by Kirsty Jaensch | Aug 6, 2025 | Media 2025, P9a
Factors influencing lactose production in dairy cows. Above: Project Lead Juan Gargiulo Lead Author: Juan I. GargiuloProject P9a: Milk with less lactose Lactose is the main carbohydrate in cows’ milk and determines milk volume by influencing its water content. The...
by Kirsty Jaensch | Aug 6, 2025 | Media 2025, P9b
Potential of HSP70 as a non-invasive biomarker for detecting heat stress in dairy cow. Above: PhD Student Md Rezaul H Rakib Lead Author: Md Rezaul H RakibProject P9b: Milk as an indicator of heat load This study compared the effectiveness of heat stress detection...
by Kirsty Jaensch | Aug 6, 2025 | Media 2025, P2a
Investigating genotype and environment effects on the rumen microbiome. Above: Dr Helen Golder Lead Author: Helen GolderProject P2a: Longevity There is currently a lack of capacity to rapidly and accurately detect an imbalance of the microbial community in the rumen....
by Kirsty Jaensch | Aug 6, 2025 | Media 2025, P1b
Effect of drought on microbiome community and metabolite profiles in kikuyu. Above: PhD Student Jia Ling Vivien Tan Lead Author: Jia Ling Viven TanProject P1b: Antinutritional factors (toxicity) Kikuyu poisoning occasionally causes toxicity in grazing livestock,...
by Kirsty Jaensch | Aug 6, 2025 | Media 2025, P1e
Understanding and predicting changes in nutritional value of Kikuyu Above: Lead Author Juan Insua Lead Author: Juan InsuaProject P1e: Kikuyu nutritional value This study aimed to predict short-term (daily) changes in the nutritional value of kikuyu pasture regrowth....
by Kirsty Jaensch | May 1, 2025 | Media 2025
2025 DRF Symposium Join us in Wollongong for the 2025 Dairy Research Foundation symposium. This year’s theme is TIME: technology, investment, management and environment. Sessions will include growing the industry, what cows can do for you, what pastures can do for you...
