Tag: milk production
A1 versus A2 milk: The position of the organised dairy industry
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
The difference between A1 and A2 milk is associated with a variation in the protein composition of cow’s milk....
Global decrease in producers of unprocessed milk
From time to time, the reduction in the number of producers of unprocessed milk in South Africa (SA), is the subject of articles in...
Three-day stiffsickness: What you should know
South Africa had an exceptionally good, wet summer
season in 2005/06. Unfortunately, this led to the outbreak of three-day
stiffsickness. During this period, losses amounting to...
A double-edged sword in the dairy industry
South Africa’s dairy
producers are ranked among the best in the world. Unfortunately, a war is
currently being waged in a bid to keep the country’s...
There’s more to buying a dairy cow than meets the eye
Most dairies start out by buying a few dairy cows. The place where the cows are purchased and the quality of the animals vary,...
