Dairy Records

Genotype and Variability in Dairy Lactation Records.

Genetic covariances among relatives for dairy lactation records.

Preliminary Report on International Dairy Sire Evaluation Using Individual Performance Records

International genetic evaluation of dairy sires is currently a two-stage process. Sire EBV are first calculated at the national level based on data of local progeny, then these national EBV are combined into international EBV at the Interbull Centre. However, differences in within-country procedures for data collection and genetic evaluation can affect the results, and traits or production envi...

Dairy Foods: Dairy Foods/Cheese

The objective of this research was to study the relationship between properties of base and process cheese food. Full fat Cheddar cheese was made with exopolysaccharides (EPS)-producing or nonproducing cultures. Process cheese food was made from 2 day or 1 month old EPS-positive and negative base Cheddar cheese. The EPS-positive base Cheddar cheese contained 2% higher moisture and 1.5% lower fa...

Antimicrobial consumption on Austrian dairy farms: an observational study of udder disease treatments based on veterinary medication records

Background Antimicrobial use in livestock production is an important contemporary issue, which is of public interest worldwide. Antimicrobials are not freely available to Austrian farmers and can only be administered to livestock by veterinarians, or by farmers who are trained members of the Animal Health Service. Since 2015, veterinarians have been required by law to report antimicrobials disp...