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The land of milk and honey

Posted on June 8, 2014

It is traditional to eat foods made from milk during the Jewish festival of Shavuot just celebrated. So it was timely that Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics released 2013 figures that the average Israeli cow produces 11,780 liters (3,141 gallons) … Continue reading →

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Israel’s record-breaking milkers

Posted on March 23, 2014

(Thanks to Stuart Palmer) Joshuah Miron heads the Ruminant Sciences Department at Israel’s Volcani Center. He says that Israel’s success in the dairy industry is due to enhanced breeding of cows for their milk, advanced nutrition science, and a team … Continue reading →

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A wireless device to check fertility of cows

Posted on October 27, 2013

Israel’s Afimilk has developed the AfiAct II heat detection system that identifies the optimum time for insemination of cattle. Already AfiAct is saving US customers hundreds of dollars per cow. http://www.afimilk.com/sitefiles/1/2499/78361.asp

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Kibbutz wins huge Chinese milking contract

Posted on September 2, 2012

Israel’s AfiMilk is to build 13 advanced milking parlours in China that will serve about 50,000 cows. Mengniu Dairy, the largest dairy company in the Chinese market, will run the hi-tech parlours. http://www.jpost.com/Sci-Tech/Article.aspx?id=282225

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Israeli technology helps Canadian farmers

Posted on April 8, 2012

Canadian farmers are turning to Israel’s SAE Afikim, better known as Afimilk, to help them increase the milk production of their cows. The average US and Canadian cow will produce 10,000 litres per year. In Israel, it’s around 12,000 litres … Continue reading →

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Improving Israeli cows

Posted on October 2, 2011

They are already the best milk-producing cows in the world, but the Department of Ruminants Sciences at the Volcani Centre’s Institute of Animal Science is working to make them even better. http://www.jpost.com/Sci-Tech/Article.aspx?id=239678&R=R103

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More Milk

Posted on June 12, 2011

Details from Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics confirm that Israeli dairy cows produce more milk than those in any other country. http://www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Article.aspx?id=224011

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Milking the applause

Posted on June 5, 2011

Israel’s cows produce the most milk in the world, and Sufa is the top of the milk. She produced 20,000 litres last year (nearly twice the Israeli cow average) despite the stress of rockets from Gaza. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4075569,00.html

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Better than antibiotics

Posted on February 27, 2023

Israel’s Mileutis (see here previously) is “bullish” about its Imilac peptide alternative to antibiotics in dairy cows. Imilac boosts the immune system to fight infections and doesn’t increase antibiotic resistance. The cows also produce more milk. Mileutis says the same … Continue reading →

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Vegan cream cheese for General Mills

Posted on January 29, 2023

US food giant General Mills is launching three types of vegan cream cheese in US supermarkets, all made with the non-animal proteins from Israel’s Remilk (see here previously). Remilk’s proteins are identical to those contained in cows’ milk. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/z4hb83ktr https://vegconomist.com/products-launches/general-mills-bold-cultr-remilk/

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