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IntroductionCanada has more than 16 main research institutions, with some 150 researchers doing scientific work connected with dairyproduction. This research yields a large amount of information essential to the growth and profitability of Canada’s dairyindustry. This information is disseminated in scientific journals that are often little known to and little used by dairy producers.The Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) and the Canadian Dairy Network (CDN) together asked, on behalf of Canadian dairyproducers, that a document be developed to inventory the results of the research funded by all Canadian dairy industrypartners. The purpose of this document would be to make the results published in the scientific journals accessible to aswide an audience as possible within the dairy industry.First, we identified from last year’s researchers list, the scientific articles published for the period of September 2005 toSeptember 2006. Then we wrote a short abstract in non-technical language for each of the articles, which we grouped intovarious categories: animal welfare, environment, feeding, genetics, health, milk production and reproduction. Once theabstracts had been written, we contacted the corresponding author or a collaborator when the first author was unavailableto obtain their approval of the information. The necessary modifications were made.This document is meant to showcase the results of research published by our Canadian researchers and to encourageCanadian industry stakeholders to consult the various scientific journals. With a view to proper interpretation of the results,each article includes a complete reference. Thus, you will be able to use the additional information to access the scientificarticles for a better understanding of the research results. Copyright in the scientific articles cited in the document remainsthe property of the various scientific journals. The document has been revised by Réjean Bouchard, PhD, of the DFC; BrianVan Doormaal, of the CDN, and Jacques Surprenant, PhD, of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC).Acknowledgements:This document was made possible by funding from the DFC, the CDN and AAFC. It required close collaboration andexceptional teamwork. I want to thank Réjean Bouchard, Brian Van Doormaal and Jacques Surprenant for their support.I also want to thank all the researchers who generously participated in revision of this document, Annie Falardeau, whoinventoried the scientific articles, Steve Mason who wrote the abstracts and produced the document and Hélène Lavignefor validation of the French document. Finally, all my thanks to Translation and Text Revision Services of AAFC for its excellentwork.For further information on the research presented in this document, please contact Pauline Bilodeau, Technology TransferOfficer, AAFC, by telephone, at (819) 565-9174, ext. 118, by fax, at (819) 564-5507, by e-mail, at bilodeaupa@agr.gc.ca or bymail, at the Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 2000 College Street, POBox 90 Stn Lennoxville, Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z3.Introduction 5