heinz Meissner

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Title	Date	Discipline	Extract	Keywords
Contamination of dairy products by the food pathogen Listeria monocytogenes.			Discipline: food safety; Keywords: background microbial population, salt, potassium chloride, food contact surfaces, salt-to-moisture ratio, pH.
Evaluating the effectiveness of mastitis vaccines and the current status of vaccine development			Discipline: mastitis; Key words: vaccines, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus uberis, coliforms, biofilms
VARIATION IN THE INTER-SERVICE INTERVALS OF DAIRY COWS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM			Discipline: reproduction; Keywords: inter-service interval, inter-ovulatory interval, o
THE INFLUENCE OF COW DIETARY COMPOSITION ON HEAT STABILITY OF MILK			Discipline: nutrition/feeding; Key words: supplementation, nitrogen , phosphorus , milk heat stability, DCAD, ionic calcium.
Factors associated with the financial performance of spring-calving, pasture-based dairy farms			Discipline: economics; Key words: dairy, grassland,
Effect of injectable vitamin E on incidence of retained fetal membranes and reproductive performance of dairy cows.			Discipline: reproduction; Key words: reproduction, retained fetal membranes,
A comparison of individual cow versus group concentrate allocation strategies on dry matter intake, milk production, tissue changes, and fertility of Holstein-Friesian cows offered a grass silage diet.			Discipline: nutrition/feeding; Key words: concentrate allocation strategy,
THE EFFECT OF HIGH SCC LEVELS ON MILK AND CHEESE QUALITY			Discipline: mastitis; Key words: somatic cell counts, pasteurized fluid milk quality, shelf-life study, cheese, total solids, protein.
WATER USE ON NON-IRRIGATED PASTURE-BASED DAIRY FARMS			Discipline: pasture/grazing; Key words: water use, water efficiency, leakage, milking parlour, pasture systems
Milk is good for you.			Discipline: dairy and health; Key words: milk, nutraceuticals, probiotics, gut microbiome, immunomodulatory activities, soluble peptides.