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Vlková, H., V. Babák, R. Seydlová, I. Pavlík, and J. Schlegelová. "Biofilms and hygiene on dairy farms and in the dairy industry: sanitation chemical products and their effectiveness on biofilms – a review." Czech Journal of Food Sciences 26, No. 5 (October 31, 2008): 309–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/1128-cjfs.
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Microbial biofilms which form on all types of surfaces of technological systems in the dairy industry and on dairy farms adversely affect the quality and safety of final products, i.e. both foodstuffs and raw materials used for their production. The fact that a number of microorganisms are alimentary pathogens, e.g. <I>Staphylococcus aureus</I> or <I>Listeria monocytogenes,</I> makes a serious problem directly affecting human health. Biofilms are usually formed by various species of microorganism, which protect each other against the effects of biocidal (antibacterial) agents and are resistant to these agents. The colonisation of surfaces of the open and closed piping systems, floors, waste, walls and ceilings of the production halls becomes a major problem in the selection of effective sanitation agents for their control. Based on the existing model studies, practical methods for testing the effectiveness of sanitation procedures should be evaluated, including the selection of biocides and comparison of the physical parameters of the sanitation procedures. Testing the effectiveness of the sanitation agents should be performed with the use of standardised tests, which consider microbial, structural, and chemical characteristics of the living microbial communities on specific contact surfaces in the food-processing industry.
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Chemerys, V. A., V. I. Dushka, V. L. Maksym, and D. O. Solomonko. "Economic framework of dairy family farms development." Scientific Messenger of LNU of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies 21, no. 92 (May 11, 2019): 33–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.32718/nvlvet-e9206.
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One of main industry of livestock in Ukraine there is the dairy farming on the cost of gross value products, development of which status substantially influences on food security providing and AIC export potential forming. However much the about two third of industry gross value products made by households, which are characterized with the low level of efficiency and marketability. In the article the conducted researches are in relation to development dairy cattle breeding in Ukraine by creation of farms, including family type, on the base of households. Achievement of the put purpose, in our viewpoint, possible at forming of economic interest to work in dairy farming at the active rural population. As a result of research certainly basic economic criteria of farms development taking into account the maximum scales of production activity, cost of sales, and also necessary level of technological and economic efficiency, which will be instrumental in the successful functioning of such economic agent. The economic framework of dairy production is developed in the family farms of three types, which differ on the quantity of cows and sales prices for milk. Certainly, that the cost of the advanced capital which is needed for milk production organization in family farms will differ from 25 to 60 thousand euro taking into account state support indemnifications on the purchase of the fixed assets, scales of production and present material and technical resources of households, which creation is offered on the base of. Creation of farms with a herd not less than 20 cows at the farm gate wholesale milk price and also farms with a herd not less than 9 cows, in a that number the already existent households created on a base subject to condition organization sales of total mine-out products on prices which are close to the retail, with the purpose of average monthly sufficient sum of cash flow achievement which will be instrumental in forming economic and investment interest, among the capable of working habitants in rural areas to produce milk is offered. Recoupment of such farms depending on the scales of production, milk sale prices and level of state support, will make from 3 to 6 years. The important condition of rapid family farms recoupment is a state support level, cows productivity and milk prices. Also certainly basic indexes of economic efficiency and investment attractiveness of milk production in the offered three types of farms. Conducted economic analysis of main indexes of efficiency, on the basis of which the best possible option dairy family farm is justify. The scientifically substantiated that family dairy farms development on the base of households in rural areas will be instrumental in the increase of economic potential of the dairy farming in Ukraine.
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Osiashvili, Natia. "Donkey Milk Production Technology and Efficient Farm Management in Georgia." PIRETC-Proceeding of The International Research Education & Training Centre 104, no. 1-2 (April 4, 2021): 128–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.36962/ecs104/1-2-128.
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Millions of people in today's world consume milk and dairy products, which are not only an important source of food for these people, but also a source of livelihood for farmers and processors. But to achieve this, consumers, dairy farms and processors need up-to-date the information on how the milk and dairy products can contribute to healthy human nutrition and how the dairy industry is evolving. Keywords: milk, food, farm management, economy.
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Taranenko, V. A., and S. N. Kosnikov. "DAIRY INDUSTRY IN KRASNODAR TERRITORY: ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS." VESTNIK OF THE BASHKIR STATE AGRARIAN UNIVERSITY 51, no. 3 (September 20, 2019): 64–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.31563/1684-7628-2019-51-3-64-69.
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Krasnodar territory is a key supplier of livestock products. The share of the livestock industry is 26 % of the gross agricultural production of Krasnodar Territory. The dairy industry should maximize the achievements of both veterinary and animal sciences, as well as of advanced forms, methods, techniques and management technology. The main factor hindering the high efficiency of the industry is the high costs associated with transporting dairy products. The problem can be solved through developing autonomous modular workshops on dairy farms. The proper use of the workshop can lengthen the service life of the equipment up to 12 to 13 years. The modular workshop contains the necessary equipment for launch and installation of facilities, which is included in the project cost. The farm will need relatively little investment to introduce a mini-plant for milk processing. The advantage of this project is that it is suitable for enterprises with different levels of income. The project implementation will reduce the milk processing and packaging costs and actively place dairy products on the market.
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KAZHIEVA, ZH H. "DAIRY INDUSTRY OF THE EAST KAZAKHSTAN REGION: STATE AND PROSPECTS." Problems of AgriMarket 4 (December 15, 2020): 133–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.46666/2020-4-2708-9991.16.
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As a result of the study of the state and problems in the dairy industry of the East Kazakhstan region - the leading region for production of dairy products in the country, development of dairy cattle breeding in the Republic of Kazakhstan and East Kazakhstan region from 2010-2019 was analyzed, using indicators of gross milk yield, average annual cow population, milk yield per cow, structure of milk production in the region by categories of farms. The dynamics of production of dairy products in the region is considered based on the analysis of the volumes of milk production and main types of dairy products; assessment of the level of the average annual production capacity of enterprises, population's demand for dairy products and its actual consumption is presented. Along with this, the main problems of the development of dairy industry in the region are identified: low level of utilization of production capacities, shortage and low quality of used raw materials that do not meet the requirements of sanitary standards, an outdated material and technical base, and ways of solving them are proposed. The formation of specialized dairy farms of large and medium size, the development of agricultural cooperation will contribute to the provision of raw materials for dairy factories in the region. State support and stimulation of the activities of these forms of management will increase production of raw materials for the dairy industry in the region, improve its quality, as a result of compliance with sanitary and hygienic requirements, carrying out veterinary and breeding work at the required level, as well as integrated approach to ensuring employment of rural population and food security of the country.
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Kazhieva, ZH H. "DAIRY INDUSTRY OF THE EAST KAZAKHSTAN REGION: STATE AND PROSPECTS." Problems of AgriMarket, no. 4 (December 15, 2020): 133–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.46666/2020-4-2708-9991.16.
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As a result of the study of the state and problems in the dairy industry of the East Kazakhstan region - the leading region for production of dairy products in the country, development of dairy cattle breeding in the Republic of Kazakhstan and East Kazakhstan region from 2010-2019 was analyzed, using indicators of gross milk yield, average annual cow population, milk yield per cow, structure of milk production in the region by categories of farms. The dynamics of production of dairy products in the region is considered based on the analysis of the volumes of milk production and main types of dairy products; assessment of the level of the average annual production capacity of enterprises, population's demand for dairy products and its actual consumption is presented. Along with this, the main problems of the development of dairy industry in the region are identified: low level of utilization of production capacities, shortage and low quality of used raw materials that do not meet the requirements of sanitary standards, an outdated material and technical base, and ways of solving them are proposed. The formation of specialized dairy farms of large and medium size, the development of agricultural cooperation will contribute to the provision of raw materials for dairy factories in the region. State support and stimulation of the activities of these forms of management will increase production of raw materials for the dairy industry in the region, improve its quality, as a result of compliance with sanitary and hygienic requirements, carrying out veterinary and breeding work at the required level, as well as integrated approach to ensuring employment of rural population and food security of the country.
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NASSYRKHANOVA, B. K., and A. S. BELGIBAYEVA. "MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS MARKET IN AKMOLA REGION OF KAZAKHSTAN." Problems of AgriMarket 4 (December 15, 2020): 125–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.46666/2020-4-2708-9991.15.
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Recommendations for solving the problems of sustainable development of milk and dairy products market in the region are based on the study of its current state and promising directions. The dynamics of production of milk and its processing products, export and import, livestock and productivity of cows is analyzed. The contribution of various categories of farms to the receipt of raw milk has been studied, while the lag in milk yield in farms and households from agricultural enterprises has been revealed. The analysis of expenses in agricultural enterprises is presented, as well as the structure of material costs. The main problems of effective development of the industry of dairy cattle breeding include tendency to reduce the area under fodder crops; a weak feed base and increase in feed prices, which leads to the increase in the cost of milk; reduction in the number of dairy cows; small commodity farms, that is, the concentration of main volumes of milk production in households where the introduction of intensive innovative technologies is difficult; seasonality of the process; non-observance of veterinary and sanitary standards. The regional features of location of dairy processing enterprises have been investigated, confirming the close relationship between the development of the dairy industry and the raw material base. Those of them have been identified, which account for the largest share in production of the range of dairy products. The organizational structure of the milk processing enterprise "Gormolzavod" LLP was studied, the calculation of butter was made using its own raw materials. The competitive advantages of the processing enterprises of the region are revealed.
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Nassyrkhanova, B. K., and A. S. Belgibayeva. "MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS MARKET IN AKMOLA REGION OF KAZAKHSTAN." Problems of AgriMarket, no. 4 (December 15, 2020): 125–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.46666/2020-4-2708-9991.15.
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Recommendations for solving the problems of sustainable development of milk and dairy products market in the region are based on the study of its current state and promising directions. The dynamics of production of milk and its processing products, export and import, livestock and productivity of cows is analyzed. The contribution of various categories of farms to the receipt of raw milk has been studied, while the lag in milk yield in farms and households from agricultural enterprises has been revealed. The analysis of expenses in agricultural enterprises is presented, as well as the structure of material costs. The main problems of effective development of the industry of dairy cattle breeding include tendency to reduce the area under fodder crops; a weak feed base and increase in feed prices, which leads to the increase in the cost of milk; reduction in the number of dairy cows; small commodity farms, that is, the concentration of main volumes of milk production in households where the introduction of intensive innovative technologies is difficult; seasonality of the process; non-observance of veterinary and sanitary standards. The regional features of location of dairy processing enterprises have been investigated, confirming the close relationship between the development of the dairy industry and the raw material base. Those of them have been identified, which account for the largest share in production of the range of dairy products. The organizational structure of the milk processing enterprise "Gormolzavod" LLP was studied, the calculation of butter was made using its own raw materials. The competitive advantages of the processing enterprises of the region are revealed.
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Conner, David, Emily Irwin, and Maelle Simmen. "Exploring demand for eco-labeled dairy product attributes in Vermont." British Food Journal 120, no. 12 (December 3, 2018): 2857–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bfj-05-2018-0305.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the potential of eco-labels to help dairy farm viability as one partial solution to a complex problem. Specifically, it aims to understand which attributes are most likely to increase consumption and garner price premiums.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses key informant interviews and a convenience sample (n=203) of supermarket shoppers in Vermont. It uses Likert-type scales to measure the likelihood of increased purchase and paying price premiums based on a series attributes including animal welfare, fair labor standards, family farms and environmental stewardship. It calculates and compares mean ratings of each attribute and use an ordinal regression to measure the effect of demographic attributes on each attribute’s rating.FindingsInterviewed stakeholders named low milk prices and evolving industry structure as harming dairy farm viability. They list supply control and improved promotion as potential solutions. Survey respondents say attributes supporting animal welfare, farm workers, family farms and healthy soil are most likely to garner increased consumption and price premiums.Research limitations/implicationsThe authors use a convenience sample, so generalization to larger populations is not advisable.Practical implicationsPromotion around animal welfare, farm workers, family farms and healthy soil is most likely to be effective, based on the results of this study. The survey responses are very highly correlated, suggesting that a multi-attribute eco-label may garner the most support.Social implicationsThis work can inform efforts to promote dairy farm viability, an important sector of the agricultural economy in Vermont and elsewhere in the USA.Originality/valueThis research provides the ranking of attributes which may appear on eco-labels by current consumers of dairy products in a state with an important dairy heritage and industry.
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Akimbekova, G. U., A. B. Baimukhanov, U. R. Kaskabaev, and D. V. Serdobintsev. "EFFICIENCY OF APPLICATION OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES: EXPERIENCE OF DAIRY FARMS OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN." Scientific Review: Theory and Practice 10, no. 8 (August 31, 2020): 1589–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.35679/2226-0226-2020-10-8-1589-1599.
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The article presents the economic efficiency of the use of innovative technologies in dairy farms, in particular, the technology of keeping calves on the example of three dairy farms containing 1000 or more dairy cows (AIC “Adal” JSC, Aidarbayev farm, LLP “Agrofirm“ Dinara-Ranch “of the Almaty region), which made it possible to determine the development potential of these farms, to give an economic assessment of the level of production. The presented calculation of the economic efficiency of model farms for the dairy industry of the agro-industrial complex of the Republic of Kazakhstan made it possible to ensure a reasonable transfer and adaptation of technologies for the automation of technological processes for the production of livestock products in dairy cattle breeding in Kazakhstan, which will contribute to the achievement of goals, objectives and indicators as part of the implementation of the State Program for the Development of the Agro-Industrial Complex of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2017-2021 Reducing the volume of milk production and the level of its consumption is a technological backwardness, since the share of dairy farms using modern technologies and equipment is 10-15% of their total number. In addition, the equipment of new and reconstructed dairy complexes and farms does not always correspond to modern technological requirements for keeping and feeding highly productive livestock. As a result, their biological potential is far from being fully realized, which negatively affects the provision of the population with milk and dairy products of domestic production. Taking into account the long duration of the reproduction cycle and the low rate of capital turnover in dairy cattle breeding, the introduction of innovations occurs in the sub-industry with some delay compared to other sub-sectors (pig and poultry farming). One of the tools for modernizing dairy farming in the current conditions is the introduction of modern digital, information and intelligent technologies (artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things and the industrial Internet). Their implementation can turn milk production into a high-tech business, increase labor productivity due to the emergence of super-productive animal breeds, solutions for accelerated selection; high quality feed and veterinary drugs; innovative delivery services.
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Shopagulov, O., I. Tretyakov, A. Ismailova, and A. Gostin. "SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF DAIRY FARM ANIMALS." PHYSICO-MATHEMATICAL SERIES 2, no. 336 (April 15, 2021): 83–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.32014/2021.2518-1726.24.
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The relevance of this project lies in the fact that the use of modern digital, informational and intelligent technologies makes it possible to keep records of dairy productivity quickly and to respond to changes in the health of livestock in a timely manner. The result will increase the efficiency of resource potential use, as well as profitability and attractiveness of dairy cattle breeding for investors. The systems developed will also enable agricultural producers to make concrete decisions based on automated data analysis. The high quality of milk in the dairy farming industry, taking into account the feedback from the household to the consumer, ensures the competitiveness in the direction of the dairy industry. The article describes in detail a mathematical model for automating on-farm production control of dairy products, which will have an impact on the leveling of the commodity market. Also there are described the results of implementation of already developed software products for accounting of animal status on dairy farms of Northern Kazakhstan. As a result, some recommendations for the use of the developed software are given. In this way detailed results have been described for each farm, indicating the characteristics and status of the farms to date. The results obtained will be studied and considered by farmers at the local level to organise production processes. The implementation of this task will take place at the Seyfullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University. We have established a scientific group to develop and implement IT solutions for a large number of processes in agricultural production. This scientific programme is the first integrated solution aimed at introducing and adapting best practices in the application of digital technologies in dairy farming in Northern Kazakhstan.
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Sapkota, Sujan, Richard Laven, Kristina Müller, and Nikki Kells. "Animal Welfare Assessment: Can We Develop a Practical, Time-Limited Assessment Protocol for Pasture-Based Dairy Cows in New Zealand?" Animals 10, no. 10 (October 19, 2020): 1918. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10101918.
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Despite being a leading producer and exporter of dairy products, New Zealand has no industry-recognised welfare assessment protocol. A New Zealand-specific protocol is essential, as almost all dairy farms in New Zealand are pasture-based and housing is rarely used. Therefore, protocols developed for intensive cows are not suitable. The aim of this study was to develop a simple yet practical welfare assessment protocol that could be used to assess the welfare of a dairy herd during one visit timed to occur around milking. Six welfare assessment protocols and four studies of dairy cattle welfare assessments that had some focus on dairy cattle welfare at pasture were used, along with the New Zealand Dairy Cattle Code of Welfare, to identify potential assessments for inclusion in the protocol. Eighty-four potential assessments (20 record-based and 64 that needed assessing on-farm) were identified by this process of welfare assessments. After screening to exclude on-farm assessments that were not relevant, that had only limited practical application in pasture-based dairy cows or that required more time than available, 28 on-farm assessments remained, which were put together with the 20 record-based assessments and were tested for feasibility, practicality and time on two pasture-based dairy farms. Assessments were then identified as suitable, suitable after modification or not feasible. Suitable and modified assessments were then included in the final protocol alongside additional measures specific to New Zealand dairy farms. The final protocol included 24 on-farm assessments and eight record-based assessments. Further testing of these 32 assessments is needed on more dairy farms across New Zealand before the protocol can be used to routinely assess the welfare of dairy cows in New Zealand.
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Zaborskikh, Е. Yu, and S. Ya Syeva. "Prospects for the development of dairy cattle breeding in «Siberian Switzerland»." Innovations and Food Safety, no. 1 (April 15, 2021): 49–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.31677/2072-6724-2021-31-1-49-60.
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The article provides data review of relevant publications, presenting issue of current state of the dairy cattle breeding in Western Europe and Mountain Altai. The intensification of milk production and milk quota abolition weaken milk from mountain farms with regard to direct competition with milk produced on the plains. The consequence is the declining number of mountain farms in the Alps that has negative influence on the ecological and economic situation. There are difficulties in promotion dairy products in the market despite the fact that dairy products are produced in the mountains from grazing cows and have an increased biological value in human nutrition. As a mountain region, Altai Republic has dairy cattle breeding that developed successfully throughout the XX century similar to Swiss concept. However, in recent years the industry is also in crisis due to the low animal productivity and the high costs of fodder production and purchase. The article describes some ways to increase economic efficiency of the industry in the region, considering foreign experience and local specifics.
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Caja, Gerardo, Andreia Castro-Costa, and Christopher H. Knight. "Engineering to support wellbeing of dairy animals." Journal of Dairy Research 83, no. 2 (May 2016): 136–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022029916000261.
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Current trends in the global milk market and the recent abolition of milk quotas have accelerated the trend of the European dairy industry towards larger farm sizes and higher-yielding animals. Dairy cows remain in focus, but there is a growing interest in other dairy species, whose milk is often directed to traditional and protected designation of origin and gourmet dairy products. The challenge for dairy farms in general is to achieve the best possible standards of animal health and welfare, together with high lactational performance and minimal environmental impact. For larger farms, this may need to be done with a much lower ratio of husbandry staff to animals. Recent engineering advances and the decreasing cost of electronic technologies has allowed the development of ‘sensing solutions’ that automatically collect data, such as physiological parameters, production measures and behavioural traits. Such data can potentially help the decision making process, enabling early detection of health or wellbeing problems in individual animals and hence the application of appropriate corrective husbandry practices. This review focuses on new knowledge and emerging developments in welfare biomarkers (e.g. stress and metabolic diseases), activity-based welfare assessment (e.g. oestrus and lameness detection) and sensors of temperature and pH (e.g. calving alert and rumen function) and their combination and integration into ‘smart’ husbandry support systems that will ensure optimum wellbeing for dairy animals and thereby maximise farm profitability. Use of novel sensors combined with new technologies for information handling and communication are expected to produce dramatic changes in traditional dairy farming systems.
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LIAKHOVSKA, Olena. "Production of milk and dairy products in Ukraine: trends and prospects." Economics. Finances. Law, no. 4/1 (April 30, 2020): 20–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.37634/efp.2020.4(1).5.
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The dairy industry is one of the important components of the food industry in Ukraine. Significant dynamic and structural changes in the procurement, processing and foreign trade of milk and dairy products have been observed in recent years. Further prospects for the development of the dairy industry are formed under the influence of a decrease in agricultural harvesting of milk, a decrease in the volume of deep processing of milk (production of butter and cheese), changes in foreign trade. It is important to study the current state of the dairy industry and identify trends in its further development. The tendencies of milk procurement by agricultural enterprises and households of Ukraine are investigated. Over the years milk production in agriculture has been dynamically diminishing, with a shift to entrepreneurial forms of dairy farming. It has been noted that the decrease in milk production volume in recent years has influenced the dynamics of industrial production of dairy products. In particular, in recent years the production of cheese and butter has decreased significantly, and milk production has been characterized by unstable trends. The general characteristics of Ukraine's foreign trade in milk and dairy products are presented. In recent years, the value of the export-to-import ratio has been positive for most dairy products. Over the last year (2018), exports of butter, condensed milk and cream, condensed milk and cream and whey prevailed in Ukraine. At the same time, they imported more cheese and butter, fermented or fermented milk and cream. The main part of the exported dairy products was export of butter and milk and cream condensed, imported mainly cheese. It is established that the main problem of the dairy industry today is the low level of milk production. Therefore, financial and investment processes should be stimulated to build farms and increase livestock production at enterprises to offset losses from reduced milk production by households. At the same time, it is necessary to encourage deep processing of milk, in particular the production of butter (main export product) and cheese (to avoid import dependence).
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Pronko, Lyudmila, Tatyana Kolesnik, and Oksana Samborska. "Ukraine Dairy Market: State and Prospects of Development." European Journal of Sustainable Development 9, no. 1 (February 1, 2020): 243. http://dx.doi.org/10.14207/ejsd.2020.v9n1p243.
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The article discusses topical issues regarding the prospects for the development of the milk and dairy market. It is investigated that the largest breakthrough has been achieved by the dairy industry with milk, since DSTU 3662: 2018 "Cow's milk" came into force on January 1, 2019, the inflow of milk processing plants is not lower than the first grade, and it is known that private households provide largely only milk of the second grade. As a result, the quality and safety of milk purchased from industrial farms has increased significantly. The authors emphasize that an important factor in the development of production activity for producers is the selling price of milk, which in 2018 in Ukraine amounted to 7602,4 UAH /t, which is 368,4 UAH /t more than in 2014.It is substantiated that there are a number of problems in the dairy industry of Ukraine that hinder its further development, the main ones being: increased competition from illegally operating enterprises, the shadow market, counterfeit products, lack of confidence and lack of cooperation between producers and processors of products, etc. The author has proved that these problems can be solved by combining milk producers and processors in cooperatives and providing them with effective state support.
Keywords: milk, dairy industry, quality, livestock, dairy cattle, selling price, market.
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Piepers, Sofie, and Sarne De Vliegher. "Alternative approach to mastitis management – How to prevent and control mastitis without antibiotics?" Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science 55, no. 3 (November 7, 2018): e137149. http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2018.137149.
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Mastitis affects a high proportion of dairy cows throughout the world and is one of the greater problems faced by the dairy industry today. The disease is still a major cause of economic loss on a dairy farm. Mastitis poses not only negative consequences for the dairy farmer but also for the dairy industry as a number of issues threaten the reputation of milk as a healthy product from healthy animals. The use of antimicrobials is one of those concerns and threats. Antimicrobial usage on dairy farms is most often related to udder health as most medicines are used in prevention and control of mastitis. Antimicrobials remain vital for treatment of bacterial infections in dairy cattle, but in light of the upcoming debate instigated by the potential link between the use of antimicrobial products in animal husbandry and the development of antimicrobial resistance in both animal and human pathogens, there is an urgent need for innovation and alternatives to antibiotic therapy for mastitis treatment and control. Alternative approaches include vaccination, probiotics or beneficial microorganisms and inhibitory substances, immunomodulation, bacteriophages, homeopathy, and plant-derived inhibitory substances, yet only when scientifically-proven evidence is available indicating these alternatives are effective.
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Rantšo, Tšepiso A., and Moipone Makhobotloane. "The Contribution of Lesotho Dairy Products to the Livelihoods of Dairy Farm Households in Maseru and Berea Districts in Lesotho." International Journal of Rural Management 16, no. 2 (June 20, 2020): 156–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0973005220930383.
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Agriculture forms a major source of livelihood for many people in Lesotho. The major agricultural activities include crop production and animal husbandry. Many farmers produce agricultural goods, mainly crops for subsistence purposes. There are also some subsistence farmers who participate in animal husbandry. Subsistence farmers keep livestock mainly for social and economic purposes. For instance, some farmers rear animals for prestige, ploughing, paying bride prices as well as producing milk for household use. The traditional breeds of cattle in many parts of Lesotho are kept mainly for domestic use. Despite a large number of Basotho farmers keeping livestock for subsistence purposes, there are some farmers who rear cattle for producing milk. These cattle are purchased from the neighbouring South Africa, while some are crossbred in the country. Some dairy farmers are members of associations, while others are not. Both association members and non-members market the milk in the local dairy industry, Lesotho Dairy Products (LDP). The supply of milk to the local dairy industry is not sustainable due to the small number of farmers participating in dairy farming. This has thwarted the capacity of the dairy industry to produce a variety of dairy products for the domestic market. As a result, the local market is flooded with milk products imported from South Africa. This shows that the forward linkage between LDP and farmers is too weak. This has in turn affected the output (backward linkage) of the dairy industry negatively. The industry specialises in the production of a few dairy products. Besides creating employment opportunities for dairy farmers, farm workers, as well as people working in the industry, the dairy industry has limited backward linkage within the local economy. It does not produce essential agricultural inputs for farmers such as pesticides and dairy cattle. In the light of these, this research study investigates the contribution of the dairy industry in improving the lives of dairy farm households and the economy of Lesotho. This is achieved by looking at production linkages (forward and backward) between dairy farmers and LDP.
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Chataway, R. G., D. G. Barber, and M. N. Callow. "Increasing milk production from forage: production systems and extension service preferences of the northern Australian dairy industry." Animal Production Science 50, no. 7 (2010): 705. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/an09228.
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Dairy farms in Queensland were stratified by six regions, three levels of enterprise size (0.25–0.69, 0.7–1.39 or >1.4 ML milk/year) and two rainfall zones (<1000 and >1000 mm/year). Thirteen percent of farmers (89 farms) were surveyed using a prepared questionnaire to ascertain the current production systems, forage management practices and preferences for extension services. Herd size, dairy area, milk production per cow, the use of cropping, pit silage, concentrate input and irrigation input all increased (P < 0.05) with larger enterprises. At the same time the stocking rate on high milk volume farms was almost twice that on smaller farms. The drier zone (<1000 mm/year) was associated with lower stocking rate, higher per cow production and a greater emphasis on cropping and feedpad usage (P < 0.05). The importance of enterprise growth through intensification of the existing farm land resource base is indicated through these findings. Apart from ration formulation, processes used to manage cropping land, irrigation and grazing were primarily based on tradition or intuition. In valuing extension activities, farmers across all enterprise sizes were in general agreement that information products warranted only a small investment. As enterprise size increased, a more individualised and focussed extension service, delivered through targeted discussion groups and personal coaches was favoured.
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Baymuhanov, Askar, and Galina Guseva. "MODERN "HERD MANAGEMENT" SYSTEM ON THE EXAMPLE OF MODEL DAIRY FARMS." Problems of AgriMarket 3 (October 15, 2020): 156–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.46666/2020.2708-9991.19.
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In terms of transition to loose housing, the issue of herd management is becoming especially acute. The aim of the study is to substantiate the efficiency of milk production using innovative technologies based on 7 model dairy farms containing 100 or more dairy cows. The relevance of the research topic is in the analysis of the effective application of the “Herd Management” system through digital technologies and intensive feeding for raising young animals of various groups. The economic effect of the introduction of innovative technologies in these economic entities is shown, which made it possible to determine the potential for their development, to assess the results of conducting production processes. The authors note the importance for dairy industry of the transfer and adaptation of technologies for automation of technological processes for production of livestock products in dairy cattle breeding in Kazakhstan, which will contribute to the achievement of goals and indicators as part of the implementation of the State Program on Development of the Agroindustrial Complex of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2017-2021. Examples of model farms, where high financial indicators were obtained on the basis of calculations, are presented. It was revealed that the development of dairy cattle breeding and the increase in productivity of cows largely depends on intensification of forage production, organization of proper care and maintenance of livestock, the breed and quality of raised heifers intended for reproduction. It was determined that in the experimental groups, when optimizing the feed rations of young cattle, the increase in live weight of the studied farm animals increases.
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Ragkos, Athanasios, Alexandros Theodoridis, and Georgios Arsenos. "Alternative Approaches of Summer Milk Sales from Transhumant Sheep and Goat Farms: A Case Study from Northern Greece." Sustainability 11, no. 20 (October 13, 2019): 5642. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11205642.
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Sheep and goat transhumance provides a wide range of ecosystem services (ES). Transhumance-specific dairy products could function as a nexus between the system and the public, incorporating ES which are not remunerated in markets, but in Greece, there are actually no such dairy products. Within this context, the objective of this paper was to present a case study regarding a comparative assessment of three different approaches (supply chains) in milk sales from transhumant farms. The first involved production of cheese on-farm and direct sales to consumers. In the second approach, farmers sold their milk to the same industry throughout the year, where it was mixed with milk from non-transhumant farms. The third approach concerned cheese produced solely from milk of transhumant flocks in a small dairy in the highlands. An assessment framework was developed examining the perceived quality; economic performance of farms; compatibility and; representativeness and contribution of each approach. Based on five in-depth interviews with farmers and dairies, it was found that a combination of the three approaches would be beneficial for farms—to decrease risks—and for the system as a whole, in order to convey the ‘agro-pastoral message’ to wider audiences and to increase the recognisability of transhumance. In addition, the analysis showed that the economic performance of each approach was related more to managerial issues and organizational requirements rather than to the achievement of higher prices and more added value in the first and third approach.
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O'Brien, D., A. Geoghegan, K. McNamara, and L. Shalloo. "How can grass-based dairy farmers reduce the carbon footprint of milk?" Animal Production Science 56, no. 3 (2016): 495. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/an15490.
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The Irish dairy industry aims to increase milk production from grass-based farms following the removal of the EU milk-quota system, but is also required to minimise greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to meet European reduction targets. Consequently, the sector is under increasing pressure to reduce GHG emissions per unit of milk, or carbon footprint (CF). Therefore, the goal of the present study was to determine the main sources of the CF of grass-based milk production and to identify mitigation strategies that can be applied to reduce farm footprints. In total, the CF of milk was estimated for 62 grass-based dairy farms in 2014. The method used to quantify GHG emissions was a life cycle assessment (LCA), independently certified to comply with the British standard for LCA (PAS 2050). The LCA method was applied to calculate annual on- and off-farm GHG emissions associated with dairy production until milk was sold from the farm in CO2-equivalent (CO2-eq). Annual GHG emissions computed using LCA were allocated to milk on the basis of the economic value of dairy products and expressed per kilogram of fat- and protein-corrected milk to estimate CF. Enteric methane was the main source of the CF of milk (46%), followed by emissions from inorganic N fertilisers (16%), manure (16%) and concentrate feedstuffs (8%). The mean CF of milk from the 62 farms was 1.26 kg of CO2-eq per kilogram of fat- and protein-corrected milk, but varied from 0.98 kg to 1.67 kg as measured using the 95% confidence interval. The CF of milk was correlated with numerous farm attributes, particularly N-fertiliser, the percentage of grazed grass in the diet, and production of milk solids. Grass-based dairy farmers can significantly improve these farm attributes by increasing herd genetic merit, extending the length of the grazing season and optimising N fertiliser use and, thereby, reduce the CF of milk.
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Quintana, Álvaro Rafael, José Manuel Perea, María Llanos Palop, Ana Garzón, and Ramón Arias. "Influence of Environmental and Productive Factors on the Biodiversity of Lactic Acid Bacteria Population from Sheep Milk." Animals 10, no. 11 (November 22, 2020): 2180. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10112180.
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Milk is a typical and satisfactory medium for the growth of lactic acid bacteria (LAB). These microorganisms are of vital importance in the quality of the milk since they contribute to its preservation and give differential organoleptic properties to the final product. Furthermore, LABs can act as biocontrol agents in the dairy industry by inhibiting the growth of undesirable bacteria present in milk and by improving the quality of dairy products such as cheese. In this context, knowing the transfer routes used by LABs from the livestock environment to the milk is of great importance within the dairy industry. Therefore, the objectives of the present study were to expand the knowledge of the LAB population present in the milk of Manchego ewe by means of DNA sequencing techniques and to evaluate the possible transfers of LAB species based on the management of each dairy farm. Samples of bulk tank milk, air (from the milking parlour and from the livestock housing), animal feed and teat surface (taken from 10 sheep per farm) were collected in 12 traditional livestock farms in Castilla-La Mancha (Spain), where each farm presented differences regarding their farming practices. A mixed-effects model was used to evaluate the effects of livestock practices on the distribution of LAB species. Results showed that the vast majority of species identified in the milk had an isolate that was also found in other matrices, which could indicate a microbial transference via the livestock environment to the milk. In addition, the mixed model showed that the factors that positively influence the LAB count were the low-line milking system and the daily use of acid detergent in cleaning the milking machine.
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Shukla, Ishita. "Cold Chain Supply in Dairy Industry in India." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 9, no. VII (July 25, 2021): 2108–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2021.36671.
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The study provides an overall idea about the development of cold chain in the dairy industry as well as the necessity of having cold chain management in the dairy sector. Cold Chain involvement has been a huge contribution to the dairy sector as it has helped the sector to flourish more as well as to unfold to its maximum potential. Cold chain statistics provides the information to know about the present status of cold chain in the nation. Cold chain in the country is still under development and hasn’t been used to its utmost advantages and uses which will be explored in the forthcoming years. The reason or challenges encountered by the cold chain while its practice are the major drawback for the lack of cold chain application in the country which also have been tapped upon in the study. The present scenario of the dairy sector with the application of cold chain helped to minimise the losses of the dairy sector by a huge margin. The application of cold chain in dairy sector is practised in the storage and transportation of milk and its value based products hence government also provides schemes and initiatives for the usage of cold chain supply s it ensures zero wastage, affordable product, accessible product, healthy and nutritious products. The cold chain supply has essential steps of storage and transportation which have been explained in the study through the considerations of the appropriate design of cold storage based upon the product to be stored. There are various types of cold storage which must be taken into consideration while designing of cold storage. The cold chain supply of milk and its value added products varies from product to product and it must be ensured for preservation of quality and its shelf life throughout the cold chain supply by inhibiting the product from microbial attack hence the maintenance of the ambient temperature is absolutely necessary throughout the cold chain which is done by various practices in the dairy sector as mentioned in the study. The study in brief provides with the overview of the cold chain supply in dairy industry along with its challenges, applications, present scenario, statistics and assessment of the dairy sector for milk and its value added products from farm to consumers ensuring that there is no breakage of the cold chain until the product reaches the consumers.
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YUAN, LEI, FAIZAN A. SADIQ, METTE BURMØLLE, NI WANG, and GUOQING HE. "Insights into Psychrotrophic Bacteria in Raw Milk: A Review." Journal of Food Protection 82, no. 7 (June 21, 2019): 1148–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-19-032.
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ABSTRACT Supply of high-quality dairy products is the goal of every dairy producer throughout the world. However, psychrotrophic bacteria in raw milk, generally comprising bacterial species of the genera Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, Aeromonas, Serratia, Bacillus, Lactococcus, Microbacterium, and Staphylococcus, are of special concern to the dairy industry because they can produce heat-stable enzymes. These enzymes may withstand various heat treatments during dairy processing, causing quality defects over the product storage period. The levels and diversity of psychrotrophic bacteria in raw milk are tightly linked to natural habitats, milking practices, and hygiene practices of farms in different countries. Most psychrotrophic bacteria can form biofilms on various milk storage and processing equipment, which serve as persistent sources of microbial contamination due to their biotransfer potential. A comprehensive review of the diversity of psychrotrophic bacteria in raw milk, the spoilage potential of these bacteria, the specific technological problems caused by biofilms and heat-resistant enzymes, and potential strategies for controlling dairy spoilage starting at the farm level is needed for improving our understanding of these spoilage bacteria. HIGHLIGHTS
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BUIUKLI – TARAN, T. P. "SEARCH FOR WAYS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF DAIRY PRODUCTS IN UKRAINE." Economic innovations 22, no. 1(74) (March 20, 2020): 29–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.31520/ei.2020.22.1(74).29-36.
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Topicality. In Ukrainian society there is concern about the quality of dairy products produced by domestic producers. Dairy production is the most necessary in the diet of a human, especially at the child�s age. We cannot image the child diet without milk and dairy products. As the infant�s body is much more fragile and vulnerable to the quality and safety of the food, which he consumes, so the requirements to the quality and safety of dairy products need to be tightened, and the requirements must be increased. And it is precisely such the requirements that should apply to the development of economic entities that have the direct relation to the production, , maintenance and processes of milk processing. Aim and tasks. The purpose of the article is to analyze and estimate the condition of the commodity market in the link of the dairy product chain, the sanitary state of milk being milked, volumes of milk supply to the processing enterprises, production and distribution of the dairy products by sales channel, problems and possibilities of providing rational needs and the level of consumption of milk and dairy products by the population. Research results. Carried out complex analysis of the state of dairy industry and the raw material market in the link of the dairy logistics chain, the sanitary state of fresh milk, the volumes of milk supply to the extra grade processing enterprises, production and distribution of dairy products by sales channels. Conclusion. The condition of dairy market and enterprises shows, that adopting legislative and regulatory measures and norms synchronized with European ones will not produce the expected results, unless supported them by real investment projects, aimed at developing the market sectors, and, first of all, the raw milk sector, which produces milk. The strategy for the development of the milk market should be based on the development of large-scale milk commodity farms, equipped with all the necessary infrastructure: feed-storage shops, veterinary services, milking machines and cooling, and most importantly quality laboratories.
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Clark, Dave, Bill Malcolm, and Joe Jacobs. "Dairying in the Antipodes: recent past, near prospects." Animal Production Science 53, no. 9 (2013): 882. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/an12281.
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The majority of dairy farmers and processors in Australia and New Zealand are considered world class due to their ability to produce dairy products at a cost that is competitive on the world market without requirement for subsidy. International and domestic forces beyond the farm influence the international competitiveness of Antipodean dairy systems, as much or more than, the within-farm characteristics of the systems. Critical external forces include: world population growth, protein demand from increasingly wealthy developing countries, dairy supply from domestic and international producers, international dairy prices and exchange rate volatility. Within farm, the keys to persistent profitability, business survival, and growth will continue to be management ability and labour skill as well as the relationship between milksolids (milk fat + milk protein) produced per system and total production costs. Domestic forces will include competition for resources such as land, water, quality labour and capital, and public expectation that farms will meet the costs of community environmental and welfare objectives. Public and industry investment in research, development and extension in innovations that increase productivity is essential if dairying is to remain competitive. The operation of the comparative advantage principle determines which industries thrive, or decline, in an economy. New Zealand dairying has a strong comparative advantage over alternative pastoral industries which will continue. In Australia, the comparative advantage of dairy farming over alternative activities is less clear-cut. History shows that the best farmers and processors handle risks such as market and climate volatility and other challenges better than others, and their prospects are positive. However, world class performers in the future dairy industry will certainly not be all, or even the majority, of the current population of dairy farmers.
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Sulyga, N. V., G. P. Kovaleva, M. N. Lapina, and V. A. Vitol. "State and prospects of the development of dairy cattle industry in the Stavropol territory." Genetics and breeding of animals, no. 4 (January 7, 2021): 11–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.31043/2410-2733-2020-4-11-16.
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This article presents the analysis of the state of dairy cattle industry and its short-term development prospects in connection with the crisis of 2020. For the purposes of objective assessment, we considered the period of 2015-2019 and presented the dynamics of the main statistical indicators with significant state support (grants, subsidies, etc.) for agricultural producers. In 2019 the total amount of disbursed funds was more than 1.4 billion rubles, most of which were directed to the development of dairy cattle breeding. According to the results of 2019, 73.9% in milk-production structure accrue to personal subsidiary farms, 19.6% - to agricultural organizations and 6.5% - to private farms. The significant share of produced milk in the Stavropol territory accrues to personal subsidiary farms; at the same time, the increase in milk production was 26.5% (643.8 thousand tons). Alongside the reduction of livestock in the general population of milk cattle in the Stavropol territory it is obvious that the genetic potential of cows increases due to the decrease of low-productivity animals and wide-scale import of high-producing breeding heifers, both from abroad and domestic market. The topical problems of the industry are low reproductive qualities of cows (the output of calves in agricultural organizations is only 75%), the violations of feeding technologies and animals housing due to insufficient availability of specialists. In general, industry development rate is quite high and has significant potential for production increase in short-term prospect, provided that the existing state-support programs continue. The most relevant trends are the increase of genetic potential of productivity in Stavropol livestock population, the adoption of state-of-the-art technologies for livestock keeping and feeding, as well as the development of farming and the niche of organic products.
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Scheldeman, Patsy, Annelies Pil, Lieve Herman, Paul De Vos, and Marc Heyndrickx. "Incidence and Diversity of Potentially Highly Heat-Resistant Spores Isolated at Dairy Farms." Applied and Environmental Microbiology 71, no. 3 (March 2005): 1480–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.71.3.1480-1494.2005.
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ABSTRACT The presence of highly heat-resistant spores of Bacillus sporothermodurans in ultrahigh-temperature or sterilized consumer milk has emerged as an important item in the dairy industry. Their presence is considered undesirable since they hamper the achievement of commercial sterility requirements. By using a selective 30-min heat treatment at 100°C, 17 Belgian dairy farms were screened to evaluate the presence, sources, and nature of potentially highly heat-resistant spores in raw milk. High numbers of these spores were detected in the filter cloth of the milking equipment and in green crop and fodder samples. About 700 strains were isolated after the selective heating, of which 635 could be screened by fatty acid methyl ester analysis. Representative strains were subjected to amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, percent G+C content, and DNA-DNA reassociations for further identification. The strain collection showed a remarkable diversity, with representatives of seven aerobic spore-forming genera. Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus pallidus were the most predominant species overall. Twenty-three percent of the 603 spore-forming isolates proved to belong to 18 separate novel species. These findings suggest that the selective heating revealed a pool of unknown organisms with a higher heat-resistant character. This study showed that high spore counts can occur at the dairy farm and that feed and milking equipment can act as reservoirs or entry points for potentially highly heat-resistant spores into raw milk. Lowering this spore load by good hygienic measures could probably further reduce the contamination level of raw milk, in this way minimizing the aerobic spore-forming bacteria that could lead to spoilage of milk and dairy products. Assessment and characterization of this particular flora are of great importance to allow the dairy or food industry to adequately deal with newly arising microbiological problems.
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EROKHIN, MIKHAIL N., ALEKSEI S. DOROKHOV, VLADIMIR V. KIRSANOV, and EKATERINA L. CHEPURINA. "CONCEPTUAL GROUNDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A REGIONAL MULTIFUNCTIONAL SERVICE CENTER FOR DAIRY LIVESTOCK." Agricultural engineering, no. 1 (2021): 4–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.26897/2687-1149-2021-1-4-10.
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Abstract. The paper outlines the main problems related to the technical service of machines and equipment used in dairy farming. The authors analyze the companies that provide their services to dairy farms of various sizes and forms of ownership, ranging from personal subsidiary farms to agricultural holdings. The main disadvantages of technical service of small and medium farms are shown, namely: large number and disunity of individual equipment suppliers; lack of incoming control of products and materials being in contact with milk; inconsistency in a number of cases of the proposed technical and technological solutions and equipment operation modes with the international requirements and other regulatory documents; impossibility of providing qualifi ed consulting, technical, fi nancial, legal and economic support to agricultural producers. The authors propose a structural and logistic model of a regional multifunctional service center for the livestock breeding industry, providing comprehensive technological, technical and operational services related to consulting, training, choosing the best available technologies and appropriate sets of machines. The multifunctional service center is expected to unite the disparate eff orts of regional service companies and dealers, improve the quality of services provided to commodity producers, and raise the level of production on small and medium-size farms.
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Britt, Jack H. "203 How reproductive management technologies will shape the dairy industry 50 years from now." Journal of Animal Science 97, Supplement_2 (July 2019): 117–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jas/skz122.208.
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Abstract Globally, dairy consumption will increase several-fold over the next five decades as the human population expands beyond 10.5 billion people. Climate change will cause dramatic shifts in where dairy farms are located, particularly where availability of water becomes rate-limiting. Average size of dairy herds and production per cow will more than double worldwide, but number of dairy cows will decline. Greatest advances in use of technology will be in largest herds, but some technologies will jump from lower levels to higher levels, such as resistance to tropical diseases as climate warms. Sensors, automation and robotics will allow continuous monitoring and management of a farm’s animals and ecosystems. Time of ovulation will be detected automatically, and cows will be inseminated, or embryos transferred by robotic systems. Managing the epigenome to improve fertility and health will accelerate because cloud-based data, accessible through Blockchain systems, will provide ways of rapidly accessing temporal relationships between environmental events and biological responses. RNA-based technologies and novel complexes of microbes will replace many of today’s hormonal or therapeutic procedures. Several consecutive generations of breeding will be done routinely in vitro before selected generations of embryos are released for transfer. There will be distinct lines of cattle derived from global Holstein populations with genes from other breeds, and these lines will populate approximately five latitudinal regions globally. Major advances will be made in understanding why health and productivity differ among herds within common physiographic settings. We will learn how cows within a herd communicate, and our robots will communicate with cows in their herd. Milk and dairy products will be much more specialized, with greater emphasis on fatty acids, bio-active nutrients and amino-acid sequences in order to feed the global population most efficiently.
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O’Brien, B., and D. Hennessy. "Scientific appraisal of the Irish grass-based milk production system as a sustainable source of premium quality milk and dairy products." Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research 56, no. 1 (December 29, 2017): 120–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ijafr-2017-0011.
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AbstractThe Irish dairy industry is critically important to the economy and general well-being of a large section of the Irish population. Its quality, sustainability and maintenance are the key for a vibrant rural society in the future. Two important elements for the future of this industry include (a) the quality, marketing and sale of dairy products on the export market and (b) sustainability from the perspectives of people, planet and profit. This paper provides a short review of current scientific evidence in relation to a number of topics, each of which is important in maintaining and developing dairy product quality and the sustainability of the Irish dairy industry. The topics addressed in the paper are as follows: the parameters of milk composition; milk processing; hygiene quality and safety; farm management practices and the regulations that govern such practices; animal health and welfare; environmental impacts; economic implications for farm families and rural communities; and the overall future sustainability of the family-based dairy farm structure.
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Hullinger, P. J., D. Bickett-Weddle, T. Goldsmith, J. Roth, and J. Zack. "(A188) Foot and Mouth Disease Continuity of Business Planning for the U.S. Dairy Industry." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 26, S1 (May 2011): s53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x11001841.
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If foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) was detected in the United States (U.S.), a national animal health emergency would be declared and livestock and allied industries would feel the immediate impacts of animal and product movement restrictions, animal quarantines, disease surveillance activities and other necessary measures implemented to control the disease. These control measures, while necessary to contain the outbreak, would have impacts on the normal business practices of uninfected livestock producers in affected regions, and potentially disrupt interstate commerce. Such impacts would be most disruptive to industries producing perishable products and utilizing ‘just-in-time’ supply models. One significantly impacted sector would be the U.S. dairy industry whose operations rely upon daily animal, product and other supportive movements, and do not have the capacity to store milk for more than 24-48 hours. Disruption of normal milk movement in the U.S. could affect the provision of milk and milk products, as well as create significant milk disposal, environmental and animal welfare issues. The challenge of controlling and eliminating FMD while at the same time maintaining the long term viability of the U.S. dairy industry, represents a complex and multifaceted challenge. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is collaborating in preparedness initiatives and pre-event, academia-facilitated emergency management planning efforts with states and livestock industries. A key element, critical to a successful outcome from this initiative is the involvement of industry throughout the process. One such effort is the ‘Secure Milk Supply’ (SMS) Plan project and its initial goal is to develop agreed upon processes and procedures to pick up, transport, and pasteurize milk from uninfected farms in FMD control areas thus helping to maintain business continuity for dairy producers, haulers, and processors. This presentation will describe the current approach to FMD control in the U.S., issues of special relevance to the dairy industry and the progress and planned future directions of the USDA sponsored SMS Plan.
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NITSENKO, Vitalii, and Yuriy I. DANKO. "DEVELOPMENT OF MILK PRODUCTION IN UKRAINE AND ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY OF THE DAIRY COMPLEX." Ukrainian Journal of Applied Economics 4, no. 4 (October 30, 2019): 8–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.36887/2415-8453-2019-4-1.
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The aim of the study was to develop theoretical, methodological and practical foundations for achieving the economic sustainability of dairy products by enterprises. The structure of the dairy subcomplex in terms of supply chain management is disclosed. This methodological approach made it possible to outline the external environment of the milk production and the dairy industry as a whole. We consider the category «economic sustainability» as the system ability to maintain its working condition in order to achieve the planned results in the presence of various perturbation effects (destabilizing internal and external factors). The starting point was the hypothesis that the economic sustainability of the dairy subcomplex as a whole depends on the economic sustainability of milk production entities (agricultural enterprises and households). Comparing the profitability level that has the potential to provide dynamic economic stability with the average in the dairy industry proves - without active state support the dairy industry in Ukraine is in danger of phasing out. The analysis of economic practices in Ukraine (in particular, data of the State Statistics Service) allowed to formulate the author's vision of the directions of achieving the dairy sub-sector of the state of dynamic economic stability. They include: the development of industrial dairy cattle as opposed to the dominance of small-scale production; changes in pricing policy, as well as the calculation of government subsidies by reformatting approaches to determining the cost of milk production, which will allow to adjust the reproduction system of own livestock and will increase the profitability of the dairy industry; achievement of higher quality of dairy raw materials by means of logistical re-equipment of farms, improvement of personnel qualification, provision of high sanitary standards, improvement of veterinary services; diversification of milk distribution channels in order to reduce the market power of the processing industry enterprises. Key words: milk production, economic sustainability, dairy subcomplex, industrial cattle breeding, dairy cattle breeding.
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Shpychak, Oleksandr. "Organisational and economic problems of milk production in Ukraine and their solutions." Ekonomika APK 318, no. 4 (April 28, 2021): 24–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.32317/2221-1055.202104024.
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The purpose of the article is: to assess organizational and economic state of the Ukrainian dairy industry production and to identify the causal links of transformational changes that have taken place and are taking place in Ukraine and have led to undesirable consequences; to determine reasons for existing natural milk production in Ukraine even in the XXI century; to offer a step-by-step solution of organizational and economic problems of dairy industry development in order to provide the domestic market with the required quantity and quality of dairy products and export potential, considering modern Ukrainian realities and experience of the leading countries of the world. Research methods. Theoretical and methodological basis of the study was the systematic approach to determining economic processes based on the dialectical method of cognition, as well as using scientific developments of domestic and foreign scientists on the efficiency of milk production and processing, laws and regulations of state authorities of Ukraine on dairy farming and milk processing during formation of the relevant market. Monographic and abstract and logical methods were used to substantiate the research methodology and theoretical generalizations in determining the essence of organizational and economic principles of development of the dairy subcomplex and justifying the typicality concept. When working with analytics and empirical knowledge of phenomena and processes, such methods of economic research were used: comparative analysis, economic and statistical, graphic. To analyse the economic efficiency of milk production depending on various influencing factors and select groups for identifying typical dairy farms, the method of statistical groupings was used. Determining the directions of development and improving efficiency of milk production and processing in the relevant consumer market required the use of calculation and design, balance, extrapolation and other research methods. Research results. The role and place of personal peasant farms and agricultural enterprises through their volumes and structure in the general problem of providing products of the population of Ukraine were considered. Taking into account modern Ukrainian realities and experience of the world's leading countries, a step-by-step solution of organizational and economic problems of dairy industry development was proposed in order to provide the domestic market with the required quantity and quality of dairy products and increase export potential. Scientific novelty. For the first time, the causal links in the historical process between households and agricultural enterprises and their role in shaping the volume and quality of milk are considered. The reasons that led to the undesirable consequences were identified and suggestions for their elimination were given. It is substantiated that the quality of milk produced in households for own consumption is of high quality. Practical significance. Necessary ways of liquidation of impersonal transfer of milk from the household before it gets into the receiving tank of the procurer were offered. It should be achieved in our conditions only by increasing the number of livestock kept in a separate household: from 1-2 cows to at least 15-20 animals, i.e. the creation of dairy family farms, as it have been done in Poland, France etc. In this case, a milk producer is fully responsible for its quality. Tabl.: 6. Figs.: 1. Refs.: 33.
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Kruglyak, O. V. "PERSPECTIVES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF UKRAINE DAIRY CATTLE BREEDING UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF AN ORGANIC PRODUCTION." Animal Breeding and Genetics 56 (December 4, 2018): 149–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.31073/abg.56.20.
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The experience of function organic farms in Ukraine was analyzed. In the process of substantiating the organization of dairy cattle breeding under the conditions of an organic farm, the key role is played by the successful selection of cattle breed and the solution to the problem of ensuring effective channels for the sale of products in order to achieve profitability. It was established that Simmental and Ukrainian Red-and-White dairy breeds showed themselves well in conditions of large-scale eco-production. In the small-scale sector, local breeds of cattle will work best to solve the problem of restoring and preserving the number of animals of local and endangered breeds of cattle. The experience of organizing the production of organic dairy products can be implemented in the experimental base of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine.
The purpose of the article is to investigate the organizational aspects of efficient production of organic products and its prospects in dairy cattle breeding Ukraine.
Materials and methods of research. The research was carried out on the data of the private enterprise "Galex-Agro" (Zhytomyr region), The State enterprise "Experimental farm "Niva" of the Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics nd. a. M.V.Zubets NAAS (Cherkasy region); Observations of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, State Register of Pedigree Affairs in Animal Husbandry. In the course of research, patent research, content analysis of scientific sources and regulatory documents, structural analysis and synthesis, comparative methods, statistical, economical and mathematical methods were used.
The number of eco-farms is currently insignificant n Ukraine. Eco-friendly milk and beef are produced mainly by small farms, agricultural cooperatives and households. The largest number of domestic producers of organic dairy products is concentrated in the small-scale sector (farmers, households, production cooperatives, etc.). They are characterized by a close location to large cities or the presence of a compact cow population in ecologically clean areas, a closed cycle of production. Owners and managers of these farms are mostly supportive of the environmental lifestyle.
Among the largest "players" of this sector are companies with a closed cycle of production of organic agricultural products. This is a privately owned company “Galex-Agro” (Novograd-Volynskyi and Baranivskyi districts, Zhytomyr region), a Ukrainian-Swiss agrarian enterprise – a private joint-stock company “EthnoProduct” (northeast of Chernihiv region), limited liability company "Staryi Poritsk" (Volyn region).
The analysis of objective factors reducing the economic efficiency of domestic agricultural production, in particular due to the crisis in Ukraine's economic growth (the abolition of fiscal stimulation of the industry, the lack of access to external sources of financing, price disparity on agricultural products and means of production, and climate change, etc.), has necessitated the search for new ways of development of state research farms. So promising direction the scientists of IABG nd. a. M.V.Zubets and specialists of husbandry see introduction of organic farming system.
The first stage of the transition to eco-management was determined by the receipt of a certificate of growing of cereals with the subsequent registration of the production of organic dairy raw materials for the production of organic food. Creation of a special raw material zone for these needs involves the introduction of modern advanced technology of growing fodder crops (with elements of energy conservation and environmental feasibility) for the production of animal feed in accordance with the requirements of safety and quality.
In the process of substantiating the organization of dairy cattle breeding in the conditions of an organic farm, the key role belongs to the successful selection of the breed. Given the increased demands on cows' health and nutrition, more combined animals will be more productive. They have a rather high level of milk production and differ from specialized breeds with better meat qualities. Dairy cattle to achieve a sufficient level of productivity may more use rude and succulent feed with less concentrated costs. Dairy cattle to achieve a sufficient level of productivity may more use rude and succulent feed with less concentrated costs.
The main breed of the combined trend, which is well-known in the conditions of large-scale eco-production, is the Simmental (kept in privately owned company “Galex-Agro”). In the State enterprise "Experimental farm "Niva", as well as in PE "Agroecology ", the pedigree cattle of Ukrainian Red-and-White dairy breeds are kept (Table 1). The cows of this breed have a strong constitution, well adapted to contain in modern livestock complexes, machine milking in milking halls, have a high genetic potential of milk production. Average milk yields for one cow of this breed in Ukraine in 2017 amounted to 6236 kg with a fat content of 3.91%, protein – 3.23%. In the leading farms, Ukrainian Red-and-White dairy breed produce about 9–10 thousand kg of milk for 305 days of lactation.
In the conditions of PE" Galex-Agro" and PE "Agroecology", a high level of milk yield has been achieved, while simultaneously maintaining a high level of health and reproduction of animals (the output of calves for 100 cows is approaching 100 goals). Consequently, the Simmental and Ukrainian Red-and-White dairy breeds showed themselves well in the conditions of large-scale eco-production, which gives grounds to predict the increase in productivity and reproduction of dairy cattle in State enterprise "Experimental farm "Niva" provided that the transition to the production of organic products of dairy cattle on the farm. Planned economic effect is expected at the level of 550 thousand UAH. per year.
For small producers, when choosing a breed, it is more important to focus on the ability of animals to adapt to environmental conditions, so local breeds of cattle are best placed under these conditions. These include Lebedynska, Ukrainian Whiteheaded, Brown Carpathian, Ukrainian Gray, Pinzgauer, Red Steppe and others. Animals of these breeds during the natural selection for a long time have improved adaptive ability and resistance to disease. In EU countries, farmers use local breeds of dairy cattle to produce high-quality, environmentally friendly livestock products. The experience of European countries shows that, due to the introduction of organic production in breeding dairy cattle breeding, it is also possible to solve the problem of restoring and preserving the number of animals of local and endangered breeds of cattle.
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Feenstra, Gail, Shermain Hardesty, Larry Lev, Laurie Houston, Robert King, and Jan Joannides. "Beyond fresh and direct: exploring the specialty food industry as a market outlet for small- and medium-sized farms." Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 34, no. 03 (January 23, 2018): 239–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1742170517000722.
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AbstractAs small- and medium-sized farms struggle to remain viable in a competitive global economy, the expanding specialty food industry provides a potential marketing opportunity. These farms raise many of the farm products that can become the key ingredients in value-added foods. Little research exists about processed specialty foods made from locally/regionally sourced ingredients produced by small- and medium-sized farms. This study investigates the benefits, barriers and challenges for small- and medium-sized farmers who want to sell products to specialty food manufacturers (SFMs). This paper analyzes 240 survey responses from dairy, meat, fruit/vegetable/nuts and grain specialty manufacturers and 60 in-depth interviews of these manufacturers and farmers in California, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Washington and Oregon. We found that almost half of the manufacturers surveyed source primary ingredients directly from farms or from their own farm. More than half of the farms that supply these key ingredients are small or medium-sized, indicating that many farms in this category are already successfully supplying SFMs with key ingredients. The key benefits manufacturers receive from working with these farms included quality assurance, trust, and traceability. Key obstacles to such farmer/manufacturer transactions are: cost, inability to meet volume requirements, unreliable supply and lack of year-round supply. The nature of relationships between manufacturers and farmers emerged as a theme that influences the success of small- and medium-sized farms as ingredient suppliers. Whether they were large or small, most manufacturers purchased their key ingredients from multiple suppliers in order to reduce their risk. Overall, we find evidence that the specialty food industry is an emerging market channel for small- and medium-sized farms. We also find that to be successful suppliers of SFMs, farmers need to have processes in place to ensure the quality of their products; provide the specific attributes the manufacturer requires for its ingredients and be willing to communicate frequently with the manufacturer.
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Harstine, Bo, Lorna Marshall, and Mel DeJarnette. "113 Genetics Industry Infrastructure: How Are Artificial Insemination Organizations Adapting to Changes in the Beef Industry?" Journal of Animal Science 99, Supplement_1 (May 1, 2021): 40–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jas/skab054.071.
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Abstract Cattle artificial insemination (AI) organizations are adapting quickly to changes within the beef industry domestically and abroad. Specifically, the increasing utilization of beef bulls, predominately Angus, in dairy herds to create terminal crossbred calves for beef underlies the majority of the changes and challenges. The procurement, management, and collection of beef sires on a commercial scale has become commonplace for AI organizations, and the subsequent optimization of beef sire housing, nutritional requirements, behavior surrounding semen collection, semen production ability, semen quality, and fertility is being examined. At one large AI organization, Angus sires are proving capable of producing as much semen as their dairy counterparts while being collected year-round to meet market demand. However, the percentage of collections that qualify for sale is ≤80% in beef bulls compared to >90% in Holstein bulls based on acceptable semen quality as determined by post-thaw computer-assisted motility analyses, flow cytometric viability assays, and visual sperm morphological assessment (Select Sires, Inc., unpublished). Large numbers of inseminations using beef sires, combined with reliable data recording on dairies, is allowing for precision management tools and sire fertility estimates to be generated. For example, the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) recently applied the Sire Conception Rate (SCR) evaluation’s statistical model to Angus bulls used to inseminate Holstein cows and reported similar conception rates to Holstein sires used to inseminate Holstein cows (33.8% versus 34.3%, respectively). AI organizations have also begun to implement research, create products, and establish new supply chains to proactively account for dairy farms supplying crossbred or purebred (via embryo transfer) beef animals to calf ranches, feed yards, and packer networks. Examples include purebred commercial beef embryo sales, research on rearing crossbred beef calves, generating novel value-based (grid pricing) markets for crossbred calves, and facilitating traceability programs for packers.
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Lindahl, Gill, Hazarika, Fairoze, Bedi, Dohoo, Chauhan, Grace, and Kakkar. "Risk Factors for Brucella Seroprevalence in Peri-Urban Dairy Farms in Five Indian Cities." Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 4, no. 2 (April 22, 2019): 70. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed4020070.
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Brucellosis is endemic among dairy animals in India, contributing to production losses and posing a health risk to people, especially farmers and others in close contact with dairy animals or their products. Growing urban populations demand increased milk supplies, resulting in intensifying dairy production at the peri-urban fringe. Peri-urban dairying is under-studied but has implications for disease transmission, both positive and negative. In this cross-sectional study, five Indian cities were selected to represent different geographies and urbanization extent. Around each, we randomly selected 34 peri-urban villages, and in each village three smallholder dairy farms (defined as having a maximum of 10 dairy animals) were randomly selected. The farmers were interviewed, and milk samples were taken from up to three animals. These were tested using a commercial ELISA for antibodies against Brucella abortus, and factors associated with herd seroprevalence were identified. In all, 164 out of 1163 cows (14.1%, 95% CI 12.2–16.2%) were seropositive for Brucella. In total, 91 out of 510 farms (17.8%, 95% CI 14.6–21.4%) had at least one positive animal, and out of these, just seven farmers stated that they had vaccinated against brucellosis. In four cities, the farm-level seroprevalence ranged between 1.4–5.2%, while the fifth city had a seroprevalence of 72.5%. This city had larger, zero-grazing herds, used artificial insemination to a much higher degree, replaced their animals by purchasing from their neighbors, were less likely to contact a veterinarian in case of sick animals, and were also judged to be less clean. Within the high-prevalence city, farms were at higher risk of being infected if they had a young owner and if they were judged less clean. In the low-prevalence cities, no risk factors could be identified. In conclusion, this study has identified that a city can have a high burden of infected animals in the peri-urban areas, but that seroprevalence is strongly influenced by the husbandry system. Increased intensification can be associated with increased risk, and thus the practices associated with this, such as artificial insemination, are also associated with increased risk. These results may be important to identify high-risk areas for prioritizing interventions and for policy decisions influencing the structure and development of the dairy industry.
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Vidic, Jasmina, Carole Chaix, Marisa Manzano, and Marc Heyndrickx. "Food Sensing: Detection of Bacillus cereus Spores in Dairy Products." Biosensors 10, no. 3 (February 25, 2020): 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bios10030015.
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Milk is a source of essential nutrients for infants and adults, and its production has increased worldwide over the past years. Despite developments in the dairy industry, premature spoilage of milk due to the contamination by Bacillus cereus continues to be a problem and causes considerable economic losses. B. cereus is ubiquitously present in nature and can contaminate milk through a variety of means from the farm to the processing plant, during transport or distribution. There is a need to detect and quantify spores directly in food samples, because B. cereus might be present in food only in the sporulated form. Traditional microbiological detection methods used in dairy industries to detect spores show limits of time (they are time consuming), efficiency and sensitivity. The low level of B. cereus spores in milk implies that highly sensitive detection methods should be applied for dairy products screening for spore contamination. This review describes the advantages and disadvantages of classical microbiological methods used to detect B. cereus spores in milk and milk products, related to novel methods based on molecular biology, biosensors and nanotechnology.
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Markovic, B., M. Markovic, and L. Rmus. "Status of milk production sector in Montenegro." Biotehnologija u stocarstvu 27, no. 3 (2011): 387–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/bah1103387m.
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Quantitative and qualitative parameters of the milk production sector in Montenegro, addressing both production and processing have been evaluated. In Montenegro, livestock production is focused on cattle, sheep and goats and to lower extent pig and poultry. Montenegro dairy sector characterized by small-scale farming. Milk production based on about 26270 farms with average herd size of 2.9 cows and milk yield 2700 kg/cow has a very different structure to that in the EU-27. The small-scale structure of Montenegrin milk production results in the sector operating with a number of inefficiencies at the production level. Regarding processing diary industry there have been the positive changes: new dairies were established, collection area is enlarged, range of products is also widened. Maybe the most promising change is cheese production and its presence in many markets. Total self-sufficiency rate of milk and dairy products is at a level of about 60%. The remaining needs are imported, which is around 30 million euros. In order to strengthen production and market position of domestic dairy products and to further develop dairy sector, as very specific and sensitive one, the efforts should be focused on remove weak points and to make stronger the whole value chain. In addition to the domestic support schemes, pre-accession EU support (IPARD) should target investments in primary production of milk and processing sector.
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Kumar, Shiv, and Kashif Ansari. "AN ANALYTICAL STUDY ON THE EXPORT PERFORMANCE OF DAIRY INDUSTRY IN INDIA." International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH 4, no. 1 (January 31, 2016): 153–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v4.i1.2016.2855.
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With the rise of factory farming, milk is now almost an unnatural operation. The modern dairy farm can have hundreds, even thousands of cows. Today’s average dairy cow produces six to seven times as much milk as she did a century ago. Currently, the United States is the largest producer of milk in the world, followed by India and China. India being one of the largest milk producer around the world, has to import a part of Milk products and its exports are negligible in the World Export Share.
This paper tries to examine the issues regarding ‘Export Performance of Dairy Industry of India’: Trends, Challenges and suggestions for improving the trade situation. The existing Literature has been reviewed accordingly comprising Trade Exports, Imports and the factors which are affecting the Milk Production in country. The Objectives of the study is to find out the reasons for the low per unit production, Imports and negligible exports. In Nutshell, it can be said that there are many unexplored areas in which researchers can explore the findings which can be helpful in achieving trade balance of the Indian Economy.
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Pollard, Anne T., and Matthew J. Morra. "Fate of tetracycline antibiotics in dairy manure-amended soils." Environmental Reviews 26, no. 1 (March 2018): 102–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/er-2017-0041.
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The US dairy industry has changed significantly during the past 20 years. The number of dairies declined 63% from 1997 to 2012 owing to the rise in concentrated animal feeding operations and the concomitant decline of small dairy farms. Efficient and cost-effective dairies adhering to the concentrated animal feeding operation business design are praised for their high milk production. However, with a per capita daily manure production of 55 kg, storage and disposal of manure at these large operations pose significant management challenges and environmental risks. Application to surrounding agricultural fields is a common practice for disposing of manure, but the fate and consequences of antibiotics present in dairy waste are issues of great concern. Although antibiotics in the environment promote microbial resistance, their risks to humans and the environment are not completely known. Understanding and predicting the fate of antibiotics from dairy manure in soils is complicated by the variability and complex interactions of soil factors in addition to the diversity of chemicals of emerging concern, their amphoteric structures, and potential antagonistic and synergistic interactions among chemicals of emerging concern. This review explores behavior of the tetracycline (TC) class of antibiotics from dairy manure in the soil environment. TC fate in soils depends significantly on soil pH, ionic strength, and soil organic matter (SOM). Molecular charge and physicochemical properties of TCs at typical soil pHs encourage strong sorption to soils; however, this interaction is complicated by organic matter and metals, and may also encourage development of antibiotic resistance. Furthermore, TC degradation products exhibit distinct properties from their parent compounds that also must be considered. Increased knowledge of the behavior of TC antibiotics in soil is needed to enable mitigation of their potential risks.
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Staal, S. J., M. M. Waithaka, G. A. Owour, and M. Herrero. "Demand and supply changes in the livestock sector and their impact on smallholders: the case of dairying in Kenya: a summary." BSAP Occasional Publication 33 (2004): 323–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1463981500041844.
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Smallholder dairy production in Kenya is one of the developing world’s success stories. Kenya's improved dairy cattle herd of more than 3 million is the largest in Africa, and significantly is held mostly by smallholders. As a result, dairy production is a major part of the agricultural sector and an important source of livelihoods for at least an estimated 600,000 smallholder farm families in Kenya (Omore et al., 1999). Compared to its neighbours, the country has a welldeveloped dairy production and processing industry, and the country has broadly managed to be self-reliant in dairy products, so that except during extreme dry years, imports are negligible.
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Stepasiuk, L. M. "Milk quality in the context of new standards." Bioeconomics and Agrarian Business 11, no. 1 (May 29, 2020): 88–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.31548/bioeconomy2020.01.088.
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The article describes the current state of the dairy industry in Ukraine. The quality of milk raw materials in agricultural enterprises and households is characterized. The price situation in the milk market is analyzed. In the course of the research it was proved that in the agricultural enterprises the number of cows decreases annually, the logistics are in critical condition. The emerging situation is gaining ground as the country turns from a dairy exporter into an importer. It is established that today one of the main problems is the provision of processing plants with high-quality raw materials. The conducted researches confirm that today only agricultural enterprises that carry out mechanical milking, purification and cooling of milk can provide the necessary quality of the produced milk. Households do not have the capacity to provide the necessary technological process of production. That is why milk produced in households meets the requirements of only the second grade or non-varietal. As a consequence, in most cases milk is purchased at low prices from the population, whereas in agricultural enterprises it is sold extra, higher and first grade. Therefore, the development of civilized trade requires quality certified products. It is established that the determining factor of the competitiveness of dairy products in the market is the quality of products. Without the use of high-quality raw materials, it is impossible to produce a competitive product. It is substantiated that the development of cooperatives, small and family farms and their involvement in the organized market is one of the priority tasks for improving the quality indicators and increasing the purchase prices for milk purchased from private households. Therefore, this problem must be solved by intensifying agrarian policy in the inseparable support for the development of the dairy industry on the basis of state support.
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Feliciano, Rodney J., Géraldine Boué, and Jeanne-Marie Membré. "Overview of the Potential Impacts of Climate Change on the Microbial Safety of the Dairy Industry." Foods 9, no. 12 (December 3, 2020): 1794. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods9121794.
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Climate change is expected to affect many different sectors across the food supply chain. The current review paper presents an overview of the effects of climate change on the microbial safety of the dairy supply chain and suggest potential mitigation strategies to limit the impact. Raw milk, the common raw material of dairy products, is vulnerable to climate change, influenced by changes in average temperature and amount of precipitation. This would induce changes in the microbial profile and heat stress in lactating cows, increasing susceptibility to microbial infection and higher levels of microbial contamination. Moreover, climate change affects the entire dairy supply chain and necessitates adaptation of all the current food safety management programs. In particular, the review of current prerequisite programs might be needed as well as revisiting the current microbial specifications of the receiving dairy products and the introduction of new pretreatments with stringent processing regimes. The effects on microbial changes during distribution and consumer handling also would need to be quantified through the use of predictive models. The development of Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment (QMRA) models, considering the whole farm-to-fork chain to evaluate risk mitigation strategies, will be a key step to prioritize actions towards a climate change-resilient dairy industry.
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Soltan, Mohamed Ahmed, Rebecca P. Wilkes, Mohamed Nagy Elsheery, Mahmoud Mohy Elhaig, Matthhew C. Riley, and Melissa A. Kennedy. "Circulation of bovine viral diarrhea virus – 1 (BVDV-1) in dairy cattle and buffalo farms in Ismailia Province, Egypt." Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 9, no. 12 (December 30, 2015): 1331–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.3855/jidc.7259.
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Introduction: Bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) is one of the most economically significant diseases in the bovine industry causing losses due to diarrhea, reproductive disorders, immunosuppression and mortalities. The aim of our investigation was to detect and subtype BVDV from calves on two dairy cattle and two buffalo farms in Ismailia province, Egypt as an indicator of BVDV infection status in the province. Methodology: A total of 298 blood samples were collected and tested using an optimized one-step, real-time multiplex Taqman-based RT-PCR. All the positive samples by the multiplex real-time RT-PCR were tested using conventional RT-PCR to amplify multiple areas of the genome for further phylogenetic analysis and subtyping. Results: Thirty one (10.4%) of the tested samples were positive for BVDV-1. Only three samples, all from a single dairy cattle farm, had enough viral RNA to be amplified by RT-PCR. The PCR products were sequenced and phylogenetic analysis revealed detection of BVDV-1b. The detected strain is closely related to worldwide BVDV-1b strains, making it difficult to trace its origin. Nucleotide and amino acid alignments of the E2 glycoprotein region of the detected strain with other BVDV-1b strains showed high divergence, with identity ranging from 81.3% to 93.6% and 85.3% to 93.6%, respectively. Conclusion: To our knowledge, this is the first report describing the circulation of BVDV-1b in Egyptian dairy cattle populations.
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GEARY, U., N. LOPEZ-VILLALOBOS, D. J. GARRICK, and L. SHALLOO. "Spring calving versus split calving: effects on farm, processor and industry profitability for the Irish dairy industry." Journal of Agricultural Science 152, no. 3 (July 18, 2013): 448–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021859613000397.
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SUMMARYA combined farm systems and processing sector model was used to determine the effect on industry profitability of changing from the current seasonal milk supply profile to a less seasonal milk supply profile. Differences in investment costs, product portfolio, product storage and financing costs at processor level were included in the analysis. It was found, based on the underlying model assumptions, that a less seasonal supply profile allowed better capacity utilization, enabled higher volumes of high-value products to be produced and generated higher net returns (€1540·7 million) for the processing sector than the seasonal milk supply profile (€1474·9 million); it therefore warranted paying a higher milk price to farmers. In contrast, at farm level the seasonal milk supply profile resulted in lower costs and higher net farm profit, with net margin per litre being 1·6 cents per litre higher relative to the less seasonal milk supply profile. Higher concentrate, labour, silage, machinery hire and heifer replacement costs in the less seasonal supply profile relative to the seasonal milk supply profile were the main factors that contributed to the lower farm profitability. From a national perspective, including processor and farm sector interests, the seasonal milk supply profile was more profitable by an estimated €83 million; the difference in costs at farm level outweighed the increased milk price at processor level found in the less seasonal milk supply profile.
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Burggraaf, Vicki T., Gina M. Lucci, Stewart F. Ledgard, Diogenes L. Antille, Val O. Snow, and Cecile A. M. De Klein. "Application of circular economy principles to New Zealand pastoral farming systems." Journal of New Zealand Grasslands 82 (September 28, 2020): 53–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.33584/jnzg.2020.82.426.
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Global food production is under pressure to produce more from limited resources, with further expectations to reduce waste and pollution and improve social outcomes. Circular economy principles aim to design out waste and pollution, minimise the use of nonrenewable external inputs and increase the lifespan of products and materials. Waste sources on New Zealand farms and options to reduce waste and improve circularity were reviewed. Waste reduction should begin with systems design, while recycling should be at the bottom of the hierarchy. On-farm resource use efficiency has been widely studied, but there are also opportunities to repurpose waste and integrate systems. The use of organic waste products as fertiliser and supplementary feed occurs to some extent, as does use of excess dairy calves in the beef industry, but they present both opportunities and challenges. More farm waste recycling opportunities are becoming available, with new products available from waste processing, such as plastic fence posts. Circular strategies in New Zealand agriculture require more analysis to determine economic, social, cultural and environmental outcomes.
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MAMEDOVA, ROZA A. "DAIRY FARMING IN RUSSIA: CURRENT STATE AND PROSPECTS OF DIGITALIZATION." AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING, no. 6 (2020): 10–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.26897/2687-1149-2020-6-10-16.
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The Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation has developed the national “Digital Agriculture” platform for digital state management of agriculture within the framework of the government-sponsored “Digital Agriculture” project. To digitalize livestock enterprises, it is necessary to provide conditions at the federal and regional levels, and develop regulatory and technical support for enterprises. A corresponding structural and functional model has been developed to take into account various levels of decision-making, regulatory documents, system products, as well as relevant hardware and software. The project fl owchart and the structure of automated workstations for the chief specialists of the digital dairy farm have been developed. Livestock digitalization through the introduction of the developed technologies in FSAC VIM is expected to reduce the level of import dependence of the industry by 35…40%, improve the quality and quantity of products by 25…30%, maintain the health and productivity of animals by 15…20%, increase productivity in key subsectors of livestock breeding in 1.5…2 times, and reduce production costs by 35…40%.