Welcome to the
​Journal of Dairy Research Community site

​For more than ninety years the Journal of Dairy Research has published original scientific research
​on all aspects of the biology, wellbeing and technology of lactating animals and the foods they produce.
​JDR: the international lactation sciences journal, published by Cambridge University Press. ​ 
Latest issue published
The November 2024 issue (91/4) of JDR is now available on Cambridge Core. Once again, apologies for the delay but it has been beyond our control!
The JDR Community exists to encourage and promote lactation research. Membership is free, and you would be joining a global group of around 4000 lactation scientists. Visit the Community section for current news, jobs, chat and more
Our Journal section provides direct access to the published Journal on Cambridge Core, as well as important information and advice for authors (Instructions for Contributors) 
If you are ready to submit, go directly to the submission site on ScholarOne. Please read our Instructions for Contributors before you submit!
Please help us to achieve rapid and effective Peer Review. Join our Peer Review Pool and participate in Community Peer Review for papers that require it
JDR is owned by the Hannah Dairy Research Foundation  (HDRF), a Scottish charity that supports the dairy sector. Small research grants are available
HDRF organises an annual Next Generation Dairying Research Conference. For these and other JDR-associated meetings, visit our Conference pages

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