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VITAMIN D: TIME TO FORTIFY STRAIGHT FROM THE FIELD?
Author:
Dr Kirsty Pourshahidi
Dr Kirsty Pourshahidi is a Research and Teaching Fellow within the Nutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health (NICHE) at Ulster University, where she specialises in vitamin D, agri-food nutrition and consumer innovation. Her research spans all areas from farm-to-fork, and here she provides an overview of the importance of ...
The Story Of Liverpool Cow Keepers
Author:
John Sumner
March 2021
Background
I first got to know about ‘town milk’ in the late 1960s through working with what was then MAFF’s advisory service. The city of Liverpool fell within my allocated area and part of my duties was to visit the small number of cowkeepers whose premises were in the city. ...
Farming is Changing
Author:
John Sumner
January 2021
John Sumner has written a very informative report about the new UK Agriculture Bill and how it is placed to reform agricultural policy in the UK following the separation from Europe.
SDT Member Profile: Chloe Farrell
Author:
Gary Andrews
January 2021
A profile of one of our new members from Ballylisk Creamery
A Rapid, Sensitive and Accurate Diagnostic Test to Aid Control of Johne’s Disease in Dairy Herds
Author:
Irene R Grant
January 2021
Minimising Chlorate Levels in the Dairy Chain
Author:
David Gleeson and Bernadette O'Brien
January 2021
BETTER NEWS ON ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE
Author:
John Sumner
December 2020
The UK is stabilising in antibiotic resistance in cattle, based on a survey by the Veterinary Medicine Directorate .....
A Case For Higher Yields
Author:
John Sumner
November 2020
A very thought provoking paper on how the UK dairy industry could provide the key to improving greenhouse gas emissions by the rest of the world employing the practices followed in the UK to increase yield and productivity of our cows.
SDT Annual Report 2019-20
Author:
M Pusey
November 2020
The SDT Annual Report for 2019/20
Lurching Forward to 2021
Author:
John Sumner
September 2020
As we move forward to 2021, out of the European Union, what is expected in the dairy industry? Certainly a momentous change
Book Review and UHT Shelf-Life Consideration
Author:
Mike Lewis
August 2020
Mike Lewis reviews a recent dairy nutrition book and considers the shelf-life of UHT milk
Paying Peanuts for Protein
Author:
Mike Lewis
June 2020
This nutrition-themed report compares the price per gramme of protein from various sources and states the importance of reading ingredient labels, suggesting a credible source of nutritional information is not always provided. The author emphasizes the importance of healthy living and eating throughout our lives and recommends that consideration to ...
Book Review: IDF World Dairy Situation 2019
Author:
John Sumner
May 2020
A book review of the 2019 IDF World Dairy Report
Remember Climate Change?
Author:
John Sumner
April 2020
The Dairy Industry contribution to Climate Change, referring to a recent report by RABDF.
The Foaming of Milk
Author:
Mike Lewis
March 2020
A short report on the variation in the foaming properties of milk when tested at home using a commercial frother and relating to prior research.
British Mastitis conference 2019
Author:
John Sumner
February 2019
The 2019 British Mastitis Conference brought together a group of speakers from across the UK, from Belgium, France and as far away as India. In addition to the presentation of a series of papers, the conference included a number of research updates and poster abstracts in a Technology Transfer Session. ...
Healthcare professionals support milk and dairy products
Author:
John Sumner
April 2017