SPLASH!® milk science update: July 2017 Issue This month’s issue features milk and cognition, ancient auroch DNA, Holder pasteurization, and milk-derived exosomes. Share this Page
This month’s issue features preventing bone loss, human-edible plant protein, milk and migration, and oligosaccharides in human milk. Click here for the full edition! Share this Page
Human milk contains various constituents that stop infants from getting sick. Infants born very early or born with certain medical problems can benefit from compositional modifications to the milk they consume. Medically appropriate human milk modifications include increasing the concentrations … Continue reading
To minimize mastitis losses, by far the biggest return-on-investment is to prevent the disease in the first place. When faced with addressing clinical mastitis however, there are some new concepts that may be able to help minimize treatment costs. Highlights: … Continue reading
In the final weeks of the legislative session, California lawmakers passed major climate change measures, including Senate Bill 32 (Pavley), which extends the state’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target from achieving 1990 emission levels by 2020 to reducing 40 … Continue reading
Many non-ambulatory cows will respond to treatment, but only if it is begun immediately. It’s even more cost-effective to prevent down cows from happening in the first place. Highlights: What You Need to … Continue reading
Can dietary microbes promote stability of the gut microbial community? And if so, does this translate into any measurable benefits to human health? The ideal composition of a healthy gut microbial community is not known. But even in the absence … Continue reading
February marks the beginning of the nesting season for the tricolored blackbird, and, along with that, the increased need for awareness and conservation actions by dairy farmers and other private landowners in California. This effort is a critical part of … Continue reading
CDQAP has developed a new decision tree support tool to assist dairy producers and professional consultants in nutrient management system evaluation and improvement. The tool consists of 10 “trees” that walk producers through their system using a series of yes/no questions … Continue reading
