Campus: UW-Madison
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Improving the properties of cheese snacks by applying acoustic and textural mapping
Sound is an important consumer expectation in snacks (e.g., cookies, chips, etc.) with various attributes like crispiness and crunchiness. Chewing sounds, such as crispiness, are primarily an acoustic sensation detected…
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Estimating energy value and milk yield potential of whole-plant corn forage
Dairy cattle diets rely primarily on forages. Adequate forage management targeting maximum quality is essential for farm sustainability and profitability. Among these forages, the use of fermented crops, particularly corn…
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Predicting meat cuts and carcass traits of beef on dairy calves through 3D images of live animals
Crossbred (beef x dairy) animals have become an important source of income for dairy farmers due to the higher market price of crossbred calves. However, carcass traits and meat cuts…
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The EZ dairy enviro-money: A high level environmental and economic assessment tool for dairy farmers
This project will develop a high-level, user-friendly, scientifically sound, yet powerful whole-farm decision support tool, EZ Dairy Enviro-Money, to assess economic and environmental tradeoffs of dairy farming for strategic nutrient…
