Dr Kirsty Kliem

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+44 (0) 118 378 8481
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Senior Research Fellow
- Research on improving the health quality of primarily milk and dairy products (but also monogastric-derived food products and ruminant-derived meat).
- Research on nutritional physiology of domestic animals, and the effect of nutritional intervention on animal health.
- Contribute to lectures on animal science-based topics.
- Supervise and tutor undergraduate/postgraduate students.
- University of Reading Ambassador to the British Society of Animal Science Academia Association.
Areas of interest
- Improving the health quality of milk and dairy products (primarily improving the fatty acid profile) by changing the dairy cow diet.
- Effect of dietary interventions on the health and welfare of the dairy cow.
- Development of biomarkers in milk for the detection of dairy cow disease.
- In vitro digestion assessment of animal feeds (particularly fatty acid digestion).
Publications
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Sari, N.
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Ray, P.
ORCID: 0000-0001-8375-8279 , Rymer, C. , Kliem, K. , Stergiadis, S.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7293-182X (2022) Garlic and its bioactive compounds: implications for methane emissions and ruminant nutrition. Animals , 12 (21). ISSN: 2076-2615 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12212998
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Stergiadis, S.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7293-182X , Tarrado Ribes, A. , Reynolds, R. , Kliem, K. , Clegg, M. (2022) Nutrients in milk, dairy and plant-based alternatives and nutritional implications for consumers. pp. 618.
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Markey, O.
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Vasilopoulou, D.
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Kliem, K.
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Fagan, C.
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Grandison, A.
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Sutton, R.
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Humphries, D.
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Todd, S.
ORCID: 0000-0002-9981-923X , Jackson, K.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0070-3203 , Givens, D. , Lovegrove, J. (2022) Effect of fat reformulated dairy food consumption on postprandial flow-mediated dilatation and cardiometabolic risk biomarkers compared with conventional dairy: a randomized, controlled trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition , 115 (3). pp. 679-693. ISSN: 0002-9165 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqab428
- Juniper, D. , Kliem, K. , Lee, A. , Rymer, C. (2022) The effect of stocking rate and supplementary selenium on the fatty acid composition and subsequent peroxidisability of poultry muscle tissues. Animal , 16 (3). ISSN: 1751-7311 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2022.100459
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Clegg, M.
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Tarrado Ribes, A.
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Reynolds, R.
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Kliem, K.
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Stergiadis, S.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7293-182X (2021) A comparative assessment of the nutritional composition of dairy and plant-based dairy alternatives available for sale in the UK and the implications for consumers’ dietary intakes. Food Research International ISSN: 0963-9969 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110586
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Markey, O.
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Vasilopoulou, D.
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Kliem, K.
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Fagan, C.
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Grandison, A.
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Sutton, R.
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Humphries, D.
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Todd, S.
ORCID: 0000-0002-9981-923X , Jackson, K.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0070-3203 , Givens, D. , Lovegrove, J. (2021) Postprandial fatty acid profile, but not cardiometabolic risk markers, is modulated by dairy fat manipulation in adults with moderate cardiovascular disease risk: the randomized controlled REplacement of SaturatEd fat in dairy on Total cholesterol (RESET) study. Journal of Nutrition , 151 (7). pp. 1755-1768. ISSN: 1541-6100 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxab050
- Markey, O. and Kliem, K. (2020) Does modifying dairy fat composition by changing the diet of the dairy cow provide health benefits?. In: Givens, I. , (eds.) Milk and dairy foods: their functionality in human health and disease. Elsevier , London. pp. 51-86. ISBN: 9780128156032
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Vasilopoulou, D.
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Markey, O.
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Kliem, K.
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Fagan, C.
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Grandison, A.
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Humphries, D.
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Todd, S.
ORCID: 0000-0002-9981-923X , Jackson, K.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0070-3203 , Givens, D. , Lovegrove, J. (2020) Reformulation initiative for partial replacement of saturated with unsaturated fats in dairy foods attenuates the increase in LDL cholesterol and improves flow-mediated dilatation compared with conventional dairy: the randomized, controlled REplacement of SaturatEd fat in dairy on Total cholesterol (RESET) study. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition , 111 (4). pp. 739-748. ISSN: 1938-3207 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqz344
- Till, B. , Huntingdon, J. , Kliem, K. , Taylor-Pickard, J. , Sinclair, L. (2020) Long term dietary supplementation with microalgae increases plasma docosahexaenoic acid in milk and plasma but does not affect plasma 13, 14-dihydro-15-keto PGF2α concentration in dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Research , 87 (1). pp. 14-22. ISSN: 0022-0299 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S002202991900102X
- Kliem, K. , Humphries, D. , Grandison, A. , Morgan, R. , Livingstone, K. , Givens, D. , Reynolds, C. (2019) Effect of a whey protein and rapeseed oil gel feed supplement on milk fatty acid composition of Holstein cows. Journal of Dairy Science , 102 (1). pp. 288-300. ISSN: 0022-0302 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.2018-15247
- Stergiadis, S. , Berlitz, C. , Hunt, B. , Garg, S. , Givens, D. , Kliem, K. (2019) An update to the fatty acid profiles of bovine retail milk in the United Kingdom: implications for nutrition in different age and gender groups. Food Chemistry , 276 pp. 218-230. ISSN: 0308-8146 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.09.165
- Kliem, K. , Humphries, D. , Markey, O. , Vasilopoulou, D. , Fagan, C. , Grandison, A. , Jackson, K. , Todd, S. , Givens, I. , Lovegrove, J. (2019) Food chain approach to lowering the saturated fat of milk and dairy products. International Journal of Dairy Technology , 72 (1). pp. 100-109. ISSN: 1364-727X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1471-0307.12564
- Kliem, K. , Humphries, D. , Kirton, P. , Givens, D. , Reynolds, C. (2019) Differential effects of oilseed supplements on methane production and milk fatty acid concentrations in dairy cows. Animal , 13 (2). pp. 309-317. ISSN: 1751-7311 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1751731118001398
- Stergiadis, S. , Berlitz, C. , Hunt, B. , Garg, S. , Kliem, K. , Givens, I. (2018) Fatty acid profile of conventional, organic, and free-range retail milk in the United Kingdom. pp. 275.
- Stergiadis, S. , Hynes, D. , Thomson, A. , Kliem, K. , Berlitz, C. , Gunal, M. , Yan, T. (2018) Effect of substituting fresh-cut perennial ryegrass with fresh-cut white clover on bovine milk fatty acid profile. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture , 98 (10). pp. 3982-3993. ISSN: 0022-5142 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.8991
- Kliem, K. , Thomson, A. , Crompton, L. , Givens, D. (2018) Effect of selected plant species within biodiverse pasture on in vitro fatty acid biohydrogenation and tissue fatty acid composition of lamb. Animal , 12 (11). pp. 2415-2423. ISSN: 1751-732X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1751731118000265
- Guo, J. , Jones, A. , Givens, D. , Lovegrove, J. , Kliem, K. (2018) Effect of dietary vitamin D3 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 supplementation on plasma and milk 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 concentration in dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science , 101 (4). pp. 3545-3553. ISSN: 0022-0302 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.2017-13824
- Markey, O. , Souroullas, K. , Fagan, C. , Kliem, K. , Vasilopoulou, D. , Jackson, K. , Humphries, D. , Grandison, A. , Givens, D. , Lovegrove, J. , Methven, L. (2017) Consumer acceptance of dairy products with a saturated fatty acid-reduced, monounsaturated fatty acid-enriched content. Journal of Dairy Science , 100 (10). pp. 7953-7966. ISSN: 0022-0302 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.2016-12057
- Markey, O. , Vasilopoulou, D. , Kliem, K. , Koulman, A. , Fagan, C. , Summerhill, K. , Wang, L. , Grandison, A. , Humphries, D. , Todd, S. , Jackson, K. , Givens, D. , Lovegrove, J. (2017) Plasma phospholipid fatty acid profile confirms compliance to a novel saturated fat-reduced, monounsaturated fat-enriched dairy product intervention in adults at moderate cardiovascular risk: a randomized controlled trial. Nutrition journal , 16 (1). ISSN: 1475-2891 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12937-017-0249-2
- Stergiadis, S. , Hynes, D. , Thomson, A. , Kliem, K. , Berlitz, C. , Gunal, M. , Yan, T. (2017) Fatty acid profile of milk from cows fed diets based on fresh-cut white clover. pp. 441.
- Thomson, A. , Humphries, D. , Kliem, K. , Dittmann, M. , Reynolds, C. (2017) Effects of replacing maize silage with lucerne silage and lucerne silage chop length on rumen function and milk fatty acid composition. Journal of Dairy Science , 100 (9). pp. 7127-7138. ISSN: 0022-0302 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.2017-12914
- Guo, J. , Kliem, K. , Lovegrove, J. , Givens, D. (2017) Effect of production system, supermarket and purchase date on the vitamin D content of eggs at retail. Food Chemistry , 221 pp. 1021-1025. ISSN: 0308-8146 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.11.060
- Kliem, K. , Humphries, D. , Reynolds, C. , Morgan, R. , Givens, D. (2017) Effect of oilseed type on milk fatty acid composition of individual cows, and also bulk tank milk fatty acid composition from commercial farms. Animal , 11 (2). pp. 354-364. ISSN: 1751-7311 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1751731116001403
- Kliem, K. and Shingfield, K. (2016) Manipulation of milk fatty acid composition in lactating cows: opportunities and challenges. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology , 118 (11). pp. 1661-1683. ISSN: 1438-9312 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejlt.201400543
- Livingstone, K. , Humphries, D. , Kirton, P. , Kliem, K. , Givens, D. , Reynolds, C. (2015) Effects of forage type and extruded linseed supplementation on methane production and milk fatty acid composition of lactating dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science , 98 (6). pp. 4000-4011. ISSN: 0022-0302 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.2014-8987
- Dalziel, C. , Kliem, K. , Givens, D. (2015) Fat and fatty acid composition of cooked meat from UK retail chickens labelled as from organic and non-organic production systems. Food Chemistry , 179 pp. 103-108. ISSN: 0308-8146 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.01.118
- Kliem, K. , Shingfield, K. , Livingstone, K. , Givens, I. (2013) Seasonal variation in the fatty acid composition of milk available at retail in the United Kingdom and implications for dietary intake. Food Chemistry , 141 (1). pp. 274-281. ISSN: 0308-8146 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.02.116
- Kliem, K. , Reynolds, C. , Humphries, D. , Kirkland, R. , Barratt, C. , Livingstone, K. , Givens, I. (2013) Incremental effect of a calcium salt of cis-monounsaturated fatty acids supplement on milk fatty acid composition in cows fed maize silage-based diets. Journal of Dairy Science , 96 (5). pp. 3211-3221. ISSN: 0022-0302 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.2012-6211
- Kliem, K. , Kirkland, R. , Givens, I. , Humphries, D. (2012) Effect of calcium salts of either palm fatty acid distillate or a palmitic acid-rich supplement on the fatty acid profile of cows' milk. pp. 92.
- Kliem, K. , Hampton, T. , Charlton, P. , Givens, I. (2012) Regional and seasonal variation in the fatty acid profile of bulk milk, predicted using infra-red spectroscopy, from farms across the United Kingdom. pp. 147.
- Livingstone, K. , Kliem, K. , Givens, I. , Reynolds, C. (2012) Effect of forage type and extruded linseed supplementation on milk fatty acid composition.
- Reynolds, C. , Humphries, D. , Livingstone, K. , Kliem, K. , Givens, I. (2012) Effect of forage type and an extruded linseed supplement on methane production by lactating dairy cows. pp. 9.
- Aikman, P. , Brown, R. , Gibson, T. , Kliem, K. , Givens, I. (2011) Concentrations of B-casein variants in UK retail milk.
- Kliem, K. , Shingfield, K. , Jones, B. , Givens, I. (2011) Persistency of the effect of dietary milled rapeseeds on the milk fatty acid composition of lactating cows fed maize silage-based diets. pp. 3.
- Kliem, K. , Reynolds, C. , Humphries, D. , Kirkland, R. , Givens, I. (2011) Incremental effects of a novel calcium salt of cis-monounsaturated fatty acids product on milk fatty acid composition. pp. 202.
- Crompton, L. , Mills, J. , Kliem, K. , Reynolds, C. (2011) Effect of feeding milled rapeseed on methane emission and milk fatty acid composition in lactating dairy cows. pp. 75.
- Kliem, K. , Reynolds, C. , Kirkland, R. , Humphries, D. , Barratt, C. , Givens, I. (2011) Incremental effects of feeding a rumen-inert MUFA supplement to dairy cows on milk trans fatty acid isomer composition. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , 70 (OCE4). pp. E228. ISSN: 0029-6651 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0029665111002795
- Givens, I. and Kliem, K. (2011) Chronic disease risk associated with different dietary saturated fatty acids. In: Talbot, G. , (eds.) Reducing saturated fats in foods. Food Science, Technology and Nutrition Woodhead Publishing Ltd (221). , Cambridge. pp. 98-111. ISBN: 9781845697402
- Kliem, K. , Shingfield, K. , Humphries, D. , Givens, D. (2011) Effect of replacing calcium salts of palm oil distillate with incremental amounts of conventional or high oleic acid milled rapeseed on milk fatty acid composition in cows fed maize silage-based diets. Animal , 5 (8). pp. 1311-1321. ISSN: 1751-732X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1751731111000310
- Kliem, K. and Givens, D. (2011) Dairy products in the food chain: their impact on health. Annual Review of Food Science and Technology , 2 pp. 21-36. ISSN: 1941-1413
- Kliem, K. and Givens, D. (2010) The fatty acid composition of milk available at retail over the course of one year. pp. 19-19.
- Humphries, D. , Wallace, R. , Shingfield, K. , Kliem, K. , Reynolds, C. (2010) Effects of feeding Chrysanthemum coronarium flowers to lactating dairy cows on milk fatty acid composition. pp. 14-14.
- Kliem, K. , Humphries, D. , Givens, D. (2009) Effect of normal and high oleic acid rapeseed in the dairy cow diet on milk fatty acid composition. pp. 87-87.
- Kliem, K. (2009) Improving the nutritional quality of milk. Agro Food Industry Hi-Tech , 20 (5 Suppleme). pp. 8-11. ISSN: 1722-6996
- Kliem, . , Aikman, . , Humphries, . , Morgan, R. , Shingfield, . , Givens, . (2009) Effect of replacing calcium salts of palm oil distillate with extruded linseeds on milk fatty acid composition in Jersey and Holstein cows. Animal , 3 pp. 1754-1762. ISSN: 1754-1762 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1751731109990723
- Givens, . , Kliem, . , Humphries, . , Shingfield, . , Morgan, R. (2009) Effect of replacing calcium salts of palm oil distillate with rapeseed oil, milled or whole rapeseeds on milk fatty-acid composition in cows fed maize silage-based diets. Animal , 3 (7). pp. 1067-1074. ISSN: 1751-7311 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s175173110900442x
- Givens, . and Kliem, . (2009) Improving the nutritional quality of milk . In: Paquin, . , (eds.) Functional and Speciality Beverage Technology. Woodhead Publishing Ltd , Cambridge. pp. 512. ISBN: 9781845693428
- Givens, . , Humphries, . , Kliem, . , Kirton, . , Deaville, . (2009) Whole crop cereals 1. Effect of method of harvest and preservation on chemical composition, apparent digestibility and energy value. Animal Feed Science and Technology , 149 (1-2). pp. 102-113. ISSN: 0377-8401 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2008.05.007
- Traill, W. , Arnoult, M. , Chambers, S. , Deaville, E. , Gordon, M. , John, P. , Jones, P. , Kliem, K. , Mortimer, S. , Tiffin, J. (2008) The potential for competitive and healthy food chains of benefit to the countryside. Trends in Food Science & Technology , 19 (5). pp. 248-254. ISSN: 0924-2244 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2008.01.004
- Kliem, . , Morgan, R. , Humphries, . , Shingfield, . , Givens, . (2008) Effect of replacing grass silage with maize silage in the diet on bovine milk fatty acid composition. Animal , 2 (12). pp. 1850-1858. ISSN: 1751-7311 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1751731108003078
- Kliem, . , Deaville, . , Morgan, R. , Givens, . (2006) Do biodiverse pastures have the potential to improve the fatty acid profile of ruminant meat?. pp. 87-88.
- Givens, D. , Kliem, K. , Gibbs, R. (2006) The role of meat as a source of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the human diet. Meat Science , 74 (1). pp. 209-218. ISSN: 0309-1740 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2006.04.008
- Givens, D. , Kliem, K. , Gibbs, R. (2006) The role of meat as a source of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the human diet. pp. 209-218. | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2006.04.008
- Burdge, G. , Tricon, S. , Morgan, R. , Kliem, K. , Childs, C. , Jones, E. , Russell, J. , Grimble, R. , Williams, C. , Yaqoob, P. , Calder, P. (2005) Incorporation of cis-9, trans-11 conjugated linoleic acid and vaccenic acid (trans-11 18 : 1) into plasma and leucocyte lipids in healthy men consuming dairy products naturally enriched in these fatty acids. British Journal of Nutrition , 94 (2). pp. 237-243. ISSN: 0007-1145 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1079/BJN20051506
- Mould, . , Morgan, R. , Kliem, . , Krystallidou, . (2005) A review and simplification of the in vitro incubation medium. Animal Feed Science and Technology , 123 pp. 155-172. ISSN: 0377-8401 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2005.05.002
- Mould, . , Kliem, . , Morgan, R. , Mauricio, . (2005) In vitro microbial inoculum: A review of its function and properties. Animal Feed Science and Technology , 123 pp. 31-50. ISSN: 0377-8401 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2005.04.028
- Mould, . , Kliem, . , Morgan, R. (2005) Alternative methodologies - stretching the in vitro box. Animal Feed Science and Technology , 123 pp. 501-515. ISSN: 0377-8401 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2005.04.023
- Morgan, R. , Westbury, D. , Kliem, . , Mould, . (2005) The degradation of Rhinanthus minor (Yellow rattle) in vitro.
- Kliem, . , Morgan, R. , Mould, . (2005) The effect of Lactuca sativa and Urtica dioica on in vitro acidosis.
- Kliem, . , Morgan, R. , Mould, . (2005) Persistency of effect of Lactuca sativa and Urtica dioica on in vitro acidosis.
- Burdge, G. , Tricon, S. , Morgan, R. , Kliem, K. , Childs, C. , Jones, E. , Russell, J. , Grimble, R. , Williams, C. , Yaqoob, P. , Calder, P. (2005) Incorporation of cis-9, trans-11 conjugated linoleic acid and vaccenic acid (trans-11 18 : 1) into plasma and leucocyte lipids in healthy men consuming dairy products naturally enriched in these fatty acids. British Journal of Nutrition , 94 (2). pp. 237-243. ISSN: 0007-1145 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1079/bjn20051506
- Mould, . , Morgan, R. , Kliem, . (2004) An in vitro model to evaluate nitrogen utilization by rumen microorganisms.
- Mould, F. , Morgan, R. , Kliem, K. (2004) A simplified in vitro incubation medium with the potential to evaluate amino acid degradation in ruminants. Journal of Dairy Science
- Morgan, R. , Kliem, . , Mould, . (2004) The use of a nitrogen free medium for in vitro fermentation studies.
- Kliem, K. and Hillerton, J. (2002) Possible labile inhibition of the growth of Streptococcus uberis in milk from cows free from mastitis. Journal of Dairy Research , 69 (3). pp. 375-382. ISSN: 0022-0299 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022029902005629
- Hillerton, J. and Kliem, K. (2002) Effective treatment of Streptococcus uberis clinical mastitis to minimize the use of antibiotics. Journal of Dairy Science , 85 (4). pp. 1009-1014. ISSN: 0022-0302 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74161-1