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 ...

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...

Introduction There is a growing interest in utilizing seaweed ruminant diets for mitigating enteric methane (CH 4 ) emissions while improving animal health. Chondrus crispus red that grows the Gulf of Maine (United States) and has shown to suppress CH production vitro . Organic dairy producers are currently feeding due herd health promoting benefits. However, large-scale adoption depends on tec...

This paper presents a linear programming model designed to evaluate the impact of changes in milk to milk-quotaleasing price ratios, nitrogen fertiliser and concentrate prices on the pro®tability of a technically ecient UK dairy farm. The model incorporates energy and protein requirements of cows of di€erent yield levels and allows substitution between forage and concentrate feeds. The results...

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolated from soy milk were used to produce a multifunctional fermented food. Seven isolates were screened for their ability to produce peptides and free isoflavones in soy milk. The antihypertensive, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties of the resulting fermented soy milks were evaluated in vitro using biochemical assays. Isolates 1-5 were found to be produc...