Optimum Northern Ireland Milk Production systems, with milk prices between 16 and 21 ppl - D-15-03
Duration 2.5 years commencing January 2003
Team and Leader Dr. Sinclair Mayne, Dr Duncan Anderson and Mr James Murphy
Organisations Involved ARINI and The Queens University Belfast
Background and Summary
The Northern Ireland dairy industry is currently going through a major crisis as a result of very depressed milk prices. Furthermore, current predictions suggest milk price will remain at this level for some time and that there will be more volatility in milk price in the future. Given this scenario, it is clear that milk producers need to re-examine optimal milk production strategies for their individual farm.
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Range of Time-Temperature Pasteuriastion Combinations - DCNI-D-09-99
Duration
Team and Leader
Organisations Involved Dairy Council for Northern Ireland
Background and Summary
Pasteurisation is a fundamental process within in the dairy industry. It is a universally accepted process, which is defined in both national and international regulations. These regulations define minimum time temperature combination and the conditions to be acheived in the pasteurised milk, rather than being prescriptive about the process.
Production of a CD on 'Using research information to reduce the costs of producing milk, beef and sheep' - DBS-04-97
Duration 4 months
Team and Leader R. Steen
Organisations Involved ARINI - C.S. Mayne, D. Patterson, A. Carson, and Economics Research Division
Background and Summary
Ruminant livestock production is facing major challenges brought about mainly by the difficult economic climate which now pervades. It is our view that while new innovative research programmes are in hand to help farmers produce milk, beef and lamb more profitably the first need is for farmers to be made fully aware of the considerable amount of research information which is already available on lower cost production systems.
To Investigate if MAP can Survive the Spray Drying Process - DCNI-D-25-04
Duration 12 Months completing December 2005
Team and Leader
Organisations Involved Dairy Council for Northern Ireland, Q.U.B. Newforge Lane.
Background and Summary
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberucolosis (MAP), causes Johne's disease (JD) in cattle. Infected dairy cows shed the organism in faeces and in milk. Although not accepted as proven, there is a growing body of medical opinion that suggests that MAP may be a causative agent of Crohn's Disease (CD) in humans.
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