Dairynewz Updates
Following is a list of research updates published in Dairynewz, DairyNZ’s quarterly magazine (Formerly Dexcelink).
Animal health
Animal feeding and nutrition
Pasture growth and quality
Animal reproduction
Milk production and value
Once a day milking
Automatic milking
Animal welfare
Farm systems
Animal health
- Understanding Streptococcus uberis at the farm and cow level - Dexcelink Win 2006 (64 kb)
- Pre-calving teat spraying reduces Streptococcus uberis on teats - Dexcelink Sum 2005 (86 kb)
- Teat spraying reduces Streptococcus uberis on teats - Dexcelink Win 2005 (111 kb)
- Can honey be used to treat non-clinical, high SCC cows? - Dexcelink Win 2005 (111 kb)
- Effect of OAD milking on mastitis and somatic cell count - Dexcelink Aut 2005 (74 kb)
- The udder view of mastitis - Dexcelink Sum 2003 (73 kb)
Animal feeding and nutrition
- Accuracy in body condition scoring - Dexcelink Spr 2007 (87 kb)
- Feed Programme - Dexcelink Win 2007 (152 kb)
- Feed Conversion Efficiency - Dexcelink Win 2007 (152 kb)
- Forage Mixed Rations – more quality means more milk - Dexcelink Aut 2007 (71 kb)
- Feeding fumarate to dairy cows - Dexcelink Aut 2007 (71 kb)
- Extended laction improves milk value - Dexcelink Aut 2007 (71 kb)
- Lowering dairy cow methane production with Monensin? - Dexcelink Sum 2006 (184 kb)
- Response to concentrate trial - Dexcelink Aut 2006 (84 kb)
- Do higher grazing residuals in winter grow more grass? - Dexcelink Aut 2005 (74 kb)
- Get an extra 2 MJME/kg DM out of pasture - Dexcelink Spr 2004 (118 kb)
- How much feed does my cow need in the month before calving - Dexcelink Win 2004 (74 kb)
- Pregnancy and milksolids production - Dexcelink Aut 2004 (77 kb)
- Fibre and lameness - Dexcelink Sum 2003 (73 kb)
- Transition cow nutrition - Dexcelink Sum 2003 (73 kb)
- 670-day lactations - Dexcelink Sum 2003 (73 kb)
Pasture growth and quality
- AR37 Endophyte trial – peak lactation pasture intakes and production - Dexcelink Win 2007 (152 kb)
- Serious black beetle damage in upper North Island - Dexcelink Win 2007 (152 kb)
- AR37 Endophyte Trial Update March 07
- Is AR37 the next endophyte after AR1? - Dexcelink Win 2006 (64 kb)
- Duckweed and algae – wastewater purifiers with high protein - Dexcelink Aut 2005 (74 kb)
- Methane and greenhouse gas emissions - Dexcelink Sum 2004 (107 kb)
- AR37 a new endophyte for dairying - Dexcelink Spr 2004 (118 kb)
- AR1 endophyte and milksolids production - Dexcelink Aut 2004 (77 kb)
- Summer nitrogen - a proven winner - Dexcelink Aut 2004 (77 kb)
Animal reproduction
- Accelerometer technology for oestrous detection? - Dexcelink Spr 2007 (87 kb)
- Value of the 6-week in-calf rate - Dexcelink Aut 2007 (71 kb)
- A nose for automated oestrous detection - Dexcelink Spr 2006 (85 kb)
- Novel selection tool aimed at improving fertility - Dexcelink Win 2006 (64 kb)
- Managing body condition of mature cows for fertility - Dexcelink Spr 2005 (81 kb)
- Energy boost on non-cycling cows - Dexcelink Aut 2004 (77 kb)
- Why cows lose body condition - Dexcelink Sum 2003 (73 kb)
Milk production and value
- Increase milksolids production by managing age, liveweight and days dry - Dexcelink Win 2006 (64 kb)
- On-farm fractionation of high value components from milk - Dexcelink Aut 2006 (84 kb)
- Supplementary feeding in early lactation - Dexcelink Sum 2005 (86 kb)
- Strain of HF affects milk composition and value and farm profitability - Dexcelink Spr 2005 (81 kb)
- Increased production from timothy/white clover pastures - Dexcelink Win 2005 (111 kb)
- Effect of cow type and age on lactoferrin concentrations - Dexcelink Aut 2005 (74 kb)
- Increasing milk protein production through feeding CLA - Dexcelink Spr 2004 (118 kb)
Once-a-day milking
- Jersey Once-a-Day milking trial - Dexcelink Spr 2007 (87 kb)
- Genetic markers for once-a-day cows - Dexcelink Sum 2006 (123 kb)
- Jersey Once-a-Day Milking Trial (WWDF Taranaki) - Dexcelink Spr 2006 (65 kb)
- Friesian Once-a-Day Milking Trial (WTARS Taranaki) - Dexcelink Spr 2006 (65 kb)
- 'Doing it Once-a-Day' quarterly newsletters
- Friesian OAD Milking Trial (Farm Systems)(WTARS Taranaki) - Dexcelink Win 2006 (68 kb)
- Jersey OAD Milking Trial (Farm Systems)(WWDF Taranaki) - Dexcelink Win 2006 (68 kb)
- Friesian OAD Milking Trial (Farm Systems) - Dexcelink Aut 2006 (71 kb)
- Jersey OAD Milking Trial (Farm Systems) - Dexcelink Aut 2006 (71 kb)
- Friesian OAD milking trial (Farm Systems) - Dexcelink Sum 2005 (66 kb)
- Jersey OAD milking trial (Farm Systems) - Dexcelink Sum 2005 (66 kb)
- Friesian OAD milking trial (Farm Systems) - Dexcelink Spr 2005 (77 kb)
- Jersey OAD milking trial (Farm Systems) - Dexcelink Spr 2005 (77 kb)
- Friesian Once-a-Day Milking Trial (WTARS Taranaki) - Dexcelink Win 2005 (79 kb)
- Once-a-day milking strategy sets targets - Dexcelink Sum 2004 (107 kb)
Automatic milking
- Greenfield Project - Season Summary for 2006/07 - Dexcelink Spr 2007 (137 kb)
- Greenfield Project Farm Update (Hamilton) - Dexcelink Win 2007 (73 kb)
- Greenfield Project Farm Update (Hamilton) - Dexcelink Aut 2007 (87 kb)
- Greenfield Project Farm Update (Hamilton) - Dexcelink Sum 2006 (90 kb)
- Automatic cow weights help herd management - Dexcelink Sum 2006 (123 kb)
- Project Updates: The Greenfield Project - Prototype Automatic Farm (Monthly)
- Automatic Milking: An economic evaluation - Dexcelink Spr 2006 (85 kb)
- The Greenfield Automatic Milking Project: Summary of the last two seasons - Dexcelink Spr 2006 (85 kb)
- Labour needs and work tasks under scrutiny at Greenfield Project - Dexcelink Aut 2006 (84 kb)
- Improving milk harvesting efficiency in automatic milking systems - Dexcelink Spr 2005 (81 kb)
- Automating reproduction in robotic milking and conventional farming systems - Dexcelink Sum 2004 (107 kb)
Animal welfare
- Solar radiation: less is better for your cows - Dexcelink Sum 2006 (123 kb)
- Sprinklers provide summer relief - Dexcelink Sum 2005 (86 kb)
- Body condition and shelter help cows cope with winter weather - Dexcelink Win 2005 (111 kb)
- Minimising impact of adverse environments on stock - Dexcelink Win 2004 (74 kb)
Farm systems
- FMR (Forage Mixed Ration) Farmlet Trial (Scott Farm, Hamilton) - Season Summary for 2006/07 - Dexcelink Spr 2007 (137 kb)
- Lincoln University Dairy Farm - Season Summary for 2006/07 - Dexcelink Spr 2007 (137 kb)
- Dexcel Prototype Farmlets: Super Productivity and Tight N Farms - Dexcelink Win 2007 (73 kb)
- Lincoln University Dairy Farm - Dexcelink Win 2007 (73 kb)
- Dexcel Prototype Farmlets: Super Productivity and Tight N Farms (Hamilton)- Dexcelink Aut 2007 (87 kb)
- Lincoln University Dairy Farm - Dexcelink Aut 2007 (87 kb)
- Lincoln University Dairy Farm - Dexcelink Sum 2006 (90 kb)
- Dexcel Prototype Farmlets: Super Productivity and Tight N Farms (Hamilton) - Dexcelink Sum 2006 (90 kb)
- Monthly Trial Reports: Resource Efficiency Dairying (RED)
- Resource Efficient Dairying (RED) Trial (Hamilton) - Dexcelink Spr 2006 (65 kb)
- Improvements to the Whole Farm Model’s cow model - Dexcelink Spr 2006 (85kb)
- Lincoln University Dairy Farm (Christchurch) - Dexcelink Spr 2006 (65 kb)
- Resource Efficient Dairying (RED) Trial (Hamilton) - Dexcelink Win 2006 (68 kb)
- Lincoln University Dairy Farm (Christchurch) - Dexcelink Win 2006 (68 kb)
- Resource Efficient Dairying (RED) Trial - Dexcelink Aut 2006 (71 kb)
- Lincoln University Dairy Farm - Dexcelink Aut 2006 (71 kb)
- Exploring risk on dairy farms - Dexcelink Sum 2005 (86 kb)
- Resource Efficient Dairying (RED) trial - Dexcelink Sum 2005 (66 kb)
- Lincoln University Dairy Farm - Dexcelink Sum 2005 (66 kb)
- Resource Efficiency Dairying (RED) trial - Dexcelink Spr 2005 (77 kb)
- Lincoln University Dairy Farm - Dexcelink Spr 2005 (77 kb)
- Exploring alternatives for inductions on dairy farms - Dexcelink Spr 2005 (81 kb)
- Dexcel Extended Lactation Trial (Hamilton) - Dexcelink Win 2005 (79 kb)
- Dexcel Holstein-Friesian Strain Trial (Hamilton) - Dexcelink Win 2005 (79 kb)
- Resource Efficient Dairying (RED) Trial (Hamilton) - Dexcelink Win 2005 (79 kb)
- Modelling management strategies for Lincoln University Dairy Farm - Dexcelink Sum 2004 (107 kb)
- A picture of the dairy farm in 2014 - Dexcelink Spr 2004 (118 kb)
- RED trial update - Dexcelink Win 2004 (74 kb)
