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Volume 23, Issue 3, March 2016
Mineral mania : production
Author Jackie Tucker
Source: The Dairy Mail 23, pp 87 –89 (2016)
Minerals are essential components in the building blocks of enzymes, hormones and cells. They are required for optimum growth, muscle and nerve function at varying levels according to the cow's requirements, which will vary according to pregnancy status, milk production level and growth rate. These all have a significant effect on animal performance.
Fodder facts : production
Source: The Dairy Mail 23, pp 90 –95 (2016)
Fodder radish, often called Japanese radish (Raphanus sativus var oleiformis) is commonly used as a winter feed, mainly in the eastern parts of South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape). In other parts of the world it is mostly known as a cover crop. Forage brassicas refer to kale, also known as Chou-Moellier (Brassica oleracea var viridis), forage rape (Brassica napus), swedes (Brassica napus var rapifera) and turnips (Brassica rapa var rapa). To optimise the use of these fodder crops, it is important to know when to plant them to achieve the best yield for a specific purpose.
Stressed about Staphylococcus aureus?
The Milk SA Research Programme on mastitis involves a pilot trial to establish whether isolated bacteriophages will kill Staphylococcus aureus in affected cows. The biocontrol studies with bacteriophages instead of antibiotics are done at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Comfort = milk : technology
Author Mike Mouton
Source: The Dairy Mail 23, pp 101 –107 (2016)
Cow comfort is not a product or a tool. It happens in and around the barn 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you improve cow comfort, the longevity of your herd will improve over time. In this article we discuss improving the seven key areas of your barn to realise an extra lactation per cow.
Invest in training to reduce stress : technology
Source: The Dairy Mail 23, pp 108 –111 (2016)
The dairy farmer forms an important link in the food safety value chain. Adequate food safety training programmes compel your workers to understand the importance of food safety principles in practice. The regulations relating to hygiene requirements for milk sheds, the transport of milk and related matters, R 961 of 23 November 2013, states the importance of training by an accredited provider and that proof of training must be made available to an inspector on request.
Source: The Dairy Mail 23, pp 112 –113 (2016)
The IDF World Dairy Summit is the annual top meeting of the global dairy industry, attracting 1 500 to 2 500 participants from all over the world, including dairy farmers, CEOs and employees of dairy-processing companies, suppliers to the dairy industry, academia, governments and marketers.
Milk can stress, too!
Authors: Stephan Steyn, Stephan Steyn, Stephan Steyn and Mike Stafford
Source: The Dairy Mail 23, pp 114 –119 (2016)
Every milk producer knows and understands the hygiene and quality issues relating to the handling of milk. But what happens once the milk truck has left the producer and the milk is delivered to the processor? This article addresses some of the issues relating to the effects of mechanical stress on milk and milk quality.
The value of consumer education
Source: The Dairy Mail 23, pp 120 –123 (2016)
Since 2008, Milk South Africa has been running the Consumer Education Project (CEP), essentially a multichannel health and nutrition-based campaign that conveys the general good of milk and other dairy products.
Die vele kante van suiwel : op die winkelrak
Source: The Dairy Mail 23, pp 124 –125 (2016)
Van botter tot kaas - die veelsydigheid van suiwel bied aan verbruikers 'n wye verskeidenheid produkte om van te kies en te keur. Kaasmakers en verwerkers kan gereeld na die tekenbord terugkeer om aan hul kreatiewe kant uiting te gee. Verwerkers het egter nie net 'n verantwoordelikheid teenoor die verbruiker om aan die voorpunt van suiwelprodukontwikkeling te bly nie, maar word deur die vraag na produkte gedryf om innoverend te wees. Só kan verbruikers deesdae tamatie-gegeurde jogurt, warm roomys en selfs gegeurde botter koop.
Bly koelkop onder stressors
Source: The Dairy Mail 23, pp 126 –131 (2016)
'n Goed ontwerpte Italiaanse koeihuis, diversifikasie, moderne saaipraktyke en 'n waterpypleiding wat grys water uit Kaapstad vir die wingerde verskaf, beperk stressors op hierdie Wes-Kaapse plaas waar die melkery na die 1940's terugdateer.
Source: The Dairy Mail 23, pp 133 –134 (2016)
In die lig van die huidige stand van die Suid-Afrikaanse landbou, is daar 'n moontlikheid dat angs toetreders tot die landbousektor kan beetpak. Alles is egter nie tevergeefs nie, en met die regte benadering en vaardighede is daar geen rede waarom onlangs gegradueerdes nie sukses in die bedryf kan behaal nie.
Kuilvoer op die agenda
Source: The Dairy Mail 23, pp 135 –137 (2016)
Die MPO Mpumalanga en Alzu Kuilvoeren-hooidag is een van die hoogtepunte op die jaar se suiwelkalender. Hierdie geleentheid het onlangs by die Alzugemeenskapsaal, Middelburg, plaasgevind.
What to look forward to in our next issue? - sneak preview
What to look forward to in our next issue.
Source: The Dairy Mail 23, pp 141 –143 (2016)
Bedaar... die lewe gaan aan : in die tru-spieël
Author Nico Schutte
Dis September 1966. 'n Laerskoolseun hardloop verward in die tuin van 'n rykmansbuurt in Sandown rond en skreeu aanhoudend: "Verwoerd is dead!" Die nuus was so pas op nasionale radio: Dimitri Tsafendas het die Eerste Minister, dr Hendrik Verwoerd, in die parlement noodlottig gewond. Skokgolwe het deur die land, selfs deur die wêreld, geskiet. "Wat nou, wat gaan van Suid-Afrika word?", het die mense gevra.