Technology Track http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/technology-track RSS Feed for Technology Track en-us Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:13:23 GMT A natural reduction in ammonia gas http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/technology-track/A-natural-reduction-in-ammonia-gas-130731473.html Scientists report that adding natural plant extracts to cow feed can reduce levels of ammonia gas by one-third while reducing the need to fortify feed with protein supplements. Perfecting precision dairy farming http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/technology-track/Perfecting-precision-dairy-farming-130731833.html Using several different technologies, researchers at the University of Kentucky are in the midst of gathering biological and observational data that indicate several dairy cow health status parameters and estrus behavior. Creating plastic from bovine protein http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/technology-track/Creating-plastic-from-bovine-protein-130731233.html A Canadian researcher and his colleagues have filed a patent for a new thermal process that converts protein from bovine byproducts into plastics. Gene protects soybean plants from Chinese soybean aphid http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/technology-track/gene-protects-soybean-plants-from-chinese-soybean-aphid-114049109.html Scientists with the USDA-Agricultural Research Service have discovered a soybean gene that is resistant to Chinese soybean aphids. Disinfect wastewater with electromagnetic energy http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/technology-track/disinfect-wastewater-with-electromagnetic-energy-114049104.html Researchers at Crocker Nuclear Laboratory and the University of California-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine have spent the last three years looking into new ways to disinfect farm wastewater before it’s recycled for use. And it’s been time well spent. DNA tool can track brucellosis source http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/technology-track/dna-tool-can-track-brucellosis-source-114047904.html Researchers have developed a new DNA-fingerprinting technique that can identify strains of brucellosis through differences in their DNA sequences. Ultrasound for body condition scoring http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/technology-track/ultrasound-for-body-condition-scoring-114047899.html Body condition scores have become an integral part of herd management, especially during the transition phase. Sugar shoots down mastitis http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/technology-track/sugar-shoots-down-mastitis-114047889.html Researchers at the USDA-Agricultural Research Service’s Bovine Functional Genomics Laboratory in Beltsville, Md., have found a new tool in the fight against mastitis. Australian researchers report breakthrough in genetic engineering http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/technology-track/australian-researchers-report-breakthrough-in-genetic-engineering-114047109.html Australian researchers recently announced that they have discovered how to multiply and isolate stem cells from bovine embryos — and to do so more quickly than was previously possible. New method to identify microorganisms http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/technology-track/new-method-to-identify-microorganisms-114047104.html Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have unveiled a new way to identify key segments of the genetic code.