Milk SA’s research projects, identified by dairy farmers and others, are up and running said programme manager Dr Heinz Meissner. Research projects initiated in 2014/2015 and currently under way, include two projects regarding liver fluke – one to establish the extent of the infestation, the circumstances under which liver fluke occurs, and the impact it has on cow health and milk production, and secondly to investigate alternative control methods such as biocontrol.
Two mastitis research projects are currently investigating the resistance to available antibiotics in lactating cows with mastitis and alternative methods to control mastitis organisms. Microbial contamination of milk and disease monitoring are the other projects initiated in 2014/2015.
Research programmes which commenced in 2016 include projects on milk flocculation, projects addressing the problem of biofilm formation in milk lines and projects on genetic and performance monitoring. The findings resulting from the research will be highlighted in future Milk Bulletins. To read more, click HERE.
Published on Tuesday, 2nd February 2016 - 08:15
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