2019 SheepMilkNZ Conference (presentations)
Held at: Bledisloe Function Centre, Mystery Creek, Hamilton
Session 1: SheepMilkNZ Consumers, Markets and Products (Chair, Craig Prichard, Massey)
- 10.30-10.50 John Morgan & Shane Kells – PGF funded Sheep & Goat Market Projects
- 10.50-11.05 1050 – Cressida & Michael McNamara – Raw Sheep Milk Cheese (Pecora Dairy, Australia)
- 11.05-11.20 Sheep Cheese demand, supply and styles (Miel Meyer, Meyer Gouda – aural presentation only)
- 11.20-11.35 Gareth Lyness – Blue River Dairy A Global Overview
- 11.35-11.45 Fernglen SheepMilk Performance Protein (interview)
- 11.45-12.00 Li Day – Extending the Shelf Life of Liquid Sheep Milk Products (AgResearch)
Session 2: MilkTestNZ Regulation, Processing, Manufacturing and Support (Chair Kavitha Babu, MilkTestNZ)
- 1.00-1.15 Fonterra Food Service R&D (Therese Considine, GM R&D Food Service, Fonterra) (not available)
- 1.15-1.25 Stuart Gordon (Food Waikato) New Dryer Briefing
- 1.25-1.35 Jolin Morrel (Massey) – Freezing Product Update
- 1.35-1.50 Ray Mohan (Ravensdown) Environmental Product Declarations
- 1.50-2.00 Protecting and supporting NZ’s SheepMilk Sector – SheepMilkNZ Association proposal (Craig Prichard, Massey) (audio only)
Session 3. AgResearch – Spring Sheep Session (Chair Linda Samuelsson)
- 2.00-2.10 Linda Samuelsson (AgResearch) – AgResearch Sheep Milk Research
- 2.10- 2.25 Amber Milan (University of Auckland) – SheepMilk nutrient bioavailability & digestive comfort
- 2.25- 2.35 Natalie Ahlborn (AgR) Sheep & Cow milk differently modify infant faecal bacteria
- 2.35-2.50 Julie Dalziel – Does fermentation of Sheep Milk affect protein digestion & gut function
- 2.50-3.10 Nick Hammond & Thomas Macdonald – Intro to Spring Sheep Monavale (in preparation for on-farm tour)
Day 2
Session 4 International Guest Speaker Julie and Sandy Cameron (Meredith Dairy):
- Julie and Sandy Cameron: ‘Managing a sustainable, vertically integrated farming system, adding value to sheep and goat Milk, producing ‘in demand’ speciality cheese and supplying domestic and international markets’
10.30-1pm Session 5: DeLaval Farm Operations
(Chair Rowan Galloway, DeLaval)
- 10.30-11.50 Sheep Dairy Farm – Feasibility (Ruby Mulinder, FarmWise) (contact Ruby for presentation copy. Email: ruby.mulinder@lic.co.nz)
- 10.50-11.10 1050 – Jake Chardon – Performance data from Waikino (Jake Chardon, Maui Milk)
- 11.10-11.30 Annie O’Connell & Neil Cullen (B&L Genetics) Using SIL database with Dairy Sheep
- 11.30-11.50
- 11.50-12.00 Nikki Pirihi (MPI) New Animal Welfare Regulations
- 12.00-12.15 Alexis Risson (AgResearch) Spoilage bacteria in the feed of NZ dairy sheep
- 12.15-12.30 Maria Laganga (Massey/Pisa U) Italian Sheep Dairying Comparison
- 12.30-12.45 Nadine Olsen (Nutritech) Feed Supplements
- 12.30-12.45 Murray McEwan (AgriSea)Fertilizer options
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Contact details:
Email: Sheepmilknz@massey.ac.nz
Telephone: 021 672 199 (mobile)