In order to evaluate milk producers' knowledge about tests on tick sensitivity to acaricides, efficiency tests and strategic control, questionnaires were delivered to 670 producers. From these, 163 responses were received. These producers had sent ingurgitated female ticks to be subjected to tests on tick sensitivity to acaricides at Embrapa between 2001 and 2005. Most of the completed question...

Moreover, total global milk production in 2013 was lower than in 2012 due to the drought in New Zealand (14% lower), the mediocre quality of the available roughage in EU (2% lower), and bad weather conditions in Australia (8% lower) and Argentina (7% lower). As a result of this supply side shock, sales prices remained high during the second half of 2013. On the demand side, particularly the dem...

In Iran, recent government action to change low-fat milk consumption highlights the importance of evidence-based and multi-dimensional rule making when it affects public health. We know that individual dietary behaviors respond to community attributes, such as societal values, regulations, and food availability. Tordoff et al have shown that nutrient availability has a strong effect on dietary ...

The forty-year history of agricultural production co-operatives in Iran shows that this type of exploitation system has faced with many challenges during this period. First, despite the help and support by the government, the co-operative sector has not been able to play a major role in the development of the country, and its share has not exceeded 3% of the development program. The Purpose of ...

BACKGROUND Staphylococcus aureus is associated with chronic mastitis in cattle, and disease manifestation is usually refractory to antibiotic therapy. Biofilm production is a key element of S. aureus pathogenesis and may contribute to the treatment failure that is consistently reported by veterinarians. Minas Gerais State is the largest milk-producing state in Brazil, and the characterization o...

Dairy production in Brazil is an important activity of the agricultural sector and it has a vital role in the economic and social development process of the country. Brazil fluid milk consumption is estimated at 177 liters per capita per year. Consumption of fluid milk is forecasted to increase around 2 percent in 2013. The increase is derived mostly from an estimated increase in industrial use...

This study investigated the possible effects of milk production level on the host resistance of dairy cows. High (n = 18) and low (n = 18) producing cows on a research farm, which respectively produced 11 443 and 7 727 kg milk in their previous lactation, were compared. To enhance the possible differences in host resistance between high and low producing cows, the animals in both groups were me...

BACKGROUND Milk is highly prone to contamination and can serve as an efficient vehicle for human transmission of foodborne pathogens, especially gram-negative bacteria, as these are widely distributed in the environment. METHODS This cross-sectional study of gram-negative staining bacterial contamination of milk meant for human consumption was carried out from October 2010 to May 2011 in Gond...