Dairy science

Dairy science

The scientific study of dairy and related disciplines including biochemistry, breeding, economics, engineering, environment, food science, genetics, microbiology, nutrition, pathology, physiology, processing, public health quality assurance, sanitation, microbiology and bacteriology.

Industry: Agriculture

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Cannula

Agriculture; Dairy science

A special tube designed for placing drugs into the udder through the teat end and streak canal.

Calf

Agriculture; Dairy science

A young male or female bovine. Usually referred to as calves until reaching sexual maturity.

Chalk sticks

Agriculture; Dairy science

Used to mark treated, fresh, or special-needs cows.

Direct microscopic somatic cell count (DMSCC)

Agriculture; Dairy science

Microscopic count of the actual number of somatic cells in milk. This system is used to cheque and verify electronic cell count machines used in DHI laboratories.

Dairy Herd Improvement Association (DHIA)

Agriculture; Dairy science

An organisation with programmes and objectives intended to improve the production and profitability of dairy farming. Aids farmers in keeping milk production and management records.

Dairy Herd Improvement Registry (DHIR)

Agriculture; Dairy science

A modification of the DHIA programme to make milk production records acceptable by the specific dairy breed associations.

DHI supervisor

Agriculture; Dairy science

An officially trained and DHIA-certified employee qualified to collect milk samples and record milk weights on the farm for all official types of testing plans.