Bulletin of the IDF N° 373/2002 – Farming for profit from fresh pasture – Scanned copy
Proceedings of the Farming Conference IDF World Dairy Summit 2001 Auckland, New Zealand The Farming Conference in Auckland examined farming in the context of profit, efficiency and lifestyle. It compared and contrasted seasonal, pasture-based and high-input dairy farming and their impact on profit, milk output and quality of life.
Bulletin of the IDF N° 330/1998 – Mastitis Therapy Is Necessary for Animal Welfare
Mastitis Therapy Is Necessary for Animal Welfare Presentation by J.E. Hillerton (UK) for Group A2 at the 1997 Annual Sessions held in Reykjavik (Iceland) Mastitis is a painful condition causing moderate to severe distress. The dairy industry has the dual concern of the wellbeing of its cows and the image of its products. The dairy […]
Bulletin of the IDF N° 348/2000 – Automatic Milking – Payment Systems for Ex-Farm Milk – Dairy Farmers and the Millennium Round. World Dairy Producers Round Table – Scanned copy
Automatic milking Automatic milking is a topic of increasing interest, with new developments almost weekly. The benefits of this technique include reduced labour demand and thus a better social life for dairy producers, along with the potential for improved milk quality, animal health and welfare, and increased milk yields. This paper examines these factors in […]
Bulletin of the IDF N° 338/1999 – Suggested Interpretation of Mastitis Terminology – Instruments for Mechanical Tests of Milking Machines – Mastitis Newsletter n°23 – Scanned copy
Suggested Interpretation of Mastitis Terminology K. Larry Smith (co-ordinator) Much of the terminology used in the thousands of publications on mastitis and its control is unique to mastitis and many terms used in one English-speaking country are described by a different term in another country. Members of IDF Group A2 have recognised these differences and […]
Bulletin of the IDF N° 321/1997 – Recommendations for Presentation of Mastitis-Related Data – Guidelines for Evaluation of the Milking Process – Scanned copy
Recommendations for Presentation of Mastitis-Related Data Part 1: Somatic Cell Count Part 2: Records of Clinical Mastitis by a sub-group of IDF Group A2 – Bovine Mastitis Historically, somatic cell count data have been presented in a variety of ways, making comparisons of data from different sources difficult, if not impossible. Milk somatic cell counts […]
Bulletin of the IDF N° 183/1984 – Progeny testing methods in dairy cattle
These proceedings of an IDF/EAAP Symposium held in Prague (Czechoslovakia), 14-16 September 1984, include no less than 38 reports as well as the IDF recommended procedure for the international comparison of the genetic merit of dairy cattle.
Bulletin of the IDF N° 362/2001 – Mycobacterium paratuberculosis
Mycobacterium paratuberculosis (also called Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis) is a significant cause of morbidity in dairy cattle in many countries, and infected animals may shed high levels of the organism in their faeces and low levels in milk. The IDF M. paratuberculosis Task Force comprised of 33 experts from 18 countries and diverse fields of […]
