Contents of JDR Volume 85 issue 1, February 2018

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Editorial: Going global
Christopher H. Knight
UK
A new allele of the kappa-casein gene in local zebu cattle breeds
Tauseef Ahmad, Ashwin Atkulwar, Sameera Farah, Vijendra Singh, Mumtaz Baig
India
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) associated polymorphisms of the prion-like protein gene (PRND) in Korean dairy cattle and Hanwoo
Yong-Chan Kim, Byung-Hoon Jeong
South Korea
Changes of macrominerals and calcitropic hormones in serum of periparturient dairy cows subject to subclinical hypocalcaemia
Chuanjiang Cai, Yezi Kong, Dianjun Wu, Jianguo Wang
China
Effects of dietary supplementation of pioglitazone or walnut meal on metabolic profiles and oxidative status in dairy cows with high pre-calving BCS
Negin Jamali Emam Gheise, Ahmad Riasi, Pietro Celi, Ahmad Zare Shahneh
Iran, USA and Australia
Reticulorumen temperature and pH as indicators of the likelihood of reproductive success
Ramūnas Antanaitis, Vida Juozaitienė, Arūnas Rutkauskas, Mindaugas Televičius, Indrė Stasiulevičiūtė
Lithuania
Influence of postoperative pain and use of NSAID on heart rate variability of dairy cows
Lilli Frondelius, Juha Hietaoja, Matti Pastell, Laura Hänninen, Paula Anttila, Jaakko Mononen
Finland
Effects of management practices on the welfare of dairy donkeys and risk factors associated with signs of hoof neglect
Francesca Dai, Giulia Segati, Marta Brscic, Matteo Chincarini, Emanuela Dalla Costa, Lorenzo Ferrari, Faith Burden, Andrew Judge,Michela Minero
Italy and UK
Use of contrast-enhanced ultrasonographic examination to evaluate health status of mammary glands of ewes at the end of a lactation period
George Mantziaras, Natalia GC Vasileiou, Katerina S Ioannidi, Vasiliki S Mavrogianni, Dimitrios A Gougoulis, George C Fthenakis,Ioannis G Petridis, Mariana S Barbagianni
Greece
Risk factors of teat-end hyperkeratosis and its association with udder health in dairy ewes
Sotiria Vouraki, Athanasios I. Gelasakis, Ian J. Rose, Georgios Arsenos
Greece
Effects of chronic mastitis and its treatment with ketoprofen on the milk ejection curve
Alfonso Zecconi, Samuele Frosi, Micaela Cipolla, Claudia Gusmara
Italy
Effect of heat stress on the interaction of Streptococcus uberis with bovine mammary epithelial cells
Raúl A. Almeida, Oudessa Kerro-Dego, Agustín G. Rius
USA
Characterisation of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from mastitis bovine milk in Argentina
Mariela E Srednik, Valentine Usongo, Sarah Lépine, Xavier Janvier, Marie Archambault, Elida R Gentilini
Argentina and Canada
Teatcups with automatic valves in machine milking of goats
Alberto Manzur, José Ramón Díaz, Nemesio Fernández, Sebastià Balasch, Cristòfol Peris
Mexico and Spain
​Reduced claw vacuum and b-phase during low milk flow does not impact oxytocin release and milking performance
Anna-Lena Neuheuser, Ann-Catherine Schwinn, Olga Wellnitz, Lorenzo E. Hernández-Castellano, Rupert M. Bruckmaier
Switzerland
Prediction of sheep milk chemical composition using milk yield, pH, electrical conductivity and refractive index
Athanasios I Gelasakis, Rebecca Giannakou, Georgios E Valergakis, Paschalis Fortomaris, Antonios Kominakis, Georgios Arsenos
Greece
Investigation on the effectiveness of mid-infrared spectroscopy to predict detailed mineral composition of bulk milk
Massimo Malacarne, Giulio Visentin, Andrea Summer, Martino Cassandro, Mauro Penasa, Giuseppe Bolzoni, Giorgio Zanardi,Massimo De Marchi
Italy
Inferring individual cow effects, dairy system effects and feeding effects on latent variables underlying milk protein composition and cheese-making traits in dairy cattle
Christos Dadousis, Claudio Cipolat-Gotet, Stefano Schiavon, Giovanni Bittante, Alessio Cecchinato
Italy
​Culture supernatant produced by Lactobacillus kefiri from kefir inhibits the growth of Cronobacter sakazakii
Dong-Hyeon Kim, Dana Jeong, Kwang-Young Song, Il-Byeong Kang, Hyunsook Kim, Kun-Ho Seo
South Korea
Effect of heat-induced κ-casein dissociation on acid coagulation of milk
Daiki Oka, Wataru Ono, Shintarou Ohara, Tomohiro Noguchi, Katsumi Takano
Japan
Separation of bovine κ-casein glycomacropeptide from sweet whey protein products with undetectable level of phenylalanine by protein precipitation followed by anion exchange chromatography
Takuo Nakano, Lech Ozimek, Mirko Betti
Canada
Aroma profile of a traditionally fermented butter (smen)
Clarisse Iradukunda, Wan Moustapha Wan Aida, Ahmed Tadlaoui Ouafi, Yassir Barkouch, Abdellatif Boussaid
Morocco and Malaysia
Book Review: Achieving sustainable production of milk, Volume 3: Dairy herd management and welfare.
D: Claire Wathes, Nic Friggens
UK and France