SEPTEMBER  2013        HOMEWORK  2

This page was last updated on: October 3, 2013

1.   Here is a link to a double-muscled breed of cattle from Italy, one that is                         being selected for the myostatin gene.

3.  You may have heard about Kobe beef from Japan.  Here is a link to information                about this method of producing beef.  These cattle are also being raised in the USA.

     Here is also a link to Heartbrand beef.

4.  Here is a link to information about the Senepol cattle from St. Croix.  You can visit             the Castle Nugent on your next trip to the island.

5.  Here is the link to the King Ranch.  They were responsible for finding the cause of               Texas tick fever and the development of the Santa Gertrudis and Santa Cruz cattle              breeds and the American Quarter horse.

6.  Here is a link to information about the alpha-2 beta casein milk.

2.   Here is a link to water buffalo dairy information.

7.  Here is a link to information about the Angus genetic profile testing.  Genomics is  a            popular but controversial subject in both dairy and beef cattle breeding in the USA.

  8.   What are the elements of a successful bio-balanced fly control program?

        Check here for details.

9.   You can find information about fly predators here or here.

10.Link to the Upenn physical examination website.

  11.     What is the estimated number of sub-clinical cases of mastitis in a herd for every               detected clinical case? 

  12.     This website gives an overview of the basics of milking machine function.   

  13.     Questions about mastitis vaccination can be answered here.

  14.     What is the purported advantage of robotic milking systems?  Labor savings.

          Here are frequently asked questions about robotic milking systems.

  15.Here is a link to a short video about milking with the robotic machine.

  16.     For lots of information about mastitis you can check these links.  Which pathogen               is linked to udder suicide?  E. coli. 

  17.Here is some information about stray voltage.  What is stray voltage with respect                to mastitis and milk quality?

  18.     Under udder health products, check out Labo Solidago.  This is homeopathy.

  19.     For a review of Streptococcus agalactiae mastitis check out this page from AABP.

20.    Here is a link to information from McGill University in Quebec about

        treating mastitis without antibiotics.

21.    Here is a link to control of coliform mastitis from Utah.

22.     Go here for more information about udder singeing.   This is a procedure used to              improve milk quality.