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Smith Presents Dairy Farm Planning at October Vermont Dairy Industry Meeting

Many Holstein cows in a barn eating hay.

UVM Animal and Veterinary Sciences Research Professor Julie Smith, along with animal sciences graduate student Madeline Beaudry, will discuss what is involved in enhanced farm biosecurity for farmers, milk haulers, and receiving plants, at the 2023 Vermont Dairy Industry Association Annual Meeting on October 18. They will also talk about building resilience for everyday farm biosecurity practices that can help prepare for the worst. Continue reading “Smith Presents Dairy Farm Planning at October Vermont Dairy Industry Meeting”

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Bradley Publishes Research on Whole-Milk Dairy Benefits

A glass pitcher of milk with a glass half full of milk next to it, with a background of sunflowers and garden flowers.
Photo credit: Couleur from Pixabay

UVM Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences Lecturer Beth Bradley recently published a review article with her colleague at the National Dairy Council, Moises Torres-Gonzalez. Her research focused on the biological underpinnings by which whole-milk dairy foods beneficially affect risk markers for cardiometabolic health. Continue reading “Bradley Publishes Research on Whole-Milk Dairy Benefits”

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Dairy Science and Hemp Research Grant Recipients Announced

Animal and Veterinary Sciences Associate Professor John Barlow

John BarlowJohn Barlow has received a USDA NIFA grant from the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program. The $246,766 grant is for Barlow’s sabbatical project beginning in August 2023, to July 2024.

The project is entitled, Tools and Approaches for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Resistance Surveillance on Small to Medium Sized Dairy Farms. The objective is to advance Barlow’s knowledge, skills, and experience in surveillance and quantification of antimicrobial resistant pathogens on dairy farms, using next-generation high-throughput metagenomic sequencing methods. Read the full proposal here. Continue reading “Dairy Science and Hemp Research Grant Recipients Announced”