2018 SheepMilkNZ Conference Proceedings
March 12 Day 1 Welcome
Powhiri and Welcome with Lucy Griffith (CEDA), Professor Jan Thomas (Massey University Vice Chancellor), Jeff Grant (AgResearch Board Chair), Eric Crespo (De Laval, GM Sheep and Goat Systems), Julie Brownlee (Hanover Stud and Thorvald)
Session 1: Consumers, Markets and Products (Chair, Craig Prichard)
- Introduction to Spring Sheep, Nick Hammond (Spring Sheep)
- Markets and consumers , Andrea Wilkins (Spring Sheep)
- Nutrition and Older Adults, Carol Wham (Massey University
- Blue River Product Update, Gareth Lyness (Blue River)
Session 2. AgResearch Session (Chair Linda Samuelsson)
- Introduction to AgResearch Session, Linda Samuelsson (AgResearch)
- Sensory profiling of New Zealand cow, goat and sheep milk by a Chinese trained panel, Li Day(AgResearch)
- Volatile 4-Alkyl-Branched Chain Fatty Acids in New Zealand Sheep Milk, Fei Teng (AgResearch and Harbin Institute of Technology, China)
- Compositional analysis of NZ sheep milk lipids using advanced analytical techniques, Mikhail Vyssotski (Callaghan Innovation)
- Evaluation of the effect of sheep and cow milks on bone structure in a rat model, Keegan Burrow (University of Otago)
Panel 1 Off-Farm Research with Li Day, Fei Teng, Mikhail Vyssotski and Keegan Burrow
- Progress towards quantifying some environmental impacts of New Zealand dairy sheep systems, Diana Selbie (AgResearch)
- Walking distance, behaviour and milk production of ewes in different housing systems, David Stevens (AgResearch)
- Using ultrasound to identify high performing dairy ewes , Adrian Molenaar (AgResearch)
Panel 2 On-Farm Research with Diana Selbie, David Stevens and Adrian Molenaar
- Producer survey , Anne-Marie Manzano (AgResearch)
Session 3: MilktestNZ Regulation, Processing, Manufacturing, and Support
- Life Cycle Analysis and Product declarations, Ray Mohan (Massey)
- The challenges of value-add for the sheep industry , Shane Kells (Waikato Innovation Park)
- Funding and Support for NZ Sheep Dairying, Mela Greenslade (MPI)
- Maui Milk Update, Peter Gatley (Maui Milk)
March 13 Day 2 Welcome
Session 4: Agmardt International Guest Speaker Dave Thomas (U Wisconsin)
Session 5: DeLaval Farm Operations (Chair Rowan Galloway, De Laval)
- Milking Systems Configuration & Considerations , Manuel Alejandro (De Laval)
- Nutrition, Thomas Macdonald (Spring Sheep)
- The importance of feed quality in the lactation of dairy ewes, David Stevens (AgResearch)
- Genetics, Mina Algorta (Spring Sheep)
- Genomics for Small Ruminants; An Update , Suzanne Rowe (AgResearch)
- Mastitis; An Update Sam Peterson (Massey)
- Ovine Pneumonia – Recent vaccination strategies Natalie Parlane (AgResearch)
- Weaning and feeding Patrick Morel and Paul Kenyon, (Massey)
- Lamb Rearing, Sue McCoard (AgResearch)