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INVENTORY OF DAIRY R & D IN SA IN THE PERIOD 2015 – 2017
PROJECTS, CAPACITIES AND PUBLICATIONS BY PROGRAMME LEADER AT INSTITUTION.
Banga, Cuthbert and others - ARC-Irene.
Genetic parameter estimates for milkability traits in South African Holstein cattle - Agricultural Research Council-Animal Production Institute, in collaboration with the University of Venda.
Genetic parameter estimates among milk production traits for the first three lactations in South African Guernsey cattle - Agricultural Research Council-Animal Production Institute, in collaboration with the Tshwane University of Technology.
Heterogeneity of variance for milk production traits between high and low input dairy production systems in South Africa - Agricultural Research Council-Animal Production Institute, in collaboration with the University of Limpopo.
Evaluation of alternative simulation models for smallholder dairy cattle production systems in South Africa - Agricultural Research Council-Animal Production Institute, in collaboration with the University of Pretoria.
Genetic analysis of stillbirth in South African Holstein cattle- Agricultural Research Council-Animal Production Institute, in collaboration with the University of Limpopo.
Evaluation of cow and herd performance for the smallholder and emerging dairy production systems in South Africa - Agricultural Research Council-Animal Production Institute, in collaboration with the University of Limpopo.
An analysis of the population structure of smallholder dairy cattle herds in South Africa using SNP markers - Agricultural Research Council-Animal Production Institute, in collaboration with the University of Limpopo.
Sustainability of emerging dairy farmers: A case study of emerging dairy farmers in the North-Eastern Free State Province of South Africa - Agricultural Research Council-Animal Production Institute, in collaboration with the University of Free State.
Association between animal husbandry practices and the hygienic quality of raw milk: the case of smallholder dairy farmers in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa - Agricultural Research Council-Animal Production Institute, in collaboration with the University of Fort Hare.
Development and implementation of a ruminant-cheese model for rural areas of South Africa - Agricultural Research Council-Animal Production Institute, in collaboration with the Stellenbosch University.
Application of SNP markers for parentage identification on smallholder dairy herds in South Africa- Agricultural Research Council-Animal Production Institute, in collaboration with the University of Limpopo.
Development of a breeding programme for the low input dairy production system in South Africa - Agricultural Research Council-Animal Production Institute, in collaboration with the University of Fort Hare.
Application of genomic technologies to enable accelerated genetic improvement in smallholder dairy herds - Agricultural Research Council-Animal Production Institute, in collaboration with the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Evaluation of the microbial aspect of rural small-scale farmers' raw milk handling practices from production to utilization - Agricultural Research Council-Animal Production Institute, in collaboration with the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Genetic evaluation of functional traits in South African dairy cattle - Agricultural Research Council-Animal Production Institute, in collaboration with the University of Pretoria.
Random regression models for the estimation of breeding values of dairy production traits cattle - Agricultural Research Council-Animal Production Institute, in collaboration with the University of Venda.
Ingrid Tsoeu:
Microbial & physiochemical evaluation of artisan cheese produced in a rural environment of South Africa - Agricultural Research Council-Animal Production Institute, in collaboration with Stellenbosch University.
Scientific Publications:
Imbayarwo-Chikosi,VE, Ducrocq,V., Banga, C.B., Halimani,T.E., Van Wyk,J.B., Maiwashe, A. & Dzama, K. 2016. Impact of conformation traits on functional longevity in South African Holstein cattle. Animal Production Science. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AN16387.
Imbayarwo-Chikosi, V.E., Ducrocq, V., Banga, C.B., Halimani, T.E., van Wyk, J.B., Maiwashe, A. & Dzama, K. Estimation of genetic parameters for functional longevity in the South African Holstein cattle using a piecewise Weibull proportional hazards model. Journal of Animal Breed Genetics :1–9
Tanyanyiwa, F. K., Kolanisi, U., Chimonyo, M. & Banga, C.B. Identification of entrepreneurial characteristics of emerging smallholder dairy farmers: A case study of Groblersdal and Matatiele local municipalities, South Africa. Journal of Human Ecology: 57 (3).
Conference Presentations:
CB Banga, An optimal approach to minimising prediction error variance in selection objectives, 49th SASAS Congress, Spier Hotel and Conference Centre, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 3-6 July 2016.
O Abejide, M Chagunda, R Mrode, G Banos, J Ojango, C Banga, G Simm. Joint genetic analysis of Jersey dairy cows performing in two countries in Sub Saharan Africa. Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science Annual Conference, Animal Science for a Sustainable Future, held in Chester, UK, 6-7 April 2016.
Muntswu, A.E. Breeding and management practices on smal holder and emerging dairy herds in South Africa. 49thSASAS Congress, Spier Hotel and Conference Centre, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 3-6 July 2016.
Z Gobane, CB Banga & V Muchenje. Application of genomics technology for smallholder dairy cattle breeding in South Africa: challenges and opportunities. SA Large Herds Conference, Champagne Sports Resort, Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal, 5-7 June 2017.
Banga, CB. 2016. Development of genetic improvement programmes for smallholder dairy herds in Southern Africa through the application of genomic technologies. International Atomic Energy Agency Research Coordination Conference, Vienna International Centre, Vienna, Austria, 3-7 October 2016.
Dugmore, Trevor and others – KZN Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Accelerated calf rearing: To determine the effect of accelerated calf rearing on dairy calf and heifer growth, as well as first lactation milk production.
Evaluation of bio-active forages for livestock health and production
Mitigation of climate change on livestock production
Evaluation of the effect of round-up, soil temperature and soil moisture on the establishment of ryegrass oversown into kikuyu
Evaluation of Festuca arundinacea (Tall Fescue) varieties, relative to other temperate species for herbage quality and grazing management to determine suitability as a lower input pasture for dairy systems.
Evaluation of medium and long duration forage cereal varieties to be grown in a mixture with forage legumes
Elite pasture cultivar evaluation trials
Manure as alternative fertilizer for pastures
The genetic improvement and development of suitable germplasm for future pasture production in KZN
Evaluation of kikuyu cultivars for chemical composition, yield and adaptability to cold environments
The effect of soil temperature on rye grass growth rate
Trevor Dugmore. Kikuyu in South Africa: A review. Submitted to SASAS Journal in August 2017.
Nicky Findlay, 2016. Ryegrass for dairy: get your soils right. Research & Technology Bulletin 2016/05
Nicky Findlay, 2016. Perennial ryegrass for dairy cows grazing from the third-leaf stage. Research & Technology Bulletin 2016/06
Fosgate, Geoff and others – Faculty of Veterinary Science, UP.
Fosgate GT, Motimele B, Ganswindt A, Iron PV. A Bayesian latent class model to estimate the accuracy of pregnancy diagnosis by transrectal ultrasonography and laboratory detection of pregnancy-associated glycoproteins in dairy cows. Prev Vet Med 2017;145:100-109.
Mulder R, Fosgate GT, Tshuma T, Lourens DC. The effect of cow-level factors on colostrum quality, passive immunity and health of neonatal calves in a pasture-based dairy operation. An Prod Sci (in press).
Cenci-Goga B, Karama M, Sechi P, Iulietto M, Novelli S, Selvaggini R, Mattei S (2015). Growth inhibition of selected microorganisms by an association of dairy starter cultures and probiotics . Italian Journal of Animal Science, 14 pp. 246 - 256.
Nyanzi R, Shuping DSS, Jooste P, Eloff JN (2015). Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activity of Extracts from Selected Probiotic Bacteria . Journal of Food Research, 4 (NOT ACCREDITED), pp. 122 - 125.
Nyanzi R, Jooste P, Eloff JN (2016). Multi-Loci Gene Sequencing and Identification of Bifidobacteria Strains Isolated from Dairy and Pharmaceutical Sources in South Africa. FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY, 30 (1), pp. 30 - 48.
Sserunkuma P, McGaw LJ, Nsahlai I, van Staden J (2017). Selected southern African medicinal plants with low cytotoxicity and good activity against bovine mastitis pathogens. SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY, 111 pp. 242 - 247.
Capacities:
Epidemiological and bio-statistical capacity to help with different research projects.
Hugo, Arno and Celia – Dept. of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, UFS.
The significance of proteolytic psychrotrophs as a cause of milk flocculation / protein instability
The significance of psychrotrophic chryseobacteria in milk
Bekker, A., Steyn, L., Charimba, G., Jooste, P. and Hugo, C. 2015. Comparison of the growth kinetics and proteolytic activities of Chryseobacterium species and Pseudomonas fluorescens. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 61(12): 977-982.
Bekker, A., Jooste, P., Steyn, L., Bothma, C., Hugo, A. and Hugo, C. 2016. Lipid breakdown and sensory analysis of milk inoculated with Chryseobacterium joostei or Pseudomonas fluorescens. International Dairy Journal 52: 101-106.
Tsôeu, I., Jooste, P.J., Charimba, G. and Hugo C.J. 2016. Spoilage potential of a novel group of bacteria isolated from dairy products. South African Journal of Science 112(1/2): 140-147.
Faihst, T.-J., Myburgh, J., Bothma, C., Hugo, C. and Hugo, A. 2017. The effect of conjugated linoleic acid supplementation on the microbial, physical, chemical and sensory properties of yogurt. International Journal of Dairy Technology 70(2): 228-236.
Laing, Mark – Discipline of Plant Pathology, UKZN
Programme: Investigating alternative methods such as bacteriophages and bacteriocins
to eliminate/control mastitis organisms
The biological control of Staphylococcus aureus-induced bovine mastitis using bacteriophage therapy; Student: Mxolisi Ndlela
The development of improved protocols for the accurate and rapid detection of mastitis in milk; Student: Mduduzi Shinga.
The application of phage for the biological control of streptococcus-induced bovine mastitis; Student: Caleb Pillay.
The extraction and assessment of bacteriocins and Bacillus spp. Lipopeptides for the management of mastitic microorganisms; Postdoctoral Researcher: Iona Basdew.
The application of near-infrared analysis as an alternative tool for mastitis detection in raw milk; Postdoctoral Researcher: Iona Basdew.
Programme:Integrated Control of Liver Flukes of Cattle Using Botanical Extracts and Biocontrol
Agents; Postdoctoral Researcher: Mawahib Ahmed.
I.H. Basdew, M.D. Laing. (2015). Investigation of the lytic ability of South African
bacteriophages specific for Staphylococcus aureus, associated with bovine mastitis.
Biocontrol Science and Technology, 25:4, 429-443, DOI: 10.1080/09583157.2014.983458
N.W. Sithole, I.V. Nsahlai, M. Chimonyo. (2015). Water and Wastewater Management in the Dairy Industry. Natsurv 4 WRC, Pretoria.
Conference Proceedings:
I.H. Basdew, M.D. Laing. (2016). Investigations into the lytic ability of South African
Proceedings of the 6th IDF International Mastitis Conference, Nantes, France.
M. Ndlela, M.D. Laing. (2016). Investigations into the lytic ability of South African bacteriophages specific for Staphylococcus aureus, associated with bovine mastitis. Proceedings of the 6th IDF International Mastitis Conference, Nantes, France.
Capacity and Research Equipment:
Near-infrared analysis unit + data package to operate software and carry out analysis
Scanning electron microscope
Incubators and shakers
Flow cytometer
Biosafety cabinet (Level 4)
GC-MS unit
Mostert, Bernice - SA Stud Book
Technical Reports:
MOSTERT, B.E., 2015. Influence of Percentage Swedish Red Crossbreeding on Performance of Dairy Cows. For: Milk SA.
MOSTERT, B.E. & VAN DER WESTHUIZEN, R.R., 2016. Logix Milk Annual Report 2015/16. For: SA Stud Book.
MOSTERT, B.E., VAN DER WESTHUIZEN, R.R., VAN MARLE-KOSTER, E. & VAN DOORMAAL, B.J., 2015. Exploring methodology for application of genomic information in South African dairy breeds. Joint Annual Meeting of the American Dairy Science Association, 12 – 16 July 2015, Orlando, Florida (Poster).
VAN DER WESTHUIZEN, J., GREYLING, S., FRANCIS, S., MOSTERT, B.E. & VAN DER WESTHUIZEN, R.R., 2016. Practical use of Milk Recording Information. 10th ICAR Biennial Session, Puerto Varas, Chile.
VAN DER WESTHUIZEN, MOSTERT, B.E., VAN DER WESTHUIZEN, R.R.,
VAN MARLE-KöSTER, E. & JOUBERT, R., 2017. The South African Perspective. InterGenomics Workshop, 8 February 2017, Slovenia.
MOSTERT, B.E. Adding value through measuring. Dairy Goat Information Day organized by the Northern Cape Department of Agriculture and SA Milch Goat Society. 26 May 2016, Rietrivier Experimental Farm, Northern Cape.
MSc Thesis:BRAND, W., 2015. The development of standard lactation curves for the South
African Jersey population. MSc (Agric), Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences,
University of Pretoria.
Capacities and expertise:
Research and Genetic Evaluation Unit: 3 PhD, 1 MSc and 2 BSc (Agric) employees in Animal
Breeding and Genetics. This unit is currently responsible for genetic evaluations of beef,
dairy, sheep and pig breeds, as well as population studies for horse and dog breeds as well.
SA Stud Book has an operational Database (Logix) designed specifically for capturing, storing
and processing of dairy data, integrated with pedigree and genomic information. SA Stud
Book also has the capacity for storage of pedigree and genomic (SNP) data for an unlimited
number of animals.
Dr BE Mostert has represented South Africa at the following Interbull Meetings :
INTERBULL Meeting, 2015. July 9 – 12. Orlando, USA.
INTERBULL Meeting, 2016. October 24-28. Puerto Varas, Chile.
Dr Japie van der Westhuizen is a board member of ICAR.
Mupangwa, John – Dept of Livestock and Pasture Science, UFH.
Information captured in B. CONGRESS PROCEEDINGS
Myburgh, Koos – Dept. of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, UFS.
The production and application of bio-active components present in milk to accelerate yoghurt fermentation time, 2017
The production of lactose free milk using lactase for infants, 2016
Milk Flocculation, 2017
The impact of plasmin during flocculation and age gelation
The impact of protease produced by psychrotrophic bacteria on flocculation and age gelation.
The impact of homogenization on proteolytic enzymes
The impact of fat and free fatty acids content on proteolytic activity
The impact of various components present in milk on the activation or inhibition of Plasminogen conversion to active plasmin
Faihst T-J, Myburgh J, Bothma C, Hugo C and Hugo A. 2017. The effect of conjugated linoleic acid supplementation on the microbial, physical, chemical and sensory properties of yogurt. International Journal of Dairy Technology - Manuscript ID IJDT-0083-15.R1
Myburgh, J and Hattingh A. 13-16 April 2015. 48th SASDT Annual Meeting and Symposium. Cape St Francis Resort, Southern Cape. "The effect of heat exposure on Β-Lactoglobulin in raw milk
Smith A and Myburgh J. 13-16 April 2015. 48th SASDT Annual Meeting and Symposium. Cape St Francis Resort, Southern Cape. "rbST in Milk" Hybrid code 11, CESM code 01
Calitz A and Myburgh J. 8-11 May 2017. 50th SASDT Annual Meeting and Symposium. Kivits Kroon, Pretoria. "The acceleration of yogurt fermentation by means of peptides derived from proteolytic pre-treatment of milk"
Hatting A and Myburgh J. 8-11 May 2017. 50th SASDT Annual Meeting and Symposium. Kivits Kroon, Pretoria. "Computer assisted identification of proteolytic peptide profiles using MILQC software"
Dube S and Myburgh J. 8-11 May 2017. 50th SASDT Annual Meeting and Symposium. Kivits Kroon, Pretoria. "The susceptibility of milk proteins towards Bacillus protease after gas pre-treatment"
Dube S and Myburgh J. 29 October to 3 November 2017. World Dairy Summit (WDS 2017) in Belfast. Ireland (UK). "The Susceptibility of Milk Proteins towards Bacillus Protease after Gas Pre-treatment"
Techniques developed or modified for the Dairy Industry:
Detection of proteolysis within milk using RP-HPLC
Detection of proteolysis in milk using modified milk agar plates
Possible retarding of proteolytic activity
Monitoring the activation of plasminogen
Develop MILQC software to enable comparison between HPLC peptides to help us to distinguish between plasmin and bacteria protease proteolytic activity.
The acceleration of yogurt production
The production of bioactive components within milk using protease
O2 measurement in milk as a function of time
Redox-potential measurement in milk as a function of time
The cultivation of psychrotrophic bacteria known to cause flocculation and age gelation in milk
The harvesting of their proteolytic enzymes for future experiments
To study their proteolytic enzymes impact on milk proteins (Casein)
The development of a method to store proteolytic and other enzymes for extended periods of time
Rust, Jean and others – Eastern Cape Dept. of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform
The development of a simplified once a day milking protocol for the Eastern Cape dairy industry
Determining the potential of the Dexter cow as subsistence milk producer in the developing agricultural sector
Evaluation of the performance and management of Holstein calves on once a day (OAD) and twice a day (TAD) feeding from birth to weaning
Characterization of the production and consumption of milk in the communal livestock production sector of the Eastern Cape
Scientific papers:
Goni, S., Muller, C.J.C., Dube, B. & Dzama, K., 2016. Effect of crossbreeding on beef production of Jersey herd using Fleckvieh sires maintained on a pasture based feeding system. Open Journal of Animal Sciences, 6, 163-168.
Rust, J.M., & Mkhungela, M.N., 2016. The effect of milk feeding frequency on the performance of Dexter x Holstein calves from birth to weaning. Applied Animal Husbandry & Rural Development, (9), 1-5
Congress Proceedings and others:
Goni, S., Muller, C.J.C., Botha, J.A., Dube, B. & Ndzama, K. Crossbreeding effect on milk production of Jersey cows using dual-purpose Fleckvieh sires. Poster presentation delivered at 49th SASAS Congress held at Stellenbosch from 4-6 July 2016.
Mkhungela, M.N. & Rust, J.M., 2016. Evaluation of communal cattle milk production in the Eastern Cape Province. Poster presentation delivered at the 34th Congress of the South African Society for Agricultural Technologists (SASAT) held in Upington, 6-9 September 2016.
Kumbirai, K.T., Mupangwa, J.F., Muchenje, V. & Rust, J.M. 2016. Characterisation of the production and consumption of milk in the communal livestock production sector of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. (Msc Agric Dissertation - University of Fort Hare)
Schmidt, Tracy – Allerton PVL
T. Schmidt, M. M. Kock and M. M. Ehlers, 2015. Diversity and antimicrobial susceptibility profiling of staphylococci isolated from bovine mastitis cases and close human contacts. J. Dairy Sci. 98, 6256-6269.
T. Schmidt, M. M. Kock and M. M. Ehlers, 2015. Antimicrobial resistance in staphylococci at the human-animal interface In Antimicrobial Resistance – An Open Challenge. Edited by M. C. Ossiprandi. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/61785
T. Schmidt, M. M. Kock and M. M. Ehlers, 2017. Molecular characterization of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bovine mastitis and close human contacts in South African Dairy Herds: genetic diversity and inter-species host transmission. Front. Microbiol. 8:511 doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00511
Tracy Schmidt, Marleen M Kock, Marthie M Ehlers. Occurrence and distribution of superantigen toxin genes in Staphylococci recovered from bovine intramammary infections and close human contacts. Oral presentation at the South African Society for Microbiology 2016 biennial congress, Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 17-20 January 2016.
Tracy Schmidt, Marleen M Kock, Marthie M Ehlers. Genetic characterization and profiling of Staphylococcus aureusstrains isolated from bovine intramammary infections and close human contacts. Poster presentation at the 26thEuropean Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 09-12 April 2016.
Tracy Schmidt, Marleen M Kock, Marthie M Ehlers. Molecular characterisation of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from cases of bovine mastitis and close human contacts in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Oral presentation at the 6thInternational Dairy Federation Mastitis Conference, Nantes, France, 07-09 September 2016.
Tracy Schmidt, Marleen M Kock, Marthie M Ehlers. Identification and characterization of Staphylococcus devriesei from bovine intramammary infections in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Poster presentation at the 27th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Vienna, Austria, 22-25 April 2017.
Tracy Schmidt, Marleen M Kock, Marthie M Ehlers. Diversity and antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus species isolated from cases of bovine mastitis. Poster presentation at the South African Large Herds Conference, Drakensberg, 05-07 June 2017.
Tracy Schmidt, Marleen M Kock, Marthie M Ehlers. Investigating the transmission of Staphylococcus aureus between bovines and humans working in the dairy environment. Poster presentation at the South African Large Herds Conference, Drakensberg, 05-07 June 2017.
Swanepoel, Pieter and others – Dept. of Agronomy, US
Strategic nitrogen fertilisation of kikuyu-ryegrass and kikuyu-grass-legume pastures in the southern Cape.
Eco-efficiency of dairy pastures in South Africa. Collaborative project between Stellenbosch University, Western Cape Department of Agriculture and Christian Albrecht's University in Kiel, Germany
A systems approach to improve nitrogen use efficiency for dairy farms in the Tsitsikamma area.
Swanepoel, PA, du Preez, CC, Botha, PR, Snyman, HA, Habig, J. 2015. Assessment of tillage effects on soil quality of pastures in South Africa with indexing methods. Soil Research 53, 1-12.
Swanepoel, PA, du Preez, CC, Botha, PR, Snyman, HA. 2015. A critical view on soil fertility status of minimum-till kikuyu-ryegrass pastures in South Africa. Special Issue: African Journal of Range & Forage Science 2(32).
Botha, PR, Zulu, LB, van der Colf J, Swanepoel P.A. 2015. Production potential of Italian and Westerwolds ryegrass established at different planting dates. African Journal of Range & Forage Science, 32, 153-9
Swanepoel, P.A., Sanderson M.A., Bell, L.W., Thomas, D.T., Bennett J.E. 2015. Southern African pasture science in the 21st century. African Journal of Range and Forage Science 2015, 32(2): iii–iv.
Swanepoel, P.A., du Preez, C.C., Snyman, H.A. Habig, J Botha, P.R. 2017. Tillage effects, soil quality and production potential of kikuyu-ryegrass pastures in South Africa. Grass and Forage Science 72: 308-321
Botha PR., van der Colf J, Zulu LB, Swanepoel PA. 2015 The effect of planting date on the dry matter production of Italian and Westerwolds ryegrass in the southern Cape of South Africa. International Grassland Congress, New Delhi, India 20 - 24 November 2015.
Swanepoel PA, Botha PR, du Preez CC, Snyman HA. 2015. A Soil Quality Index for Pastures in South Africa. Combined Congress, Tramonto, George. 19-22 January 2015.
Meldal-Johnsen A, Swanepoel PA. 2015 The Influence of Soil Types on Pasture Production and Nutrition in the Southern Cape, South Africa. Combined Congress, Tramonto, George. 19-22 January 2015.
Swanepoel PA, Botha PR, du Preez CC, Snyman HA. 2015. Impact of fertilisation on the chemical quality of cultivated pasture soil. Congress of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa. Pietermartizburg, July 2015.
Swanepoel PA, du Preez CC, Botha PR, Snyman HA, Habig J. 2016. Tillage effects, soil quality and production potential of kikuyu-ryegrass pastures in South Africa. 51st Annual Grassland Society of South Africa Congress 2016. The Wilderness Hotel Resort and Spa, Wilderness, South Africa. 3-8 July 2016.
Jordaan B, Van der Colf, J, Swanepoel PA. 2017. The effect of nitrogen fertilisation on dry matter production and botanical composition of grass-legume pastures in the southern Cape. GSSA Congress, Hoedspruit, 17-20 Augustus
Viljoen, C, Van der Colf, J, Swanepoel PA. The effect of nitrogen fertilisation on the yield and botanical composition of kikuyu- based pastures. GSSA Congress, Hoedspruit, 17-20 Augustus.
Augustyn C, Swanepoel PA, Van der Colf J. 2016. Optimising nitrogen fertilisation of kikuyu-based pastures over-sown with temperate grasses. 51st Annual Grassland Society of South Africa Congress 2016. The Wilderness Hotel Resort and Spa, Wilderness, South Africa. 3-8 July 2016
Jordaan B, Swanepoel PA, Van der Colf J. 2016. Strategic nitrogen fertilisation of kikuyu-based pastures over-sown with legumes. 51st Annual Grassland Society of South Africa Congress 2016. The Wilderness Hotel Resort and Spa, Wilderness, South Africa. 3-8 July 2016.
Capacity and equipment:
Expertise on soil quality of pasture systems
Laboratory capacity at Agronomy Department to various soil nitrogen analyses, including potentially mineralisable nitrogen, and soil biological analyses, particularly enzymes
Have access to Stellenbosch University Central Analytical Facility with capacity to do state of the art soil and plant analyses, including amongst others, DNA Sequencer, Fluorescense microscopy, ICP-MS & XRF, Mass Spectrometry and an Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
Van Wyk, Jan – UP Onderstepoort (contract)
Van Wyk, J.A., 2015-2017: Fasciola hepatica: Impact on dairy production and sustainable management on selected farms in South Africa. [University of Pretoria].
Panda, S.S., Terrill, T., Hundt, L., Novobilski, A., Van Wyk, J.A. 2017. Sustainable Animal Health Management with Real-time Remote Activity Monitoring System Development. [Universities of North Georgia (USA), Fort Valley State (USA) & Pretoria].
Van Wyk, J.A., Terrill, T., Gosuconda, M., 2017. Adaptation of software for change point analysis for animal activity monitoring data for detection of chronic animal health conditions. [Universities of Pretoria and Fort Valley State (USA)]
Morgan, E.R., Walker, J.G., Van Wyk, J.A., Ofithile, M. , 2017. Optimising rangeland management for healthy livestock and sustainable diets under climate change. Universities of Bristol (UK) and Pretoria.
Morgan, E.R., Van Wyk, J.A., 2017. Farmers doing it for themselves: self-reliant livestock disease control systems for food security. Universities of Bristol (UK) and Pretoria.
Congress Proceedings:
Van Wyk, J.A., Van Rensburg, L.J., Charlier, J., 2017. Fasciolosis: either all or nothing on even adjacent Tsitsikamma dairy farms in South Africa [University of Pretoria].
Van Wyk, J.A., 2015. Endoparasite resistance: Challenges and futuristic perspectives. AVCASA 2015 Congress, Pretoria, September 2015.
WCDA – Elsenburg [Carel Muller and others]:
The effect of sire selection for body size or milk yield on the live weight, stature, body size, milk yield performance, feed efficiency, reproduction performance and longevity in Holstein cows.
The effect of energy source on the milk yield and reproduction performance of Holstein cows – Alain Useni – PHD(Agric)
Abel, S., Muller, C.J.C. & Sasanti, B., 2015. Methane emissions estimated based on milk fatty
acids of Jersey and Fleckvieh x Jersey cows in a pasture-based system. Proc. 21st Conf. Assoc.
Advmt. Anim. Breed. Genet. 28-30 September 2015. Lorne Victoria, Australia. p. 443-446.
Goni, S., Muller, C.J.C., Dube, B & Dzama, K., 2015. Reproductive performance of Jersey and
Fleckvieh x Jersey heifers and cows maintained in a pasture-based feeding system. S. Afr. J.
Anim. Sci. 45 (4), 379-385.
Muller, C.J.C., Potgieter, J.P., Cloete, S.W.P. & Botha, J.A., 2015. Reproductive performance of Holstein and Jersey heifers and cows in a pasture-based system in South Africa. Proc. 21st Conf. Assoc. Advmt. Anim. Breed. Genet. 28-30 September 2015. Lorne, Victoria Australia. p. 439-442.
Muller, C.J.C., Potgieter, J.P., Cloete, S.W.P. & Botha, J.A., 2015. Reproductive performance of Holstein and Jersey heifers and cows in a pasture-based system in South Africa. Proc. 21st Conf. Assoc. Advmt. Anim. Breed. Genet. 28-30 September 2015. Lorne Victoria, Australia. p. 443-446.
Sasanti, B., Abel, S., Muller, C.J.C., Gelderblom, W.C.A. & Schmulian, A., 2015. Milk fatty acid composition and conjugated linoleic acid content of Jersey and Fleckvieh x Jersey cows in a pasture-based feeding system. S. Afr. J. Anim. Sci. 45 (4), 411-418.
Useni, B.A., Muller, C.J.C. & Cruywagen, C.W., 2015. Effect of energy sources on the milk production and reproduction of lactating Holstein cows. East Afr. Agric. & For. J. http://dx.doi,org/10.1080/00128325.2015.1120517. Presented at 6th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture. Naorobi, Kenya, 27-30 October 2014.
Goni, S., Muller, C.J.C., Dube, B. & Dzama, K., 2016. Effect of crossbreeding on beef production of Jersey herd using Fleckvieh sires maintained on a pasture-based feeding syste. Open Journal of Animal Sciences, 6, 163-168.
Muller, C.J.C., De Waal, H.L. & Scholtz, M.M., 2017. Preliminary estimates of productive lifetime and lifetime efficiency in Holstein cows as affected by age at first calving. Proc. 22nd Conf. Assoc. Advmt. Anim. Breed. Genet. 3-5 July 2017. Townsville, Queensland Australia. Poster 115.
De Waal, H.L., Muller, C.J.C. & Scholtz, M.M., 2017. Productive lifetime and lifetime efficiency in Holstein cows as affected by first lactation milk yield. Proc. 22nd Conf. Assoc. Advmt. Anim. Breed. Genet. 3-5 July 2017. Townsville, Queensland Australia. Poster 117.
Muller, C.J.C., Metaxas, L. & Cloete, S.W.P., 2017. Somatic cell count and milk urea nitrogen levels in Holstein and Fleckvieh x Holstein cows in a total mixed ration feeding system. Proc. 22nd Conf. Assoc. Advmt. Anim. Breed. Genet. 3-5 July 2017. Townsville, Queensland Australia. Poster 122.
Burger, M. Muller, C.J.C. & Botha, J.A., 2015. Factors affecting the occurrence of laminitis in dairy cows. A review. 48thSASAS Congress, 21-23 September 2015. Empangeni, Kwazulu-Natal. p. 31.
De Waal, H.L., Muller, C.J.C. & Van der Rijst, M., 2015. Non-genetic factors affecting the efficiency of lifetime performance of South African Holstein cows. 48th SASAS Congress, 21-23 September 2015. Empangeni, Kwazulu-Natal. p. 19.
Goni, S., Muller, C.J.C., Dube, B. & Dzama, K., 2015. Effect of crossbreeding on beef production of a Jersey herd using Fleckvieh sires. 48th SASAS Congress, 21-23 September 2015. Empangeni, Kwazulu-Natal. p. 24.
Muller, C.J.C. & Botha, J.A., 2015. Production performance of Holstein and Jersey cows in a pasture-based system. 48thSASAS Congress, 21-23 September 2015. Empangeni, Kwazulu-Natal. p. 81.
Muller, C.J.C., Potgieter, J.P., Cloete, S.W.P. & Botha, J.A., 2015. Reproductive performance of Holstein and Jersey heifers and cows in a pasture-based system. 48th SASAS Congress, 21-23 September 2015. Empangeni, Kwazulu-Natal. p. 32.
Useni, B.A., Muller, C.J.C. & Cruywagen, C.W., 2015. Effect of energy sources on energy partition and milk production of dairy cows. Proceedings of the 48th SASAS Congress, Empangeni, 21-23 September.
Abel, S., Muller, C.J.C. & Sasanti, B., 2015. Methane emissions estimated based on milk fatty acids of Jersey and Fleckvieh x Jersey cows in a pasture-based system. Proc. 21st Conf. Assoc. Advmt. Anim. Breed. Genet. 28-30 September 2015. Lorne, Victoria Australia. p. 439-442.
Muller, C.J.C. & Botha, J.A., 2016. Heat stress in dairy cows and ways to alleviate it. 49th SASAS Congress, 4-6 July 2016. Stellenbosch, Western Cape Province. p. 2.
Goni, S., Muller, C.J.C., Botha, J.A., Dube, B. & Dzama, K., 2016. The effect of crossbreeding on milk production parameters using dual-purpose Fleckvieh sires on Jersey cows. 49th SASAS Congress, 4-6 July 2016. Stellenbosch, Western Cape Province. p. 143.
Muller, C.J.C., Burger, M. & Botha, J.A., 2016. Monitoring reproduction management towards improved fertility in dairy cows. 49th SASAS Congress, 4-6 July 2016. Stellenbosch, Western Cape Province. p. 140.
Muller, C.J.C., Potgieter, J.P., Cloete, S. & Botha, J.A., 2016. The reproduction performance of Hostein herds. 49th SASAS Congress, 4-6 July 2016. Stellenbosch, Western Cape Province. p. 106.
Useni, B.A., Muller, C.J.C. & Cruywagen, C.W., 2016. Effect of different feeding regimes during the dry period on subsequent milk production and fertility traits of Holstein cows. 49th SASAS Congress, 4-6 July 2016. Stellenbosch, Western Cape Province. p. 21.
Useni, B.A., Muller, C.J.C. & Cruywagen, C.W., 2016. Effect of energy sources on ovarian follicular dynamics of dairy cows. 49th SASAS Congress, 4-6 July 2016. Stellenbosch, Western Cape Province. p. 148.
WCDA – Outeniqua (Robin Meeske and others):
The effect of anion/cation difference and potassium content of the diet on heat stability of milk – Meeske.
Evaluation of maize silage countrywide – Meeske.
Measurement of methane emissions of dairy cows on pasture – van Wyngaard.
Evaluation of pasture species and varieties for dairy production – Ammann.
The potential of chicory and plantain in pasture mixes for dairy production – Ammann.
The production potential of annual and perennial temperate grass varieties – van der Colf.
The evaluation of Kikuyu over-sown with temperate grasses and legumes – van der Colf.
Replacing maize grain in the concentrate supplement with apple pomace – Steyn.
Essential oil as feed-additive for Jersey cows grazing ryegrass pasture – Moller.
Publications and reports: See B. Congress Proceedings etc.
B. CONGRESS PROCEEDINGS TO INDICATE EXPERTISE AND CAPACITY:
SA Society for Animal Science:
2015 – 48th Congress, Empangeni.
Factors affecting the occurrence of laminitis in dairy cows: A Review. M. Burger, C.J.C. Muller et al. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Elsenburg.
Comparison of two approaches to account for G X E interactions for production traits in South African Holstein cattle. J.B. van Wyk, F.W.C. Neser et al. Dept. of Animal, Wildlife and Grassland Sciences, UFS, Bloemfontein.
The influence of donor age and lactation category on embryo yield of Holstein cattle. H. Lambrechts et al. Dept. of Animal Sciences, US, Stellenbosch.
Effect of semen collection methods and cooling rates on Saanen semen prior to cryopreservation. K.C. Lehloenya, C. Visser et al. Dept. of Animal and Wildlife Sciences, UP, Hatfield, Pretoria.
Effect of selenium supplementation on testicular characteristics and semen quality of Saanen bucks. K.C. Lehloenya. Dept. of Animal and Wildlife Sciences, UP, Hatfield, Pretoria.
Isolation, identification and characterisation of lactic acid bacteria from South African Saanen Goat's milk and their traits as future probiotics. G. Makete, O.A. Aiyegoro et al. GI Microbiology and Biotechnology Unit, ARC-Animal Production Institute, Irene.
The composition, compaction and aerobic stability of maize silage in South Africa. R. Meeske. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Outeniqua. O.B. Einkamerer. Dept. of Animal, Wildlife and Grassland Sciences, UFS, Bloemfontein.
Effect of selenium and semen collection methods on Saanen semen. K.C. Lehloenya, J.B.J. van Ryssen et al. Dept of Animal and Wildlife Sciences, UP, Hatfield, Pretoria.
The use of Oregano as feed additive for dairy cows grazing on ryegrass pasture in spring. R. Meeske. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Outeniqua. C.W. Cruywagen. Dept. of Animal Sciences, US, Stellenbosch.
The accuracy of pregnancy-associated glycoproteins ELISA tests for early pregnancy diagnosis in South African dairy herds. B. Motimele. ARC-Animal Production Institute. G. Fosgate and P. Irons. Dept. of Production Animal Studies, UP, Onderstepoort.
Behavioural assessment of three genotypes of primiparous and multiparous cows around calving time on a pasture-based dairy system. Z. Mpisana and V. Munchenje. Dept. of Livestock and Pasture Science, UFH, Alice.
Reproductive performance of Holstein and Jersey heifers and cows on a pasture-based system. C.J.C. Muller et al. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Elsenburg.
Recent advances in dairying. J. Tucker, Chemunique, Johannesburg.
Effect of energy sources on energy partition and milk production of dairy cows. B.A. Useni, C.W. Cruywagen. Dept. of Animal Sciences, US, Stellenbosch.
Evaluation: Sulphur hexa-fluoride tracer gas technique for estimating methane emissions from grazing Jersey cows. J.D.V. van Wyngaard and R. Meeske. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Outeniqua.
Non-genetic factors affecting the efficiency of lifetime performance of South African Holstein cows. H.L. De Waal. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Stellenbosch. C.J.C. Muller. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Elsenburg.
The application of advanced interactive Livestock Management Reports in INTERGIS, based on official milk performance recording. J. Du Toit and M.J. Viljoen. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Stellenbosch.
Effect of crossbreeding on beef production of a Jersey herd using Fleckvieh sires. S. Goni. Döhne Agricultural Development Institute. C.J.C. Muller. Western Cape Department of Agriculture. B. Dube and K. Dzama. Dept. of Animal Sciences, US, Stellenbosch.
Effect of ß-carotene supplementation and oestrus synchronisation on ovarian activity and fertility of Saanen does. D.L.M. Gore and K.C. Lehloenya. Dept. of Animal and Wildlife Sciences, UP, Hatfield, Pretoria.
Allelic variation of αs2-casein in South African dairy goats. R. Grobler, C. Visser and E. van Marle-Köster. Dept. of Animal and Wildlife Sciences, UP, Hatfield, Pretoria.
Evaluating impact of non-genetic factors on functional longevity in South African Holsteins with a Weibull PH model. C.B. Banga and A. Maiwashe. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Irene. J.B. van Wyk. Dept. of Animal, Wildlife and Grassland Sciences, UFS, Bloemfontein. K.Dzama. Dept. of Animal Sciences, US, Stellenbosch.
Milk production on emerging farms of Eastern Free State Province: A case study of Maluti a Phofung area 114. T.W. Kekana, F.V. Nherera et al. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Irene.
The influence of superovulation protocol on yield and and developmental competence of oocytes obtained from Holstein cattle. H. Lambrechts, W.J. Coertze et al. Dept. of Animal Sciences, US, Stellenbosch.
The effects of breed and parity on the number of days open amongst multiparous dairy cows. W. Maguraushe, V. Maphosa and V. Muncheje. Dept. of Livestock and Pasture Science, UFH, Alice.
Lucerne leaf-meal nutrition for Holstein heifer neonates and calves. J.L. Mangena and J.W. N'gambi. University of Limpopo, Sovenga. F.V. Nherera and M.C. Muya. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Irene.
Effects of virginiamycin and live yeast on productivity, rumen volatile fatty acids and plasma ß-hydroybutyrate of Holstein cows. P.M. Moshidi. TUT, Pretoria. N.P. Shabangu. University of Venda, Thohoyandu. FV. Nherera and M.C. Muya. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Irene.
Production performance of Holstein and Jersey cows in a pasture-based system. C.J.C. Muller and J.A. Botha. Western Cape department of Agriculture, Elsenburg.
Breeding and management practices on small holder and emerging dairy herds in South Africa. A.E. Muntshu and C.B. Banga. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Irene. D. Norris. University of Limpopo, Sovenga.
The effect of oregano essential oil on milk production responses of Holstein cows. N. Nowers and C.W. Cruywagen. Dept. of Animal Sciences, US, Stellenbosch.
Dairying in Sub-Tropical regions – Makhathini research Station. P.A. Oosthuizen and E.A. van Zyl. KZN Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dundee. T. J. Dugmore. KZN department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Cedara.
Genetic trends for residual butterfat and residual protein in South African Holstein cattle. N. Ramatsoma, C.B. Banga et al. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Irene.
Oestrus synchronization response in communal cows of Limpopo Province. Z.C. Raphalalani, K.A. Nepawe et al. Dept. of Animal Science, TUT, Pretoria.
Effects of maize processing and dietary protein on lactation performance by Holstein cows. N.P. Shabangu, M.C. Muya et al. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Irene. Water conservation and effluent generation in dairy processing plants. N.W. Sithole, M. Chimonyo and I.V. Nsahlai. Animal and Poultry Science, UKZN, Pietermaritzburg.
Rumen response in Jersey cows grazing ryegrass pastures to two levels of high fibre concentrate supplementation. L. Steyn and C.W. Cruywagen. Dept. of Animal Sciences, US, Stellenbosch. R. Meeske. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Outeniqua.
Effect of palm kernel expeller supplementation on rumen fermentation of Jersey cows grazing kikuyu-based pastures. J.D.V. van Wyngaard and R. Meeske. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Outeniqua.
The effect of lucerne (Medicago sativa) hay quality and rate of fermentation on rumen parameters of Jersey cows. M. van Zyl, G.D.J. Scholtz and O. B. Einkamerer. Dept. of Animal, Wildlife and Grassland Sciences, UFS, Bloemfontein. R. Meeske. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Outeniqua.
2016 - 49th Congress, Stellenbosch.
Heat stress in dairy cows and ways to alleviate it. C.J.C. Muller and J.A. Botha. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Elsenburgh.
The effect of concentrate feeding level on enteric methane and milk production parameters of Jersey cows on ryegrass. J.D.V. van Wyngaard and R. Meeske. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Outeniqua. L.J. Erasmus. Dept. of Animal and Wildlife Science, UP, Hatfield, Pretoria.
The effect of increasing sugar and pectin content in the concentrate on milk production and composition of dairy cows grazing kikuyu-ryegrass pasture in summer. L. Steyn and R. Meeske. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Outeniqua. C.W. Cruywagen, Dept. of Animal Sciences, US, Stellenbosch.
Composition, compaction, aerobic stability and organic matter loss of maize silage on South African farms. R. Meeske. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Outeniqua. R. Venter. Kemin Industries, Olifantsfontein.
Effect of different feeding regimes in the dry period on subsequent milk production and fertility traits of Holstein cows. B.A. Useni and C.W. Cruywagen. Dept. of Animal Sciences, US, Stellenbosch. C.J.C. Muller. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Elsenburg.
Body condition and milk production of primiparous dairy cows on low concentrate diets. M.C. Akinsola et al. University of South Africa, Florida. F.V. Nherera-Chokuda et al. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Irene.
Serum protein concentrations in peri-partum and early lactation primiparous Jersey cows on smallholder farms in Limpopo Province. T.W. Kekana, F.V. Nherera-Chokuda et al. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Irene. K.C. Lehloenya. Dept. of Animal and Wildlife Science, UP, Hatfield, Pretoria.
Factors affecting sensitivity and specificity of three pregnancy-associated glycoprotein ELISA tests in South African dairy herds. B. Motimele and A. Kanengoni. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Irene. G. Fosgate and P.C. Irons. Dept. of Production Animal Studies, UP, Onderstepoort.
Milk yield and quality, nitrogen metabolism and rumen fermentation parameters in dairy cows fed different levels of concentrate and live yeast. N.P. Shabangu and J.J. Baloyi. University of Venda, Thohoyandou. M.C. Muya. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Irene.
CLA dietary supplementation in transition dairy cows affects calves' performance. C. Cardoso and C. Esposito. Dept. of Production Animal Studies, UP, Onderstepoort.
The reproduction performance of Holstein herds. C.J.C. Muller and J.P. Potgieter. Dept. of Animal Sciences, US, Stellenbosch. S. Cloete. DIMMSA, Heilbron.
The reference population for imputation and genomic selection in beef and dairy cattle. S. Mdyogolo, M.M. Scholtz and M.L. Makgahlela. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Irene. F.W.C. Neser. Dept. of Animal, Wildlife and Grassland Sciences, UFS, Bloemfontein.
Monitoring reproduction management towards improved fertility in dairy cows. C.J.C. Muller. Dept. of Animal Sciences, US, Stellenbosch. M. Burger and J.A. Botha. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Elsenburg.
Effects of parity, calving year and calving season on the milk yield and milk composition of Holstein cows. A.R.P. Disethle and U. Marume. Dept. of Animal Sciences, NWU, Mmabatho. G.S. gajana. Dept. of Livestock and Pasture Science, UFH, Alice.
The application of interactive reproduction reports in INTERGIS, based on official milk performance recording. J. du Toit et al. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Stellenbosch.
The effect of crossbreeding on milk production parameters using dual-purpose Fleckvieh sires on Jersey cows. S.Goni. Döhne Agricultural Development Institute, Stutterheim. C.J.C. Muller and J.A. Botha. Western Cape department of Agriculture, Elsenburg. B. Dube. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Irene. K. Dzama. Dept. of Animal Sciences, US, Stellenbosch.
Effect of body condition scoring at calving on milk yield and blood glucose concentration in smallholder Jersey cows. K.M. Manyama et al. ARC-Animal Production Institute.
The effect of dietary concentrate level and live yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) on the milk yield and rumen fermentation in dairy cows. M.C. Muya et al. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Irene. J.J. Baloyi. University of Venda, Thohoyandou.
Body condition and milk yield of first lactation cows on smallholder dairy cows. F.V. Nherera-Chokuda. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Irene. M. Kgama et al. Department of Agriculture, Towoomba Research Station, Limpopo Province.
Yield, composition and bacteriology of raw milk from semi-intensive smallholder systems in South Africa. F.V. Nherera-Chokuda et al. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Irene. C.J. Smit et al. University of South Africa, Florida. J.L. Marumo. NWU, Mafikeng Campus.
Effect of energy sources on ovarian follicular dynamics of dairy cows. B.A. Useni and C.W. Cruywagen. Dept. of Animal Sciences, US, Stellenbosch. C.J.C. Muller. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Elsenburg.
Predicting methane emissions of Jersey cows on pasture. J.D.V. van Wyngaard and R. Meeske. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Elsenburg. L.J. Erasmus. Dept. of Animal and Wildlife Sciences, UP, Hatfield, Pretoria.
Effects of ß-carotene supplementation on ovarian and glutathione peroxidise activity following synchronised oestrus in Saanen goats. G.L.M. Gore and K.C. Lehloenya. Dept. of Animal and Wildlife Sciences, UP, Hatfield, Pretoria.
2017-50th Congress, Port Elizabeth.
Characterization of emerging and smallholder production systems in South Africa. A.E. Muntswu and C.B. Banga. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Irene. T. Chitura. University of Limpopo, Sovenga.
Rearing dairy bull calves by communal farmers in the Eastern Cape: Current strategies, challenges and opportunities. B. Moyo and P. Nakalebe. Fort Cox Agriculture and Forestry Training Institute, King Williamstown.
The milk yield and live weight of Holstein cows as affected by selection strategy. C.J.C. Muller. Dept. of Animal Sciences, US, Stellenbosch. M. Burger and J.A. Botha. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Elsenburg.
Joint genetic evaluation of dairy cattle for Sub-Saharan Africa: A case study for Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe. C.B. Banga with international authors. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Irene.
Effects of compounding dairy faeces and vegetation on methane production from anaerobic batch and continuous cultures. E. Sihlangu and D. Luseba. Dept. of Animal Sciences, TUT, Pretoria. F.V. Nherera-Chokuda. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Irene.
Productive lifetime and lifetime efficiency in Holstein cows as affected by non-genetic factors. H.L. de Waal. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Stellenbosch. C.J.C. Muller. Dept. of Animal Sciences, US, Stellenbosch. M.M. Scholtz. ARC-Animal Production institute, Irene.
Measured vs predicted methane emissions of pasture-based dairy cows. J.D.V. van Wyngaard and R. Meeske. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Outeniqua. L.J. Erasmus. Dept. of Animal and Wildlife Sciences, U, Hatfield, Pretoria.
Effect of concentrate level on enteric fermentation of pasture-based dairy cows. J.D.V. van Wyngaard and R. Meeske. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Outeniqua. L.J. Erasmus. Dept. of Animal and Wildlife Sciences, UP, Hatfield, Pretoria.
Laser methane detector: Not a practical measurement tool for pasture-based dairy systems. J.D.V. van Wyngaard and L.J. Erasmus. Dept. of Animal and Wildlife Sciences, UP, Hatfield, Pretoria. R. Meeske. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Outeniqua. C.J.L. du Toit. Dept. of Animal Sciences, TUT, Pretoria
Effect of potassium content in the diet of dairy cows on alcohol stability of milk. J.L. Joubert. Hipra Animal Health, Menlyn, Pretoria. R. Meeske. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Outeniqua.
The effect of dried apple pomace as the main energy source for Jersey cows grazing ryegrass pasture. L. Steyn and R. Meeske. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Outeniqua. C.W. Cruywagen. Dept. of Animal Sciences, US, Stellenbosch.
The effect of replacing maize with dried apple pomace on rumen parameters of dairy cows grazing kikuyu pasture. L. Steyn and R. Meeske. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Outeniqua. C.W. Cruywagen. Dept. of Animal Sciences, US, Stellenbosch.
Evaluation of probiotic effects on the degradation of transition cow forage rations high in slowly degradable structural carbohydrates (fraction B2). M.C. Akinsola and V.K. Mbatha. University of South Africa, Florida. F.V. Nherera-Chokuda. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Irene.
Effects of essential oil from Eucalyptus globules on blood metabolites and milk production of primiparous Jersey cows. P.M. Moshidi and J.F. Mupangwa. Dept. of Livestock and Pasture Science, UFH, Alice. F.V. Nherera-Chokuda and M.C. Muya. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Irene.
Assessment of available reproduction data for use in genetic analyses of fertility in South African Holstein cattle. R.D. Kgari and M.L. Makgahlela. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Irene. C.J.C. Muller. Dept. of Animal Sciences, US, Stellenbosch.
Comparative performance of cows in smallholder and commercial dairy production systems in South Africa. S. Abin and C. Visser. Dept. of Animal and Wildlife Science. Up, Hatfield, Pretoria. C.B. Banga. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Irene.
Effect of herb antioxidants on blood proteins and milk quality of early lactating dairy cows. T.W. Kekana et al. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Irene. K.C. Lehloenya. Dept. of Animal and Wildlife Science, UP, Hatfield, Pretoria.
Genetic and phenotypic relationships among yields of milk, fat and protein in South African Guernsey cattle. T.F. Kekana et al. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Irene. K.A. Nephawe. Dept of Animal Science, TUT, Pretoria.
A whole farm model for quantifying total greenhouse gas emissions on South African dairy farms. R. Reinecke. FarmVision, Jefferys Bay. N.H. Casey. Dept. of Animal and Wildlife Science, UP, Hatfield, Pretoria.
Grassland Society of SA.
2015-50th Congress, Pietermaritzburg.
Early growth performance of dolichos (Lablab purpureus) fodder banks for communal dairy cattle in the Eastern Cape Province. H. J. van Rooyen et al. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Irene.
Early growth performance of spineless cactus pear (Opuntia spp.) fodder banks for communal dairy cattle in the Limpopo Province. P. J. J. Breytenbach et al. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Irene.
Evaluation of tillage effects on soil quality of kikuyu-ryegrass pastures. P.A. Swanepoel. Stellenbosch University. P. R. Botha. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Outeniqua. C. C. du Preez and H. A. Snyman. University of the Free State.
The monthly growth rate and total dry matter production of annual ryegrass cultivars in the southern Cape of South Africa. L. B. Zulu et al. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Outeniqua.
Relating canopy cover to water use of kikuyu pasture over-sown with temperate grasses or legume. M. Murphy and P.R. Botha. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Outeniqua. W. F. Truter. University of Pretoria. P. A. Swanepoel.Stellenbosch University.
Water use of mixed grass (kikuyu, ryegrass, cocksfoot and tall fescue species) and legume (clover and lucerne) pastures. O. Sehoole, W. F. Truter and J.Annandale. University of Pretoria.
Pasture plant breeding in South Africa: lessons from the past and future needs. S. B. Ammann and D.W. Goodenough. ARC - Animal Production Institute, A. Smith. Stats4science.
The seasonal and annual dry matter production of Festulolium hybrids compared to Festuca spp. and Lolium spp. in the southern Cape. J. van der Colf and P. R. Botha. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Outeniqua.
Impact of fertilisation on the chemical quality of cultivated pasture soil. P.A. Swanepoel. Stellenbosch University. P. R. Botha. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Outeniqua. C. C. du Preez and H. A. Snyman. University of the Free State.
Evaluation of grazing Jersey and Angus/Jersey nurse cows in a multiple suckling calf rearing system. J. D. V. van Wyngaard and R. Meeske. Department of Agriculture Western Cape, Outeniqua.
Inter- and intra-species competition as influenced by variable seeding rates and nurse crop association. D. J. Coetzee. Advance Seed, South Africa. W. F. Truter. University of Pretoria. C. S. Dannhauser. University of Limpopo, Sovenga.
2016 – 51st Congress, Wilderness.
What is known about forage herbs and their potential use in South Africa: Cichorium intybus and Plantago lanceolata. S. Ammann and D. Lombard. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Outeniqua.
Seasonal herbage yield of Italian and perennial ryegrass varieties with emphasis on those with extended summer growth after flowering. K. Mohubedu et al. KZN Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Cedara.
Tillage effects, soil quality and production potential of kikuyu-ryegrass pastures in South Africa. P.A. Swanepoel and J. Habig. University of Stellenbosch. P. Botha. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Outeniqua. C. Du Preez and H.A. Snyman. University of the Free State.
Pasture dry matter yield of perennial ryegrass and ryegrass hybrids in the Southern Cape. J. van der Colf et al. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Outeniqua.
The growth rate and total dry matter production of annual ryegrass in the Southern Cape. J. van der Colf et al. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Outeniqua.
The production potential and botanical composition of kikuyu over-sown with temperate grass-legume mixtures using different establishment methods. J. van der Colf. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Outeniqua.
Rearing and finishing Angus/Jersey calves in a pasture-based beef production system. J.D.V. van Wyngaard et al. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Outeniqua.
2017 – 52nd Congress, Wits Rural Facility, Hoedspruit.
Morphological differences between chicory varieties and the potential of using plant height as a measure of yield. S. Ammann and J.van der Colf. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Outeniqua.
The effect of nitrogen fertilization on dry matter production and botanical composition of grass-legume pastures in the southern Cape. B. Jordaan and J. van der Colf. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Outeniqua. P.A. Swanepoel. University of Stellenbosch.
Effects of salinity on germination performance of selected Lolium and Eragrostis grass species. M. Mangwane, I.C. Madakatze et al. UFH, Alice.
Effect of cutting on dry matter and total non-structural carbohydrate percentages of ten selected Italian ryegrass cultivars. N.P. Rakau, N.K. Mohubedu et al. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Cedara.
Effect of cutting stages on re-growth dry matter production and nutritional value of five winter cereal cultivars in Moloto district Gauteng and Nooitgedacht Mpumalanga Province. N.P. Rakau. ARC-Animal Production Institute, Cedara. C.S. Dannhauser. University of Limpopo, Sovenga.
The biomass production and nutrient content of Perenial ryegrass (lolium perenne (L)), Cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata (L)) and Tall fescue (Festuca arundunacea (Schreb)) varieties grown under irrigation in Alice, South Africa. S. Tikwayo and J.S. Mupangwa. UFH, Alice.
The effect of nitrogen fertilisation on the yield and botanical composition of kikuyu-based pastures. C. Viljoen and J. van der Colf. Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Outeniqua. P.A. Swanepoel. University of Stellenbosch.
Anti-nutrients and in vitro digestibility of Lablab purpureus and Vigna unquiculata forage legumes. W. Soul, J.S. Mupangwa and V. Muncheje. UFH, Alice.
SA Society of Dairy Technology.
2016 – 49th Annual Symposium, Umhlanga.
Listeria monocytogenes in food: Control by monitoring the food processing environment. P.J. Jooste. TUT, Pretoria.
Is milk good for you? J. Kruger. Department of Food Science, UP, Hatfield, Pretoria.
Metabolism and health effects of lactose and galactose in dairy. M. Vermaak. Consumer Education of Milk SA.
2017 – 50th Annual Symposium, Kievits Kroon, Pretoria..
Source tracking of Bacillus cereus in an extended shelf life milk processing plant. D.T. Mugadza and E.M. Buys. Dept of Food Science, UP, Hatfield, Pretoria.
Modelling the survival of acid and salt stressed Listeria monocytogenes in a lactic soft cheese stored at 40C. T. Sibanda and E.M. Buys. Dept of Food Science, UP, Hatfield, Pretoria.
Quantitative risk assessment fo shigatoxin producing E. coli in bulk milk sold directly from producer to consumer. V. Ntuli and E.M. Buys. Dept. of Food Science, UP, Hatfield, Pretoria.
Casein and casein micelle structure. G. Osthoff et al. Dept. of Food Science, UFS, Bloemfontein.
Effect of cleaning in place on the germination of Bacillus cereus spores in extended shelf life milk. C. Kruger and E.M. Buys. Dept. of Food Science, UP, Hatfield, Pretoria.
The effect of cleaning-in-place on Bacillus subtilis and the effect on its enzymes on extended shelf life milk. N. Adonis and E.M. Buys. Dept. of Food Science, UP, Hatfield, Pretoria.
The effects of nisin, sonorensin and cation sequestration on the biofilm of Bacillus subtilis from dairy processing plant. J.A. Elegbeleye and E.M. Buys. Dept. of Food Science, UP, Hatfield, Pretoria.
Quality characteristics of Roselle-flavoured ice cream. T.M. Singo. University of Venda, Thohoyandu.
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LFF 2015 – Ruined Heart
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Filmgoers hung up on plot-driven narratives might want to skip punk filmmaker Khavn De La Cruz's crime movie. Set in the back alleys of Manila, Ruined Heart features a familiar array of movie archetypes. Criminal, Godfather, Best Friend, Whore. Khavn introduces them by having the actors walk towards the screen one by one and giving them their label. Tadanobu Asano is the criminal whose relationship with a sex worker (Nathalie Acevedo) brings him into conflict with a local gangster. The cliched elements of the story are acknowledged in the film's subtitle (Another Love Story Between a Criminal and a Whore). We learn nothing more about them. Khavn tells this story through images and music and his title song 'Ruined Heart' performed by Bing Austria becomes a refrain throughout the film. Assisted by legendary director-of-photography Chris Doyle Ruined Heart is a colourful, chaotic, and ultimately sublime sensory experience.
LFF Connects – Alistair Hope
Fascinating talk with Alistair Hope, creative director for the game Alien: Isolation. Set between events in Alien (79, Ridley Scott) and Aliens (86, James Cameron) it follows Amanda Ripley, daughter of Ellen, as she searches for her missing mother and ends up trapped on a space station with a Xenomorph and a handful of survivors. It's an unbearably tense experience, beautifully designed, and oddly affecting at times as Ripley gets closer to the truth about her mother. 20th Century Fox were hugely supportive of the project and gave Hope and his team access to production material from the original movie even going so far as allowing them access to their archives. The resulting game looks pleasingly like Ridley Scott's roughnecks-in-space vision of the future. Hope also mentioned being influenced by the work of Terrence Malick and what Hope described as "the space between the action" in The Thin Red Line. Alien: Isolation fits so well into the universe established by the film franchise it's hard not to consider it canon.
LFF 2015 – Carol
Beautifully realised adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novel The Price of Salt from director Todd Haynes. A tale of forbidden love between a young shop assistant and a glamorous older woman, the novel is based on an experience Highsmith had while working as a shop assistant in a department store. Highsmith writes in an afterword added when the novel was republished under her own name in 1984,
"Perhaps I noticed her because she was alone, or because a mink coat was a rarity, and because she was blondish and seemed to give off light. With the same thoughtful air, she purchased a doll, one of two or three I had shown her, and I wrote her name and address on the receipt, because the doll was to be delivered to an adjacent state. It was a routine transaction, the woman paid and departed. But I felt odd and swimmy in the head, near to fainting, yet at the same time uplifted, as if I had seen a vision."
Highsmith's interaction with this woman went no further but she turned the small clues she had about this woman's life into an act of wish-fulfilment. The woman she names Carol seeks out the young shop assistant and thanks her. There is a mutual attraction both women act upon, yet the restraints put upon them by society force them apart. Her facsimile whom she names Therese begins to find success as a photographer and make something of herself. While most novels of the era were forced by law to show homosexuals as being tormented by their feelings Highsmith ended The Price of Salt on a hopeful note.
Returning to the 50s era setting he used so well for his Douglas Sirk inspired melodrama Far From Heaven (2002) Haynes again deals with the theme of women forced to conform and suffering emotionally because of it. Carol (Cate Blanchett) is going through a break up with her perfectly decent husband Harge (Kyle Chandler) because of her close relationship with her ex-lover Abby (Sarah Paulson). Harge is a nice guy in the aw shucks mould, but he's becoming increasingly tormented by his inability to save their marriage and is threatening to restrict access to their child. Meanwhile Therese is still finding her way at an age where she's still trying to work out what she wants. There a controlling would-be fiance Richard (Jake Lacy) and other interested parties including Donnie (John Magaro) a likeable wannabe novelist who takes notes when watching old movies to learn how to write.
Highsmith's work often deals with a dangerous outsider inveigling their way into the life of somebody who is higher placed up the social ladder. While Therese is slightly off-kilter, "what a strange girl you are, flung out from space," says Carol at one point, it is their romantic involvement which threatens them rather than any sociopathic behaviour. There are hints at Highsmith's gifts as a thriller writer though which Haynes manages to draw tension from. A stranger they meet on a road trip seems harmless at first but like Highsmith's most famous creation Tom Ripley he proves to be deceptive. After Carol calls off the relationship it is not immediately apparent how Therese will respond and the casting of the enigmatic Rooney Mara helps in this respect.
While Far From Heaven imitated a particular style of filmmaking from the 50s' Carol is located firmly in the period itself. This is a more realistic presentation of the era with a muted if not quite drab colour scheme. Emotions are mostly kept in check as you would expect from a film set during a period when homosexuality was illegal, but occasionally they burst forth. Abby quietly weeping while driving, Carol pulling a gun on a private detective, and finally rising to a crescendo during its transcendent last scene recreating perfectly Highsmith's original defiant ending.
LFF 2015 – Evolution
More than a decade after her haunting debut Innocence (2004) Lucile Hadžihalilović returns with another powerful story based around childhood. In a small village by the sea young Nicolas (Max Brebant) sneaks out in the morning to swim. While diving underwater he sees the dead body of a boy his own age. There's a red starfish on the corpse's belly. Nobody believes him. His mother (Julie-Marie Parmentier) scolds Nicolas, his friends tease him. These early scenes recall the opening sequence in Luc Besson's The Big Blue (1988) as the boys play and fight on the island, but there's something not quite right here. There are no grown-up men or girls present, only mothers and their little boys. All of them are attending the local hospital for treatment for what seems to be exactly the same symptoms.
Evolution is a dreamlike fable about the uncertainties of approaching adolescence and works in tandem with Hadžihalilović's Innocence which also is set in its own hermetic world and contrasted childhood and death. Though the plot when cut down to a generic synopsis seems slight even for an eighty minute horror film there is much in Evolution that fascinates. Nicolas likes to draw. The seemingly everyday objects (footballs, cats, ferris wheels) he puts in his notebook seem extraordinary to the women and other children. They praise Nicolas for his vivid imagination but he knows what these things are called. The film's inspiration seems to be two simple French words, La Mer and La Mere, the sea and motherhood. Both givers of life presented as being beautiful and menacing forces of nature.
With its unsettling horror sequences and art-house sensibility Evolution put me in mind of another great French film, Trouble Every Day (2002, Claire Denis). That was simultaneously too gory for most 'serious' film fans and too arty for gore-hounds leaving it with only a small devoted following. Certainly at the screening I attended there was an interesting reaction with one rather strident plummy-voiced gentleman tearing into Hadžihalilović for filming "obscenities" and asking the visibly rattled director what her film meant. Bizarrely the chap giving Hadžihalilović a bollocking turned out to be Peter Bowles, star of the 80s' sitcom To The Manor Born. That little interaction at the end felt even more surreal than the film.
The Great McGonagall (1974, Joseph McGrath)
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Every morning when I go out
The Ignorant rabble they do shout
"There goes Mad McGonagall."
William Topaz McGonagall, 'A New Year's Resolution to Leave Dundee,'
While William Topaz McGonagall (1825 – 1902) is now a celebrated figure in Scotland for his questionable verse this forgotten movie languishes in the kind of obscurity normally reserved for poets. Made in a couple of weeks at the Wilton Music Hall in London it was funded as a tax-write off. Tigon productions made some interesting British horror films in the 60s' but by 1974 their output consisted mainly of pornography.
Written by Spike Milligan and director Joseph McGrath, an inventive comedy director who had worked on Not Only But Also and been one of the five directors involved in James Bond debacle Casino Royale (1967). McGrath directed the Peter Sellers/Ursula Andress segments of the film which work really well and might have made something of that project had producer Charles K. Feldman not taken over the production. Milligan's film career amounted to little more than cameos in other stars films but The Great McGonagall is his project and he clearly sensed a kindred spirit in this gentle Scottish misfit.
Like Tim Burton's biopic of Ed Wood (1994) the film shows compassion for a talentless outsider whose passion outstrips his abilities. This opening line to McGonagall's poem about old Braveheart himself gives an idea of the kind of poetic sophistication you find in his work.
"Sir William Wallace of Ellerslie
I've heard he went to the High School in Dundee,"
While the film mocks McGonagall it's kinder towards him than the rest of the cast. Queen Victoria (Sellers cameoing) is so dumb she doesn't notice an assassin adjusting his pistol for a better shot while standing next to her, it portrays Tennyson (Valentine Dyall) as a snobbish sex maniac, the Edinburgh literary crowd as a bunch of braying hoity-toits, and Prince Albert (Julian Chagrin) as Adolf Hitler. McGonagall comes off quite well in comparison. Milligan and McGrath transform McGonagall's odd life into a fanciful tale involving a foiled assassination attempt, a royal love affair, and his ascension to the title of poet laureate. In among Milligan's clever wordplay, "he turned out to be a very reasonable unreasonable man," and sight gags is a moving celebration of creativity and the artist's struggle to make sense of the world around him however inept the results may be.
McGonagall's eccentricity is apparent from his autobiography. As a young wannabe actor playing Macbeth onstage he refused to die and kept on fighting Macduff. He walked from Dundee to Balmoral with the intention of meeting Queen Victoria and is bewildered when he is turned away by an angry estate worker at the Castle gates. McGonagall is both innocent and provocateur. This kind of material is perfect for Milligan. McGonagall has already done most of the work for him leaving him free to put his unique spin on events and the result is one of the few films to capture the absurdist brilliance of Milligan's legendary sketch show Q (1969-80).
LFF 2015 – Latin Lover, Arabian Nights
Charming Italian comedy-drama from director Cristina Comencini about the ex-wives (Virna Lisi, Marisa Parides) of lothario movie star Saverio Crispo (Francesco Scianna) and his many daughters from around the world reuniting at a commemorative event celebrating his life and work. Latin Lover contains wonderful recreations of classic era Italian cinema and the genres popular in the 50s' through to the 70s'. Neo-realism, spaghetti westerns, romantic comedies, and left-wing political cinema are all mimicked perfectly. These clips are the only time we see Saverio onscreen so he remains an enigma until gradually through the stories these women tell each other we begin to get a clear idea of what kind of man Sevario was. However the arrival of an eccentric stranger throws the event into chaos. Pedro (Lluis Homar) was Saverio's stunt double and claims to know a few secrets about Sevario's past. Warm and funny, Hollywood's probably negotiating for the remake rights right about now.
Miguel Gomes three-part documentary combining stories from Scheherazade's One Thousand and One Nights with a state of the nation documentary looking at the effects of the economic collapse on Portugal. Arabian Nights opens with Gomes depressed at his inability to film Scheherazade's tales and berating himself for wanting to in the first place. How can he possibly justify telling transient stories that do no engage with the present? he reasons calling this desire "dandyism." Yet he manages it, switching between documentary essay and contemporary rewordings of the Scheherazade. Arabian Night meanders somewhat but at it's best it's an exhilarating mixture of political commentary and the fantastical.
LFF 2015 – Youth
Paolo Sorrentino takes the opulent stylisations of his last movie The Great Beauty (2013) even further with this operatic tale set around a Swiss mountain spa. Sorrentino mentioned during his LFF Connects Talk his main themes are characters dealing with a profound sense of malaise, the passing of time, and their problems having no real solution. These are all grand themes but Sorrentino's approach intertwines high seriousness with humour. There's also present in his work a fascination for celebrity and a love for extravagant set-pieces yet his work remains grounded in the emotional reality of the story he is telling. The flamboyance of his direction does not distract from his often very straightforward narratives but becomes an essential part of them.
Youth is primarily about two men who are no longer young. Michael Caine plays Fred Ballinger, an elderly composer hiding away from the world in a Swiss spa. Pestered by an emissary (Alex MacQueen) from the Queen who insists he come out of retirement to play his most famous work 'Simple Songs' he's made his peace and is happy to remain quiet. Fred still composes in his head, though using a sweetie paper to keep time, and taking inspiration from the everyday sounds around him. Most of his time is spent with his longtime friend Mick (Harvey Keitel), a filmmaker working on what he hopes will be his last great movie summarily titled 'Life's Last Day,' but he and his team of young screenwriters are struggling to find an ending. Paul Dano plays an American method actor researching for an unexpected role, and Fred's daughter Lena (Rachel Weisz) whose husband has just run off with Paloma Faith.
Also wandering about the hotel are Miss Universe (Madalina Diana Ghenea), and Diego Maradona (Roly Serrano) now obese and attached to an oxygen tank his wife carries around behind him. Staff wise there's a young masseuse (Luna Zimic Mijovic) who believes in communicating through touch, and a mountaineering instructor (Robert Seethaler) whose awkward attempt at chatting up Lena turns sublime as he launches into a bizarre story about finding an unlikely household item on K2.
Youth occasionally teeters on the edge of absurdity but it's anchored by beautifully judged performances from the leads. Caine, working with a great Italian director for the first time since Vittorio De Sica in 1967's Woman Times Seven, has wonderful chemistry with Kietel. There's a real feeling of mutual affection present in their conversations about their memories of their shared past. Kietel does regret very well as his wonderful performance as a burnt out Hollywood agent showed in Ari Folman's The Congress (2012). He's funny and ultimately moving here as a Blake Edwards-type film director who is blissfully unaware his best days are behind him until in his muse (a coruscating cameo by Jane Fonda) sets him straight.
Sorrentino's regular director-of-photography Luca Bigazzi lenses and together their mastery of images combined with David Lang's music makes this one of the most visually stunning films of the year. Youth won't win over Sorrentino's detractors but for admires of his cinema of grand spectacle it's a delight.
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An estimated 45,000 children under the age of 15 are diagnosed with epilepsy each year in the United States. In light of that startling statistic, Danny Did Foundation presents to interested elementary, high school, and college students about seizure safety, tolerance and understanding for those who suffer from seizures, and most of all, about Danny's love for life and of how that love has transformed a family and an organization into a leading voice in the mission to prevent deaths caused by seizures. The DDF Educational Curriculum presentation is tailored to age-level and centers on a message of hope and perseverance in the face of adversity. At the university level, we are especially interested in speaking with nursing and medical students. If you're interested to have Danny Did Foundation educational brochures distributed at your school, contact Tom Stanton at tfstanton@dannydid.org.
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Canada's National Emergency Strategic Stockpile (NESS) contains supplies that provinces and territories can request in emergencies, such as infectious disease outbreaks, natural disasters and other public health events, when their own resources are not enough.
Eligible organizations, such as museums and academic institutions, may request historical artifacts. For more information, please visit our Donations website.
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) maintains the NESS. PHAC continuously assesses the composition of the stockpile and refurbishes supplies that are distributed.
Supplies can be deployed anywhere in the country, usually within 24 hours of a request from a province or a territory.
On January 11, 1952, Cabinet gave authority to the Minister of National Health and Welfare to stockpile essential health supplies. This Cabinet decision was part of a civil defence plan responding to the threats of the Cold War.
On June 7, 1965, a Cabinet decision gave the authority for provinces and territories to use these supplies during peacetime. Memoranda of Understanding were developed with provinces and territories to facilitate the maintenance of Crown assets for use in a national emergency. They outline the respective roles and responsibilities of the federal government and the provinces and territories.
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Discussion Starter • #1 • Feb 2, 2016
Japan's big 3 (Nissan, Toyota, and Honda) may be supporting hydrogen fueled cars but it's going to lag behind electric vehicles in the foreseeable future.
Because hydrogen fuel just comes up short in comparison. The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute(UMTRI) published a short snippet titled "The Relative Merits of Battery-Electric Vehicles and Fuel-Cell Vehicles" and even though the authors do see some merit in Fuel Cell Vehicles (FCV), electric Vehicles (EV) still sounds like the better option.
Battery-Electric Vehicles (BEV):
•	Accessible charging stations
•	More BEV models are available
•	Best fuel economy
•	Produce the lowest amount of greenhouse gases per mile
Sure the overall drive range is shorter than other types of vehicles and it takes time to charge the battery but this is improving in leaps and bound.
Fuel Cell Vehicles (FCV):
•	Limited models
•	Underdeveloped hydrogen-refueling infrastructure
•	Requires liquid hydrogen and it's produced using fossil fuels
There are two ways to produce the hydrogen that you pump into your car.
One method is through natural gas steam reformation where factories need to use high temperatures and pressure to break the gas into hydrogen and carbon oxide. This method accounts for the majority of hydrogen produce in the United States but that energy used in production come from fossil fuels.
The second method is electrolysis where an electric current is run through water in order to split it into hydrogen and oxygen. Why not produce hydrogen using this method only? Because that electricity still generated from non-renewable resources, you may as well just directly charge an EV with it. Once made, hydrogen needs to be cooled and stored in pressurized containers which requires even more energy.
My conclusion? Electric vehicles are better for the environmentally conscious. Your thoughts? And feel free to disagree with me.
igotzzoom
It's going to be a LONG time before hydrogen is a viable large-scale alternative fuel.
Hmm, too bad everything is going to use some form of fossil fuels for the electricity generation. Some of the cons to hydrogen are not about hydrogen itself, it is just a matter of development.
Raymondjram
#4 • Feb 3, 2016 (Edited)
Hydrogen is best used as rocket fuel, so NASA, ESA, JAXA, and the Russian and the Chinese space agencies are its major users. But if you could read a NASA guidebook on handling hydrogen fuel, you will see how dangerous a Fuel Cell vehicle will be. At the owner level, fueling such a vehicle involves two connectors, one for vehicle-to-pump communications (electrical) and one for the gas itself. It is complex for the layperson, so a H2 station will need someone to do the fueling if you don't understand the details.
BTW, I own the 2008 Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell Owner Manual and the fueling is a full chapter long. I bought it here:
http://www.helminc.com/helm/product2.asp?Make=CHV&Model=EQUI&Year=2008&Category=&class_2=CHV&mk=Chevrolet+&+Geo&yr=2008&md=Equinox&dt=&module=&from=result&Style=helm&Sku=1X264361C&itemtype=N
Gasoline fuel is simpler, but electric charging is the most simple that even a child can do it. And electric charging can even be WIRELESS using resonant charging (Nikola Tesla's greatest invention) similar to wireless charging for smartphones and watches, so a BEV owner will just drive and park over a transmitter on the floor, aligning the BEV's receiver over it, and let the BEV do all the work overnight or at a special parking location. Hands-free, weatherproof (charges even through a layer of snow or ice), and idiotproof.
No other form of "refueling" can be simpler!
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Lol, just read a guide on fueling a Hydrogen Equinox and it's a multi-step process. Plenty of space for errors and it takes a while too depending on the fueling station's PSI, half an hour at a 10,000-psi hydrogen fueling station.
I/m sure its not that bad once you get used to it. If the standard is gas or electricity, almost everything seems more complicated.
It's not just refueling complication but other variables as well.
Electricity is just more streamlined and no special vehicle is needed to transport it from one location to another.
What's cool is that you can get electricity from anywhere if production is a concern, even on a highway you can install a few solar panels.
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Roth33d
Infrastructure is key, costly at first and scarce but it is the way to go. Good time to invest in some solar companies.
#9 • Feb 16, 2016 (Edited)
As a follow up on my post, I searched and found the Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell Owner manual again, so I am open to any questions about its contents. As an example, the fueling material covers part of chapter 5, pages 5-3 to 5-6. The last "CAUTION" flag is the most intriguing:
"If a fire starts while you are refueling, do not remove the nozzle. Shut off the flow of fuel by shutting off the pump or by notifying the station attendant. Leave the area immediately."
I would run away IMMEDIATELY!!
The documentation also includes a small pamplet labelled : Emergency Response Quick Reference* so if your Fuel Cell Equinox does catch fire, you can let the firemen read it and see how to "respond" while your vehicle (and the hydrogen station) is burning. Most of it shows the location of the fuel cell components (driver side, passenger side, and underside which is useful if the vehicle has flipped on its side), then shows how to disable the propulsion system, 12 V power, and the high voltage electrical system (this does have a HV battery and an electric motor). The last page shows the "Do NOT Cut Zones" where the hydrogen lines and HV electric wires run through the body structure.
* This asterisk means "For more information consult the Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell Emergency Response Guide at www.gmstc.com". The actual link is https://www.gmstc.com/FirstResponder.aspx where anyone can download the complete guide as a PDF. Enjoy the reading as a possible horror story for future Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicles!
With over eight years of experience in Fuel Cell vehicles, GM did the correct step by not continuing this path and go directly to the EREV Volt and the BEV Bolt EV. Now do you think Toyota (with the Mirai) can do better than GM?
Raymondjram said:
Unless they educate and train owners on what to do, I have a feeling most won't do what the manual says to do, instead they'll be in the moment and run away.
Lol, basically telling you to run away and let the station attendant deal with shutting off the fuel nozzle. You'll also need to memorize the Emergency Response Quick Reference because lets face it, the emergency responders aren't going to go through the whole thing on the spot.
Bazinga said:
Starting to think that fire departments will eventually be trained on this. Timing is everything in these situations and reading through a pamphlet while everything is burning down won't likely be an option.
Plus they might already have a way to deal with it.
Hopefully dealers do their due diligence so that people understand what the dangers are. Probably the best thing to do is to just get away from the car thats on fire though. Seems like the natural instinct is probably on point with that.
Electric Mike
I'm sure gas stations catch fire from time to time, but a hydrogen fire at a station would require a much different response.
Overall it won't be much of a thing to worry about but of course with hydrogen becoming a growing thing and being implemented they do have to consider what can happen. Just part of the education and preparation behind the process
Electric Mike said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXTjEAWSW00
igotzzoom said:
I was thinking something more along the lines of this.
Discussion Starter • #18 • Mar 1, 2016
We have better hydrogen storage technology so that shouldn't happen with cars and fueling but there's always a chance and that's not a risk I'm willing to take when there's a safer alternative in electric.
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#19 • Mar 1, 2016
Same here, we do have to factor in that car makers want this stuff to be just as safe as we want it to be since when things go wrong.. it haunts them. They don't want those things to happen as much as we do and more.
Many more motivations.
Feel like manufacturers want to go the hydrogen route because it's a fuel they can control whereas electricity is not.
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Hello everyone, I recently purchased a Chevy bolt 2019 last October. I've been reading up on different types of batteries and I'm interested in the best practices for maintaining my existing battery on my vehicle as I live in New England and we experience colder weather. I have the option to...
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Autonomous Chevy Bolt Now Roaming Arizona Streets
Autonomous cars have been getting a bad rep lately, especially Tesla, but that isn't deterring Chevy and their autonomous driving technology continues to move forward. Their autonomous Bolt prototype is now roaming the streets of Scottsdale, Arizona in addition to San Francisco and Cruise...
Chevy Bolt News · updated 25 days ago
AV Bolts?
https://electrek.co/2019/12/23/gm-pushes-dot-to-approve-chevy-bolts-with-no-steering-wheel/
Mel · updated 29 days ago
General Motors is "on track" to meet its goal of having 20 battery-electric vehicles in production by 2023
Full article linked below. Let's hope so... "General Motors is "on track" to meet its goal of having 20 battery-electric vehicles in production by 2023, a senior executive said, despite the fact that it hasn't introduced a new BEV since launching the Chevrolet Bolt EV three years ago. Expect...
wonderbolt · updated 1 month ago
Chevy Bolt Offs The Spark EV
After three and a half years on the market, Chevy has axed the Spark EV from their 2017 lineup even though the Bolt EV was never meant to be its replacement. General Motors has confirmed the discontinuation of their Spark model last month. First launched in the summer of 2013 for the 2014...
Chevy Bolt News · updated 1 month ago
p7wang 2 months ago
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In an InformationWeek article today, Apple (News - Alert) announced that it intends to start offering the WiFi capable iPad in China this Friday. Apple explained they also plan on introducing the iPad in "many more countries," later this year.
The 16 GB WiFi (News - Alert) capable version will reportedly be available in China for a little under $600, while the 32 GB will go for around $700 and the 65 GB for about $830. Interestingly, it is sold for only $500 in the U.S.
Prior to the anticipated availability of iPads in China, there have were a number of fake iPads running on Google's Android (News - Alert) operating system through the black market. However, reports indicate that since they are in higher demand, they are much more expensive - ranging from $700- $1000.
This isn't the first time Apple products have been on the black market in China. The same happened with copy cat iPhone's (News - Alert) when the iPhone was first released. To avoid fake versions of their products, Apple has decided to shorten the lag time between the U.S. and China launches in the future.
Also according to InformationWeek, Apple has sold 3.3 million iPads since its release in early April, jumpstarting the market for tablet computers. With Apple opening the market up in other countries, sales are bound to rise even more in the next couple of months.


Ok, i need some drunken Karaoke fun on June 24 (Saturday), and have NO IDEA where to go. Please help. I would preferably like to go somewhere around Bloor/Bathurst, or somewhere on College. Does anyone have any suggestions?
All are welcome to come! There will be drinks, singing, and possibly some dancing at the Dance Cave after. And it is kind of for my birthday, so everyone can come and watch me act like a drunken idiot. Good times will be had!
Ok, fire off some places for me.


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