Dr. JOSHUA MIRON December 2012CURRICULUM VITAE

I. Personal: Born in Tel-Aviv, Israel 28\2\1953.

1967-1971: High school: Tel-Aviv, Israel.

1971-1974: Military service: “NACHAL”, 3 years.

Marital status: Married + four children + 6 grandchildren.

University Education and Additional Training. 1974-77: B.Sc. in Agriculture (with distinction) at the Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew

University.

1981-85: Direct Ph.D. studies in Animal Science, at the H.U.J. Thesis title: "The effect of

chemical and combined chemical + enzymatic treatments on the composition of wheat

straw cell walls and on their digestibility in the gastrointestinal tract of sheep".

Supervisors: Prof. D. Ben-Ghedalia and E. Eyal.

1986-87: Postdoctoral research at Tel-Aviv University, with Prof. R. Lamed. Subject:

"Physiology of Anaerobic Bacteria". Post-doctoral fellowship from the Eshkol

Foundation.

1987-88: Postdoctoral research at Michigan State University, USA, with Prof. M. T.

Yokoyama. Subject: "Rumen Microbiology and Molecular Biology". Position

supported by the BARD Fellowship Foundation.

1995-96: Sabbatical at the Dept. of Microbiology, Guelph University, Ontario Canada, with

Prof. C.W. Forsberg. Research subject: "Molecular aspects of rumen cellulolytic

bacteria".

Positions Held and Academic Status 1978-81: Research Assistant at the Metabolic Unit, Institute of Animal Science, ARO.

1981-85: Ph.D. graduate student at the Metabolic Unit, ARO. Israel.

1985-to date: Scientist at the ARO, Metabolic Unit.

1986: Rank C.

1989: Promoted to Rank B + tenure, equivalent to Assistant Professor.

1994: Promoted to Rank A, equivalent to Associate Professor.

2007: Promoted to Rank A+ equivalent to Full Professor.

1989: Establishing the “Rumen Microbiology Laboratory” in Institute of Animal Science, ARO.

1988-89 and 1992-93: Acting head of the Metabolic Unit, ARO.

1997 -2000; 2001-2002: Chairman of the Scientific Council and member of the Directorate, of

the Institute of Animal Science, ARO.

1997 -2000; 2001-2002: Member of the Acting Board of the ARO Scientific Council.

1998 -1999: Chairman of the ARO Scientific Council and member of the ARO Directorate.

2000 – 2005: Member of the Israeli Cattle Board and Directorate.

2002- to date: Scientific manager of the dairy cattle research facilities, ARO.

2002- 2011: Member of the ARO Scientists Committee.

2007- to date: Head of the Metabolic Unit, ARO

2007 – to date: Member of the Directorate of Research Foundation of The Milk Council .

2011 -to date: Head of “The Deapartment of Ruminants Sciences”, ARO.

2011 -to date: Member of the directorate of “The Institute of Animal Science”, ARO.

Training / Teaching Experience (including guidance of students)

1990- 2001: Lecturer at the Hebrew University, Faculty of Agriculture Dept. of Animal Science

(H.U.), of the B.Sc.-M.Sc. annual course (No. 71825): "Digestion of Forage Cell-

Walls by Ruminants".

1992-to date: Examiner of M.Sc. and Ph.D. theses at the H.U.

1990-1993: Lectures at the annual course: "Cattle Nutrition" held at "Rupin Agricultural

College".

1988: Visiting teacher (with Prof. M.T. Yokoyama) of the course: "Rumen

Microbiology" at Michigan State University, USA.

1979-81: Instructor, Biochemistry practical course to B.Sc. students at the H.U.

Students guidance :

Leybovitz Haim, M.Sc. Thesis, the H.U. (1991); co-supervisor, guidance with D. Ben-Ghedalia.

Kabala, Amos, M.Sc. Thesis , the H.U. (1996); co-supervisor, guidance with D. Ben-Ghedalia.

Solomon Ran, Ph.D. Thesis, the H.U. (1998); co-supervisor, guidance with D. Ben-Ghedalia.

Ezer Moshe, Dr. Veterinary Graduation thesis, the H.U. Faculty of Veterinary (1999), co-

supervisor, guidance with D. Ben-Ghedalia.

Jakobovitch Joseph, M.Sc. Thesis, The H.U. (2004); Sole supervisor.

Adin Gabriel, Ph.D. Thesis, The H.U., (2010); Major supervisor, guidance with Mabgeesh, S.

from the H.U.

Eliyau Dana, M.Sc. Thesis, The H.U., (under preparation); Major supervisor, guidance with

Mabgeesh, S. from the H.U.

Sheani Yohav, M.Sc. Thesis, The H.U., (under preparation); Major supervisor, guidance with

Mizrachi, I.

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Editorial Responsibilities2000: to date: Scientific editor of the annual proceedings of the Israeli Dairy Science

Conference.

1996-to date: Reviewer of manuscripts for: J. Dairy Science; Canadian Journal Anim. Sci.;

Animal Feed Science and Technology; Biotechnology Progress; Small Ruminant

Research; Animal; Animal Science.

2009- to date: Editorial board member of the journal; Animal Feed Science and Technology.

Bublished Articles in Reviewed J ournals (R.J.) 1a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., G. Shefet and J. Miron. 1980.

Effect of ozone and ammonium hydroxide treatments on the composition and in vitro digestibility of cotton straw.

J. Sci. Food Agric. 31: 1337-1342. 2a. Ben-Ghedalia, D. and J. Miron. 1981.

Effect of sodium hydroxide, ozone and sulfur dioxide on the composition and in vitro digestibility of wheat straw. J. Sci. Food Agric. 32: 224-228.

3a. Ben-Ghedalia, D. and J. Miron. 1981. The effect of combined chemical and enzyme treatments on the saccharification and in vitro digestion rate of wheat straw. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 23: 823-831.

4a. Miron, J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1981. Effect of chemical treatments on the degradability of cotton straw by rumen microorganisms and by fungal cellulase. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 23: 2863-2873.

5a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., J. Miron and A. Hasdai. 1982. The effect of protein infused into the duodenum of sheep on the activities of proteolytic enzymes in intestinal digesta and on the absorption of amino acids. J. Nutr. 112: 818-824.

6a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., G. Shefet, J. Miron and Y. Dror. 1982. Effect of ozone and sodium hydroxide on some chemical characteristics of cotton straw. J. Sci. Food Agric. 33: 1213-1218.

7a. Miron, J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1982. Effect of hydrolyzing and oxidizing agents on the composition and degradation of wheat straw monosaccharides. Eur. J. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 15: 83-87.

8a. Ben-Ghedalia, D. and J. Miron. 1983. The response of wheat straw varieties to mild sulphur dioxide treatment. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 10: 269-276.

9a. Ben-Ghedalia, D. and J. Miron. 1984. The digestibility of wheat straw treated with sulphur dioxide. J. Agric. Sci., Camb. 102: 517-520.

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10a. Ben-Ghedalia, D. and J. Miron. 1984. The digestibility of total and cell wall monosaccharides of alfalfa by sheep. J. Nutr. 114: 880-887.

11a. Ben-Ghedalia, D. and J. Miron. 1987. Intensive growth of lambs on sulfur dioxide treated straw diets. Nutr. Rep. Int. 35: 1129-1135.

12a. Miron, J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1987. Nutritional implications associated with increasing the fermentability of straw by chemical and enzymatic treatments. J. Dairy Sci. 70: 1864-1875.

13a. Miron, J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1987. The digestibility of total and cell wall monosaccharides of chemically and chemically + enzymatically treated wheat straw by sheep. J. Dairy Sci. 70: 1876-1884.

14a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., J. Miron, Y. Est, and E. Yosef. 1988. SO2 treatment for conversion of straw into a concentrate like feed: A growth study with lambs. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 19: 219-229.

15a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., E. Yosef, J. Miron and Y. Est. 1989. The effects of starch- and pectin-rich diets on quantitative aspects of digestion in sheep. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 24: 289-298.

16b. Miron, J., M.T. Yokoyama and R. Lamed. 1989. Bacterial cell surface structures involved in lucerne cell walls degradation by pure cultures of rumen cellulolytic bacteria. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 32: 218-222.

17b. Miron, J. and M.T. Yokoyama. 1990. Ozone treated lucerne hay as a model to study lucerne degradation and utilization by rumen bacteria. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 27: 269-280.

18b. Miron, J., D. Ben-Ghedalia, M.T. Yokoyama and R. Lamed. 1990. Some aspects of cellobiose effect on cell surface structures involved in lucerne cell walls utilization by fresh isolates of rumen bacteria. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 30: 107-120.

19a. Miron, J., R. Solomon, E. Yosef and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1990. Carbohydrates digestibility and nitrogen metabolism in sheep fed untreated or sulphur dioxide treated wheat straw and poultry litter. J. Agric. Sci., Camb. 114: 115-121.

20a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., J. Miron and E. Yosef. 1991. Fermentation of alfalfa silages with ozonated cotton stalks added. J. Agric. Food Chem. 39: 2002-2005.

21a. Miron, J. 1991. The hydrolysis of lucerne cell-wall monosaccharide components by monocultures or pair combinations of defined ruminal bacteria. J. Appl. Bacteriol. 70: 245-252.

22a. Solomon, R.**, , E. Yosef, J. Miron, D. Ben-Ghedalia and Y. Dror. 1991. Absorption of macro and microelements by sheep from barley and barley plus sulphur dioxide treated straw rations. Small Ruminant Res. 6: 55-62.

23a. Miron, J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia, 1992. The effect of sulphur dioxide application level on the biodegradation of wheat straw carbohydrates by rumen microorganisms and by Trichoderma viride cellulases. Bioresource Technol. 41: 139-144.

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24a. Miron, J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1992. The degradation and utilization of wheat straw cell wall monosaccharide components by defined ruminal cellulolytic bacteria. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 38: 432-437.

25a. Solomon, R.**, J. Miron, A. Rubinstein and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1992. Ozone-treated cotton stalks as a component of a ration for growing lambs. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 37: 185-192.

26a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., E. Yosef and J. Miron. 1993. Pectin fermentation and utilization by natural microflora during ryegrass ensilage. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 41: 113-119.

27a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., J. Miron and R. Solomon. 1993. The degradation and utilization of structural polysaccharides of sorghum straw by defined ruminal bacteria. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 42: 283-295.

28a. Miron, J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1993. Untreated and delignified cotton stalks as model substrates for degradation and utilization of cell wall monosaccharide components by defined ruminal cellulolytic bacteria. Bioresource Technol. 43: 241-247.

29a. Miron, J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1993. Digestion of structural polysaccharides of panicum and vetch hays by the rumen bacterial strains Fibrobacter succinogenes BL2 and Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens D1. .Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 39: 756-759.

30a. Miron, J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1993. Digestion of cell wall monosaccharides of ryegrass and alfalfa hays by the rumen bacteria Fibrobacter succinogenes and Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens. Can. J. Microbiol. 39: 780-786.

31c. Ben-Ghedalia, D., E. Yosef, J. Miron, A. Huttermann, A. Majcherczykand, O. Milstein. 1994. Characterization of lignins in straw, rumen liquor and feces of sheep fed untreated and SO2-treated wheat straw. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 47: 89-98.

32c. Ben-Ghedalia, D., E. Yosef, J. Miron, A. Huttermann, A. Majcherczyk and O. Milstein. 1994. Size exclusion chromatography of cotton stalks lignins isolated from rumen digesta and feces of sheep. J. Agric. Food Chem. 42:1160-1163.

33a. Miron, J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1994. Monosaccharide digestibility by dairy cows fed diets high in concentrated and containing alfalfa silages. J. Dairy Sci., 77: 3624-3630.

34b. Miron, J., S.H. Duncan and C.S. Stewart. 1994. Interactions between rumen bacterial strains during the degradation and utilization of the monosaccharides of barley straw cell walls.J. Appl. Bacteriol. 76:282-287.

35c. Yosef, E., D. Ben-Ghedalia, J. Miron, A. Huttermann, A. Majcherczyk, O. Milstein, H.D. Ludemann and R. Frund. 1994. Characterization of some cell wall components of untreated and SO2-treated wheat straw. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 46: 331-342.

36c. Yosef, E., D. Ben-Ghedalia, J. Miron, A. Huttermann, A. Majcherczyk, O. Milstein, H.D. Ludemann and R. Frund. 1994. Characterization of some cell wall components of untreated and ozone-treated cotton stalks. J. Agric. Food Chem. 42: 86-90.

37c. Ben-Ghedalia, D., A. Halevi and J. Miron. 1995. Digestibility by dairy cows of monosaccharide components in diets containing wheat or ryegrass silages.

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J. Dairy Sci., 78: 134-140. 38a. Miron, J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1995.

Ozonated cotton stalks as a silage additive: digestion of total and cell wall monosaccharide components of lucerne based dairy cows rations. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 51: 91-102.

39a. Miron, J., A. Kabala and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1995. The use of chemically treated cotton gin trash as a silage additive; A growth study with lambs. Small Ruminants Res. 18: 19-25.

40c. Solomon, R., J. Miron, D. Ben-Ghedalia and Z. Zomberg. 1995. Performance of high producing dairy cows offered drinking water of high and low salinity in the Arava desert. J. Dairy Sci., 78: 620-624.

41a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., A. Kabala and J. Miron. 1995. Composition and in vitro digestibility of carbohydrates of wheat plants harvested at bloom and soft-dough stages. J. Sci. Food Agric., 68: 111-116.

42a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., A. Kabala, J. Miron and E. Yosef. 1996. Silage fermentation and in vitro degradation of monosaccharide constituents of wheat harvested at two stages of maturity. J. Agric. Food Chem. 43: 2428-2431.

43a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., J. Miron and E. Yosef. 1996.Apparent digestibility of minerals by lactating cows from a total mixed ration supplemented with poultry litter. J. Dairy Sci., 79: 454-458.

44b. Miron J., R. Solomon, I. Bruckental and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1996. Effect of changing the proportion, wheat:sorghum in dairy cow rations on carbohydrate digestibility and NAN flow to the intestine. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol., 57: 75-86.

45a. Miron J., R. Solomon and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1997. Digestibility by dairy cows of monosaccharide components in diets containing either ground sorghum or sorghum grain treated with sodium hydroxide. J. Dairy Sci., 80: 144-151.

46a. Miron J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1997. Digestibility by sheep of direct cut alfalfa silage made with ozonated stalks. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 67: 311-317.

47b. Miron J., E. Morag, E.A. Bayer, R. Lamed and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1998. An adhesion defective mutant of Ruminococcus albus SY3 is impaired in its capability to degrade cellulose. J. Appl. Microbiol., 84: 249-254.

48b. Miron J. and C.I. Forsberg. 1998. Features of Fibrobacter intestinalis DR7 mutant which is impaired with its ability to adhere to cellulose. Anaerobe, 4: 35-43.

49b. Miron J. and C.I. Forsberg. 1999. Characterization of cellulose binding proteins which are involved in adhesion mechanism of Fibrobacter intestinalis DR7. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 51: 491-497.

50a. Miron J., Yosef, E. and Ben-Ghedalia, D. 2001. Composition and in-vitro digestibility of monosaccharide constituents of selected by-product feeds. J. Agric. Food Chem. 49: 2322-2326.

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51c. Ben-Ghedalia, D., R. Solomon, J. Miron, E. Yosef, Z. Zomberg, E. Zukerman, A. Greenberg, and T. Kipnis. 2001. Effect of water salinity on the composition and in vitro digestibility of winter-annual ryegrass grown in the Arava desert. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 91: 139-147.

52a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., and J. Miron. 2001. Digestion by sheep of monosaccharide constituents of direct cut alfalfa silage made with SO2-treated wheat straw. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 92: 175-183.

53b. Miron J., J. Jacobovitch, E.A. Bayer, R. Lamed, M. Morrison and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 2001. Subcellular distribution of glycanases and related components in Ruminococcus albus SY3

and their role in cell adhesion to cellulose. J. Appl. Microbiol., 91: 677-685.

54b. Miron J., E. Yosef, D. Ben-Ghedalia, L.E. Chase, D.E. Bauman, and R. Solomon. 2002. Digestibility by dairy cows of monosaccharide constituents in TMR containing citrus pulp.

J. Dairy Sci., 85: 89-94. 55b. Miron J., E. Yosef, E. Maltz, and I. Halachmi. 2003.

Soybean hulls as a replacement of forage NDF in TMR of lactating cows.Anim. Feed Sci. Technol., 106:21-28.

56d. Devillard, E., D.E. Goodheart, S. K. Karnati, E.A. Bayer, R. Lamed, J. Miron, K.E. Nelson, and M. Morrison. 2004.Ruminococcus albus 8 mutants defective in cellulose degradation are deficient in two processive endocellulases, Cel48A and Cel9B, both of which possess a novel modular architecture. Journal of Bacteriology, 186: 136-145

57b. Miron J., E. Yosef, M. Nikbachat, A. Zenou, I. Halachmi, E. Maltz, and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 2004.Feeding behavior and milking performance of dairy cows fed pelleted nonroughage fiber byproducts. J. Dairy Sci., 87: 1372-1379.

58b. Halachmi, I., E. Maltz, N. Livshin, A. Antler, D. Ben-Ghedalia and J. Miron, 2004.Effects of replacing roughage with soy hulls on feeding behavior and milk production of dairy cows under hot weather conditions.

J. Dairy Sci., 87: 2230-2238. 59b. Miron J., M. Nikbachat, A. Zenou, D. Ben-Ghedalia, I. Halachmi, E. Shoshani, R.

Solomon, N. Livshin, A. Antler and E. Maltz, 2004. Lactation performance and feeding behavior of dairy cows supplemented via automatic feeders with soy hulls or barley based pellets. J. Dairy Sci., 87: 3808-3815

60a. Zenou, A. and J. Miron. 2005. Milking performance of dairy ewes fed pellets containing soy hulls as starchy grain substitute. Small Ruminant Research. 57: 187-192.

61b. Carmi, A., N. Umiel, A. Hagiladi, E. Yosef, D. Ben-Ghedalia and J. Miron. 2005. Field performance and nutritive value of a new forage sorghum variety "Pnina", recently developed in Israel. J. Sci. Food Agric., 85: 2567-2573.

62b. Miron J., E. Zuckerman, Sadeh D., G. Adin, M. Nikbachat, E. Yosef, D. Ben-Ghedalia, A. Carmi, T. Kipnis and R. Solomon. 2005. Yield, composition and in vitro digestibility of new forage sorghum varieties and their ensilage characteristics. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol., 120: 17-32.

63c. Solomon R., G. Adin, S.J. Mabjeesh, M. Nikbachat, E. Yosef, D. Ben-Ghedalia and J. Miron. 2005. Digestibility in lactating cows of diets containing whole Pima treated with sodium hydroxide versus akala or pima cottonseed. J. Dairy Sci., 88: 1745-1751.

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64c. Halachmi I., S. Ofir and J. Miron. 2005.Comparing two concentrate allowances in an automatic milking system. Animal Science, 80: 339-343 .

65b. Miron J., R. Solomon, G. Adin, U. Nir, M. Nikbachat, E. Yosef, A. Carmi, Z.G. Weinberg, T. Kipnis, E. Zuckerman and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 2006. Effects of harvest stage and re-growth on yield, composition, ensilage and in vitro digestibility of new forage sorghum varieties. J. Sci. Food Agric., 86:140-147.

66b. Carmi, A., Y. Aharoni, M. Edelstein, N. Umiel, A. Hagiladi, E. Yosef, M. Nikbachat, A. Zenou, and J. Miron. 2006. Effects of irrigation and plant density on yield, composition and in vitro digestibility of a new forage sorghum variety Tal at two maturity stages. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 131: 120-132.

67b. Halachmi, I., E. Shoshani, R. Solomon, E. Maltz and J. Miron. 2006. Feeding of pellets rich in digestible neutral detergent fiber to lactating cows in an automatic milking system. J. Dairy Sci., 89: 3241-3249.

68b Miron J., E. Zuckerman, G. Adin, M. Nikbachat, E. Yosef, A. Zenou, Z.G. Weinberg, and R. Solomon. 2007. Field yield, ensiling losses and digestibility by sheep of silages from two forage sorghum varieties. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 136: 203-215.

69b Miron J., E. Zuckerman, G. Adin, R. Solomon, E. Shoshani, M. Nikbachat, E. Yosef, A. Zenou, Z.G. Weinberg, Y. Chen, I. Halachmi, and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 2007.Comparison of two forage sorghum varieties with corn and the effect of feeding their silages on eating behavior and lactation performance of dairy cows. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 139: 23-39.

70c Weinberg, Z.G., O. Shatz, Y. Chen, E. Yosef, M. Nikbahat, D. Ben-Ghedalia and J. Miron. 2007. Effects of lactic acid bacteria inoculants on in vitro digestibility of wheat and corn silages. J. Dairy Sci., 90: 4754-4762.

71a Miron J., G. Adin, R. Solomon, A. Zenou, A. Brosh and S.Y. Mabjeesh, 2008. Heat production and retained energy in lactating cows held under hot summer conditions with evaporative cooling and fed two rations differing in roughage content and in vitro digestibilityANIMAL , 2/6: 843-848.

72a Adin, G., Solomon, R., Shoshani, E., Flamenbaum, I., Nikbachat, M., Yosef, E, Zenou, A., Halachmi, I., Shamay, A., Brosh, A., Mabjeesh, S.J. and Miron, J., 2008. Heat production, eating behavior and milk yield of lactating cows fed two rations differing in roughage content and digestibility under heat load conditions. Livestock Science, 119 (1-3): 145-153.

73b Halachmi, I., E. Shoshani, R. Solomon, E. Maltz and J. Miron. 2009. Feeding soy hulls to high-yielding dairy cows increased milk production, but not milking frequency in an automatic milking system (AMS). J. Dairy Sci., 92: 2317-2325. 

74a Yosef, E, Carmi, A Nikbachat, M., Zenou, A., Umiel, N., and Miron, J., 2009. Characteristics of tall versus short-type varieties of forage sorghum grown under two irrigation levels, for summer and subsequent fall harvests, and digestibility by sheep of their silages. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 152: 1-11.

75a Adin G., A. Gelman, R. Solomon, I. Flamenbaum, M. Nikbachat, E. Yosef, A. Zenou, A. Shamay, Y. Fourermann, S. J. Mabjeesh and J. Miron. 2009. Effects of cooling dry cows under heat load conditions on physiological parameters, intake and milk production after parturition. Livestock Sci. 124: 189-195.

76a Adin, G., R. Solomon, M. Nikbachat, A. Zenou, E. Yosef, A. Brosh, A. Shabtay, S. J. Mabjeesh, I. Halachmi, and J. Miron. 2009. Effect of feeding cows in early lactation with diets differing in roughage-neutral detergent fiber content on intake behavior, rumination, and milk production. J. Dairy Sci. 92: 3364-3373.

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77a. J. Mirona, G., Adin, R. Solomon, M. Nikbachat, A. Zenou, E. Yosef, A. Brosh, Shabtay, A. Asher, H. Gacitua, M. Kaim, S. Yaacobi, Y. Portnik, S.J. Mabjeesh. 2010. Effects of feeding cows in early lactation with soy hulls as partial forage replacement on heat production, retained energy and performance. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 155: 9-17.

78a. J. Miron, E. Yosef, M. Nikbachat, A. Zenou, E. Zuckerman, R. Solomon, and A. Nadler. 2011. Fresh dairy manure as a substitute for chemical fertilization in growing wheat forage; effects on soil properties, forage yield and composition,weed contamination, and hay intake and digestibility by sheep. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 168:179– 187.

79a. H. Leibovich, A. Zenou, P. Seada, and J. Miron. 2011. Effects of shearing, ambient cooling and feeding with byproducts as partial roughage replacement on milk yield and composition in Assaf sheep under heat-load conditions. Small Ruminant Research, 99: 153– 159.

80a J. Miron, Z.G. Weinberg, Y. Chen, D. Miron, Y. Raviv, A. Bloch, E. Yosef, M. Nikbahat, A. Zenou, M. Daklo, K. Nashef and U. Kushnir. 2012. Novel use of the wild species Cephalaria joppensis for silage preparation and its nutritive value for feeding lactating dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 95: 4501-4509.

81a. A. Shabtay, M. Nikbachat, A. Zenou, E. Yosef, O. Arkin, O. Sneer, A. Shwimmer, A. Yaari, E. Budman, G. Agmon and J. Miron. 2012. Effects of adding a concentrated pomegranate extract to the ration of lactating cows on performance and udder health parameters. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 175: 24-32.

82a. E. Jami, A. Shabtay, J. Miron, and I. Mizrachi. 2012. Effects of adding a concentrated pomegranate-residue extract to the ration of lactating cows on in vivo digestibility and profile of rumen bacterial population. J. Dairy Sci. 95: 5996–6005.

83 a. H. Leibovich, A. Zenou, E. Yosef, M. Nikbachat, S. Kaadan, H. Eshtiwi, K. Nashef, U. Kushnir, and J. Miron. 2012. Digestibility by lambs and nutritive value for lactating ewes of a total mixed ration containing Cephalaria joppensis silage as wheat silage substitute. Small Ruminant Research, In press.

Invited Reviews 1b. Morrison, M. and J. Miron. 2000.

Adhesion to cellulose by Ruminococcus albus: a combination of cellulosomes and Pil-proteins?. FEMS Microbiology letters, 185: 109-115.

2b. Miron J., Morrison, M. and Ben-Ghedalia D. 2001. Adhesion Mechanism of rumen cellulolytic bacteria. J. Dairy Sci. 84 : 1294 - 1309.

3a. Miron J. 2001. Mode of plant cell walls dsigestion by rumen bacteria. Res. Adv. in Agric. and Food Chem. 2: 51-61.

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Articles in Non-Reviewed Journals (N.R.J.) 1a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., G. Shefet and J. Miron. 1979.

Increasing cotton straw digestibility by ozone. Hassadeh, 59: 2328.

2a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., G. Shefet and J. Miron. 1980. A comparison between alkali and ozone treatments for increasing the digestibility of

cotton straw. Hassadeh, 60: 2092.3a. Ben-Ghedalia, D. and J. Miron. 1981.

Chemical treatments for nutritional upgrading of wheat straw. Hassadeh, 61:675.

4c. Ben-Ghedalia, D., A. Hasdai, J. Miron and E. Yosef. 1981. Nutritional evaluation of edible domestic waste.Hassadeh, 61: 1002.

5a. Ben-Ghedalia, D. and J. Miron. 1981. The potential of converting lignocelluloses into a concentrate like feed. Hassadeh, 61:1386.

6c. Ben-Ghedalia, D., A. Hasdai, J. Miron, Y. Est and E. Yosef. 1981. Sewage grown algae as a nitrogen source for ruminants. Hassadeh, 61: 2047.

7a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., E. Yosef, J. Miron and Y. Est. 1983.Grape-vine branches as a potential ruminant feed. Hassadeh, 63:1298.

8a. Ben-Ghedalia, D. and J. Miron. 1983. The response of different wheat straw varieties to SO2 treatment. Hassadeh, 63: 1296.

9a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., G. Shefet, J. Miron and E. Yosef. 1984. The effectiveness of ozone treatment applied to lignocelluloses. Refua Veterinarith, 41: 64.

10a.Ben-Ghedalia, D., G. Shefet and J. Miron. 1984. The sensitivity of dicot lignocelluloses to the ozone treatment.

Hassadeh, 64: 1470.11a. Ben-Ghedalia, D. and J. Miron. 1986.

SO2 treated straw, an excellent component in lamb fattening rations. Hassadeh, 66: 1657.

12a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., E. Yosef and J. Miron. 1991. Mineral nutrition survey in lactating cows: P, Ca, Al & Fe. Meshek Habakar Vehachalav, 235 (12): 30.

13a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., J. Miron and E. Yosef. 1992. Mineral nutrition survey in lactating cows: Mg, K, & Na. Meshek Habakar Vehachalav, 236 (2): 20.

14a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., J. Miron and E. Yosef. 1992. Nutritional characteristics of pectin- rich and starch-rich ratio for ruminants. Meshek Habakar Vehachalav, 237 (4): 27.

15a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., A. Kabala and J. Miron. 1992. The preferable stage of maturity for harvesting wheat silage. Meshek Habakar Vehachalav, 241 (12): 26.

16a. Miron, J. 1992. Identification of the predominant cellulolytic bacteria in the rumen. Hassadeh, 72: 634.

17a. Miron, J., A. Kabala and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1994. Chemically treated cotton waste as a silage additive. Hassadeh, 74: 566.

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18a. Miron, J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1994. Plant cell walls degradation in the Rumen; Mechanism of action of the cellulolytic bacteria. Hassadeh, 74: 791.

19a. Miron, J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1994. Direct ensilage of fresh alfalfa by the addition of SO2-treated wheat straw: Carbohydrates digestion by dairy cows. Hassadeh, 74: 888.

20a. Solomon, R.**, J. Miron, Z. Zumberg,, U. Marin and D. Ben-Ghedalia, 1994. The effect of drinking water quality on the performance of dairy cattle in the Arava. Meshek Habakar Vehachalav, 248 (2): 28.

21a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., J. Miron and E. Yosef. 1995. Mineral nutrition survey in lactating cows: Sulphur and microelements. Meshek Habakar Vehachalav; 17:33.

22a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., J. Miron and E. Yosef. 1995. Macroelements absorption by lactating cows: contribution of poultry litter in the diets. Meshek Habakar Vehachalav, 257:29.

23a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., J. Miron and E. Yosef. 1995. Microelements absorption by the lactating cows: contribution of poultry litter in the diets. Meshek Habakar Vehachalav, 256:43.

24a. Miron, J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1995. Cellulolytic activity by rumen bacteria. Synthesis, 9: 32.

25a. Kabala**, A., J. Miron, E. Yosef and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1995. Digestibility of monosaccharide residues in “Ariel” wheat silages. Meshek Habakar Vehachalav, 258:36.

26a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., E. Yosef, J. Miron, R. Solomon and O. Krol. 1996. Mineral contribution of ration components; recommendation for the supplementation of lactating cows rations. Meshek Habakar Vehachalav, 260:28.

27a. Solomon**, R., J. Miron, Z. Zomberg and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1997. Effect of drinking water salinity on the performance of milking cows. Meshek Habakar Vehachalav, Heker Umaas, 19: 23.

28a. Miron, J., D. Ben-Ghedalia, E. Yosef, and R. Solomon. 1998. Effect of starch fermentability on cell-wall digestion by milking cows. Meshek Habakar Vehachalav, 271:34.

29a. Miron, J., D. Ben-Ghedalia, E. Yosef, and R. Solomon. 1998.Improvement of sorghum digestibility.Hassadeh, 79: 30.

30a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., J. Miron, E. Yosef, R. Solomon and I. Flamenbaum. 1998. Mineral absorption by the dry cow. Meshek Habakar Vehachalav, 272:23.

31c. Ben-Ghedalia, D., E. Yosef, J. Miron, M. Shemesh, L. Shore, S. Soback, Y. Klinger, C. Trachinsky, R. Solomon and E. Zukerman. 2002. The effect of forage irrigation by brakish water on dairy milk composition; Dairy barns survey.Meshek Habakar Vehachalav, 296:25.

32a. Miron, J., E. Yosef, E. Maltz and D. Ben-Ghedalia 2002. Primary cell walls as a component in TMR of dairy cows; Effect on milk yield and CLA production. Meshek Habakar Vehachalav, Heker Umaas, 24:17.

33a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., E. Yosef and J. Miron. 2002.

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CLA in Israel; Composition of fatty acids in milk of Israeli dairy cows and other ruminants. Meshek Habakar Vehachalav, Heker Umaas, 24:11.

34a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., E. Yosef, J. Miron, M. Nikbachat, A. Zenou, and E. Zukerman. 2003. Composition and digestion of forages irrigated by recycled water. Meshek Habakar Vehachalav, 305:11-14.

35b. Yosef, E., D. Ben-Ghedalia, J. Miron and E. Zukerman. 2003. Quality survey of summer forages. Gan Sadeh and Meshek, 5: 15-18.

36b. Miron, J., E. Yosef, M. Nikbachat, D. Ben-Ghedalia, R. Solomon, G. Adin, A, Carmi, T. Kipnis, Z. Wienberg, U. Nir, and E. Zukerman. 2004. Effect of harvest period on yield and quality of sorghum from varieties examination. Gan Sadeh and Meshek, Vol 3: 19-27.

37b. Miron, J., E. Zukerman, E. Yosef, M. Nikbachat, D. Ben-Ghedalia, D. Sadeh, Y. Shteinberg, U. Levy, G. Adin, R. Solomon and T. Kipnis. 2004. Yield and quality of sorghum silages grown in varieties examination, Ram-On 2003. Gan Sadeh and Meshek, Vol. 6: 21-27. .

38b. Miron, J., E. Zukerman, and R. Solomon. 2004. Yield and nutritive quality of sorghum silages from varieties examination in Izrael Valey. Meshek Habakar Vehachalav, 308: 76-77.

39c. Carmi, A., N. Umiel, A. Hagiladi, E. Yosef, D. Ben-Ghedalia, E. Selah and J. Miron. 2004. Characterization and nutritive value of a new sorghum variety "Pnina" harvested at two maturity stages. Gan Sadeh and Meshek, 5: 15-21.

40c. Carmi, A., N. Umiel and J. Miron. 2004. Nutritive quality of silage from the new sorghum variety "Pnina". Meshek Habakar Vehachalav, 309: 78-80.

41a. Yosef, E., J. Miron, U. Nir, E. Zukerman and D. Ben-Ghedalia, 2004. Quality of forage wheat varieties. Gan Ssadeh and Meshek, 12: 8-15.

42a. Adin, G.**, Solomon, R. and J. Miron. 2006. Effect of cooling and specific feeding regime on milking cows performance in the summer.Meshek Habakar Vehachalav, 321: 58-62.

43b. A. Carmi, Umiel, N., A. Hagiladi, M. Edelstein and J. Miron. 2006. New Semi dwarf sorghum variety entitled "Tal". Yevul See, 18: 24-26.

44b. Miron, J.. G. Adin, B. Keinan, R. Solomon, N. Umiel, and A.Carmi, 2007. Crop yield and composition of the new forage sorghum variety 'Pnina' in comparison with the commercial variety FS-5 and the nutritive value for dairy cows of their silages. Harefet Vehachalav, May 2007: 24-26.

45b. Miron, J.. N. Umiel, E. Yosef, M. Nikbachat, A. Zenou, Aharoni, Y., M. Edelstein and A.Carmi, 2007. Effects of irrigation level on crop yield, composition and digestibility of the new forage sorghum variety 'Tal' in comparison with the commercial variety FS-5 under two harvest cycles. Yevul See, 25: 46-47.

46a. Adin, G.**, Solomon, R. Gelman, A., Ben-Chanan, I., Flamenbaum, I., Mabjeesh, S., Dagoni, A., and J. Miron. 2007. Cooling of the dry cow in the summer. Meshek Habakar Vehachalav, 327: 46-48.

47. Miron, J., Yosef, E., Nikbachat, M., Zenou, A.,Yahacobi S., Portnik, Y., Brenner, S., Zukermann, E., and Solomon, R., 2009. Use of fresh dairy barn manure for replacement of chemical fertilization in growing wheat hay. Harefet Vehachalav, October 2009, 46-48.

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48. Miron J., E. Yosef, M. Nikbachat, A. Zenou, E. Zuckerman. R. Solomon. 2010. Crude dairy manure as substitute for chemical fertilization. Meshek Habakar Vehachalav, 349: 61-64.

49. Miron, J., I. Raviv, Z. Weinberg, A. Bloch, Y. Porat, E. Nahim, D. Miron, E. Yosef, M. Nikbachat, A. Zenou, G. Adin, Y. Portnik, S. Yaacoby, Y. Chen, C. Nashaf, and U. Kushnir. 2010. Cephalaria- a new forage plant. Meshek Habakar Vehachalav, 346: 70-72.

50. Miron, J. 2010. Reducing the cost of feeding dairy cow by using grain substitutes. Mashov Chaklaut, 263: 20-24.

51. Miron, J. 2011. Research in the Dept of Ruminants Science in dairy cow nutrition. Meshek Habakar Vehachalav, 351: 72-75.

52. Miron, J., A. Bloch, I. Raviv, Y. Porat, G. Inbar, O. Arkin, R. Solomon and G. Adin, 2011. Nutritional limits of dairy cows- effects of by-products use. Meshek Habakar Vehachalav, 352: 76-78.

53. Miron, J. 2010. Dairy cow welfare leads to increased profit. Mashov Chaklaut, 259: 4-8. 54. Miron J., E. Yosef, M. Nikbachat, A. Zenou, Y. Portnik, S. Yaacoby, I. Mizrachi, H.

Eitam, A. Yaari, E. Budman, G. Agmon, O. Arkin, O. Snir, A. Shwimmer and A. Shabtay, 2011. Use of pomegranate products to improve milk production and cow health. Mashov Chaklaut, 269: 14-18.

Articles of Symposia Poceedings (* = reviewed)

1*. Ben-Ghedalia, D. and J. Miron. 1987. Effect of sulfur dioxide level applied to wheat straw under mild temperature on cell wall composition and biodegradation. Second International Symposium on the Nutrition of Herbivores. Brisbane, Australia, July 6-10, 1987. Herbivore Nutrition Research.

2*. Ben-Ghedalia, D., E. Yosef, and J. Miron. 1993. The role of pectin in silage fermentation. Silage Research. 1993. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Silage Research. Dublin, Ireland.

3*. Solomon, R., E. Yosef, J. Miron and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1990. Apparent absorption of macro and microelements from barley and barley plus sulphur dioxide-treated straw rations by sheep. J. of Trace Elements in Health and Disease, 10: 1-2

4*. Marco Rincon-Torres, J. Jacobovitch, J. Miron, R. Lamed, E. A. Bayer, and M. Morrison. 2002. Western immunoblot analysis of Ruminococcus albus and Fibrobacter spp. for proteins antigenically similar to scaffoldin modules of R. flavefaciens. RRI-INRA special conference on the topic: Beyond Antimicrobials, the Future of Gut Microbiology. Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen Scotland 12-15 June 2002.

Abstracts (* = reviewed)1*. Ben-Ghedalia, D. and J. Miron. 1987.

The conversion of straw into a concentrate-like feed. 82nd Annual Meeting of the American Dairy Science Association. Columbia, MI, June 21-24, 1987. J. Dairy Sci. 70 (suppl. 1): 203.

2. Ben-Ghedalia, D. and J. Miron, 1987. Prospects of the SO2 Treatment of straw. Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Maale Hahamisha, Israel, February 1987.

3*. Miron, J. and M.T. Yokoyama. 1989.

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Ozone treated lucerne hay as a model to study lucerne degradation and utilization by rumen bacteria. 1989 Joint Annual Meeting American Dairy Science Association and American Society of Animal Science. Lexington, Kentucky, July 31-August 4, 1989.

4*. Miron, J., M.T. Yokoyama and R. Lamed. 1989. Cell surface structures of ruminal cellulolytic bacteria. 20th Biennial Conference of Rumen Function, Chicago, Illinois, Nov. 1989. Abstr. 49.

5. Ben-Ghedalia, D., Yosef, E. and Miron, J. 1991. Minerals nutrition survey of high producing dairy cows. The 3rd Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Maale Hahamisha, Israel, February 1991.

6. Miron, J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia, 1991. Direct ensilage of alfalfa with sulfur dioxide-treated wheat straw: A lactation study with high producing dairy cows. The 3rd Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Maale Hahamisha, Israel, February 1991.

7. Ben-Ghedalia, D., H. Leibovitz and J. Miron, 1992. Compositional and nutritional characterization of the cell walls of model forages. The 4th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Maale Hahamisha, Israel, February 1992.

8. Ben-Ghedalia, D., E. Yosef and J. Miron, 1992. Mineral nutrition survey in lactating cows: Factors involved in phosphorus nutrition.The 4th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Maale Hahamisha, Israel, February 1992.

9. Miron, J. (1992). Prospects of genetic manipulation of ruminal bacteria. Conference on Biotechnology in Domestic Animals, held in Rehovot Israel, August 6, 1992.

10. Miron, J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia, 1992.The degradation of forage cell-walls by ruminal bacteria. The 4th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Maale Hahamisha, Israel, February 1992.

11. Ben-Ghedalia, D., A. Kabala, and J. Miron, 1993. The composition and nutritional value of wheat plant harvested at two different stages of maturity. The 5th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Maale Hahamisha, Israel, February 1993.

12. Ben-Ghedalia, D., E. Yosef, and J. Miron, 1993. Mineral composition of feeds commonly used in Israeli dairy herd. The 5th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Maale Hahamisha, Israel, February 1993.

13. Miron, J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1994. Mechanism of forage structural polysaccharides digestion by monocultures and pair combinations of ruminant cellulolytic bacteria. Proceeding of the Annual Conference of the Israeli Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 21-22, March, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel. Poster.

14. Miron, J. 1994. The polycellulosome complexes theory in ruminal cellulolytic bacteria. Proceeding of the Annual Conference of the Israeli Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 21-22, March, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel. Poster.

15*. Miron, J., A. Kabala, D. Ben-Ghedalia and R.Wm. Tock, 1994. Treated cotton gin trash as a silage additive: A growth study with lambs. ADSA/ASAS Joint Annual Meeting, July 11-15, 1994, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

16*. Miron, J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1994. SO2-treated wheat straw as a silage additive: The Digestibility of monosaccharide components by dairy cows. ADSA/ASAS Joint Annual Meeting, July 11-15, 1994, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

17. Ben-Ghedalia, D., E. Yosef, and J. Miron, 1994. The role of pectin in the ensiling process. The 6th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Zichron Yaakov, Israel, February 1994.

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18. Kabala, A.**, J. Miron and D. Ben-Ghedalia, 1994. Carbohydrates composition and digestibility in wheat silages harvested at prebloom or milk-dough stages of maturity. The 6th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Zichron Yaakov, Israel, February 1994.

19. Miron, J., A. Kabala and D. Ben-Ghedalia, 1994. Chemically treated lignocellulosic waste as silage additive. The 6th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Zichron Yaakov, Israel, February 1994.

20. Solomon, R.**, J. Miron, Z. Zumberg, U. Marin and D. Ben-Ghedalia, 1994. The effect of drinking water quality on cows performance in the Arava. The 6th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Zichron Yaakov, Israel, February 1994.

21*. Ben-Ghedalia, D., J. Miron and E. Yosef. 1995. Minerals net absorption from a poultry litter supplemented TMR by lactating cows. J. Dairy Sci., 78: 111 (Suppl. 1).

22*. Miron, J., D. Ben-Ghedalia, R. Solomon and I. Bruckental. 1995. Effect of changing the ratio, wheat: sorghum in dairy cow TMR on NDF carbohydrate digestibility and NAN flow to the intestine. J. Dairy Sci., 78: 183 (Suppl. 1).

23. Ben-Ghedalia, D., J. Miron, and E. Yosef, 1995. Macroelements absorption by high producing cows. The 7th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Zichron Yaakov, Israel, February 1995.

24. Ben-Ghedalia, D., J. Miron and E. Yosef, 1995. Absorption of microminerals from a poultry litter-containing TMR by high producing cows. The 7th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Zichron Yaakov, Israel, February 1995.

25. Miron, J., D. Ben-Ghedalia., R. Solomon and I. Bruckental, 1995. The effect of starch degradability on cell walls digestibility by lactating cows. The 7th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Zichron Yaakov, Israel, February 1995.

26*. Miron, J., D. Ben-Ghedalia and R. Solomon. 1996. Digestibility by dairy cows of monosaccharide components in diets containing either

ground or sodium hydroxide treated sorghum grains. J. Dairy Sci., 79: 212 (Suppl. 1).

27. Ben-Ghedalia, D., E. Yosef, J. Miron, R. Solomon and O. Krol, 1996. Recommendations for the mineral nutrition of the lactating cow. The 8th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Zichron Yaakov, Israel, February 1996.

28. Miron, J. and C.W. Forsberg. 1997. Adherence to cellulose of the hindgut bacterium Fibrobacter intestinalis. Proceedings of The Annual Meeting of the Israeli Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Tel-Aviv Fairgrounds, January 1997.

29. Miron, J., and C.W. Forsberg. 1997. Role of cellulose binding glycoproteins in adhesion to cellulose of Fibrobacter intestinalis. Proceedings of The Annual meeting of the Israeli Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Tel-Aviv Fairgrounds, January 1997.

30. Ben-Ghedalia, D., E. Yosef, J. Miron and R Solomon, 1997. Minerals absorption by the dry cow. The 9th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Zichron Yaakov, Israel, February 1997.

31. Ben-Ghedalia, D., E. Yosef and J. Miron, 1997. Digestion of various forages by the dairy cow; prospect of future research. The 9th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Zichron Yaakov, Israel, February 1997.

32. Miron, J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia, 1997. Importance of adhesion in the digestion of forage cell wall in ruminants. The 9th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Zichron Yaakov, Israel, February 1997.

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33. Miron, J., D. Ben-Ghedalia, E. Yosef and R Solomon, 1998. The effect of treatment of sorghum grains on starch and NDF digestion in milking cows. The 10th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Zichron Yaakov, Israel, February 1998.

34. Zukerman, E. O. Goren, E. Yosef, J. Miron, and D. Ben-Ghedalia, 1999. Examination of yield and quality of wheat crops for ensilage. The 11th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Zichron Yaakov, Israel, February 1999.

35. Miron, J., D. Ben-Ghedalia, E. Yosef, R Solomon, M. Nikbachat, H. Lerer, M. Granit, 1999. The nutritive quality of Thermo-chemical hydrolyzing by-products. The 11th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Zichron Yaakov, Israel, February 1999.

36. Ben-Ghedalia, D., J. Miron, R Solomon, E. Yosef, Z. Zomberg, T. Kipnis, E. Zukerman and A. Grinberg, (1999). Usage of brackish water for growing ryegrass. The 11th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Zichron Yaakov, Israel, February 1999.

37. Yosef, E., D. Ben-Ghedalia and J. Miron, 1999. The role of cinamic acids in the digestion of cell walls. The 11th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Zichron Yaakov, Israel, February 1999.

38. Solomon, R., D. Ben-Ghedalia, J. Miron, L. Chase and D. Bauman, 2000. Increasing the concentration of conjugated linoleic acid in the milk of dairy cows: The effect of starch- rich rations compared to pectin-rich rations, with and without extruded soybean. The 12th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Zichron Yaakov, Israel, February 2000.

39. Yosef, E., D. Ben-Ghedalia, J. Miron and R. Solomon, 2000. Mineral content of concentrated feeds. The 12th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Zichron Yaakov, Israel, February 2000.

40. Yosef, E., J. Miron, Z. Zomberg and D. Ben-Ghedalia, 2001. Composition and digestibility of ryegrass grown on two different sources of brackish water. The 13th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Zichron Yaakov, Israel, February 2001.

41. Miron, J., E Yosef,.R. Solomon, and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 2001. The nutritive value of industrial by-products rich with primary cell-walls. The 13th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Zichron Yaakov, Israel, February 2001.

42. D. Ben-Ghedalia, J. Miron, Yosef, E., and J. Jacobovitch (2001). The nutritive value of silages made of wheat, oat or corn harvested at the blooming stage. The 13th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Zichron Yaakov, Israel, February 2001.

43. Miron, J., E. Yosef, E. Maltz and D. Ben-Ghedalia 2002. Primary cell walls for replacement of forage NDF in TMR of lasctating cows; Performance and milk fatty acids composition including CLA. The 14th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Ashkelon, Israel, February 2002.

44. E. Yosef, D. Ben-Ghedalia, and J. Miron. 2002. Survey of CLA content in Israeli milk.The 14th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Ashkelon, Israel, February 2002.

45. D. Ben-Ghedalia, E. Yosef and J. Miron. 2002. Increasing the content of CLA in Israeli milk; limits and prospects. The 14th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Ashkelon, Israel, February 2002.

46. Ben-Ghedalia, D., E. Yosef, J. Miron, M. Shemesh, L. Shore, S. Soback, Y. Klinger, C. Trachinsky, R. Solomon and E. Zukerman. 2002. The effect of forage irrigation by brakish water on dairy milk composition; Dairy barns survey.The 14th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Ashkelon, Israel, February 2002.

47. R. Solomon, J. Miron, E. Yosef, L.E. Chase, D.E. Bauman and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 2002.

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Citrus pulp as replacement for corn grains in TMR of dairy cows; Digestibility of monosaccharide constituents. The 14th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Ashkelon, Israel, February 2002.

48. Halachmi I., E. Maltz, D. Ben-Ghedalia, N. Libashin, A. Antler, A. Halachmi, and J. Miron. 2002. Feeding behaviour of dairy cows in the Israeli summer.The 14th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Ashkelon, Israel, February 2002.

49*. Miron J., E. Yosef, E. Maltz, and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 2002. Soybean hulls for replacing corn silage in total mixed rations of lactating cows.J. Dairy Sci., 85: (Suppl. 1) abstract 273 p:69.

50*. Halachmi, I., E. Maltz, N. Livshin, A. Antler, D. Ben-Ghedalia and J. Miron. 2002.Feeding behavior of dairy cows in hot climate. J. Dairy Sci., 85, (Suppl. 1) poster 1276 p: 319.

51*. Miron J., E. Yosef, M. Nikbachat, E. Maltz, and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 2003.Soy hulls as barley grain replacement in pellets fed to lactating cows; effect on digestion and milk performance.J. Dairy Sci., 86: (Suppl. 1) poster 104364.

52*. Miron J., E. Yosef, M. Nikbachat, E. Maltz, I. Halachmi and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 2003.Intake and milking performance of high producing cows fed starchy vs primary cell wall rich pelleted additives.J. Dairy Sci., 86: (Suppl. 1) poster 1000251.

53. Miron J., E. Yosef, M. Nikbachat, E. Maltz, and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 2003. Soy hulls as barley grain replacement in pellets fed to lactating cows; effect on digestion and milk performance.The 15th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Jerusalem, Israel, May 2003.

54. Yosef, E., J. Miron, and D. Ben-Ghedalia, 2003. Quality examination of summer forages grown in Israel. The 15th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Jerusalem, Israel, May 2003.

55*. Carmi A., N. Umiel, A. Hagiladi, E. yosef, D. Ben-Ghedalia and J. Miron. 2004.Characterization and nutritive value of a new forage sorghum variety "Pnina" which was recently breeded in Israel. The Annual Conference of the European Association of Animal production (EAAP), Slovenia, September 2004. Poster.

56*. Carmi A., N. Umiel, A. Hagiladi and J. Miron. 2004.Multi-season production of high quality forage sorghum for ruminants. The Annual Conference of the European Association of Animal production (EAAP), Slovenia, September 2004. Poster.

57. Miron, J., E. Yosef, M. Nikbachat, D. Ben-Ghedalia, R. Solomon, G. Adin, A, Carmi, T. Kipnis, Z. Wienberg, U. Nir, and E. Zukerman. 2004. Yield and quality of sorghum silages grown in two cycles of varieties examination in Timorim. The 16th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Jerusalem, Israel, May 2004.

58. Miron, J., E. Zukerman, E. Yosef, M. Nikbachat, D. Ben-Ghedalia, D. Sadeh, Y. Shteinberg, U. Levy, G. Adin, R. Solomon and T. Kipnis. 2004. Yield and quality of sorghum silages grown in varieties examination Ram-On 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Jerusalem, Israel, May 2004.

59. Carmi, A., N. Umiel, A. Hagiladi, E. Yosef, D. Ben-Ghedalia, E. Selah and J. Miron. 2004. Characterization and nutritive value of a new sorghum variety "Pnina" breeded in Israel. The 16th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Jerusalem, Israel, May 2004.

60. Miron J., E. Yosef, M. Nikbachat, E. Maltz, A. Zenou, D. Ben-Ghedalia and I. Halachmi. 2004.Alternative feeding regime for robotic barns.The 16th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, May 2004.

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61. Yosef, E., Miron J., M. Nikbachat, E. Zukerman, and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 2004. Nutritive quality of legume forage varieties.The 16th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, May 2004.

62. Solomon, R., M. Nikbachat, E. Yosef, D. Ben-Ghedalia, G. Adin, S. Mabjish and J. Miron. 2004. Digestibility in dairy cows of TMR containing either Pima or Akala cotton grains. The 16th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, May 2004.

63. Halachmi, I., E. Shoshani, R. Solomon, E. maltz, A. Antler, C. Tavori, N. Kremer and J. Miron. 2005. Effect of changing pellets composition in robotic milking systems- replacing starch with primary cell walls. The 17th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, May 2005.

64. Miron, J., Halachmi, I., E. Shoshani, R. Solomon, E. maltz, A. Antler, M. Nikbachat, A. Zenou, D. Ben-Ghedalia. 2005.Effect of pellets additive on fat and protein content in the milk of cows. The 17th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Science, Jerusalem, Israel, May 2005.

65. Yosef, E., Miron J., Nikbachat M., Nir U., Zukerman E., and Ben-Ghedalia D. 2005. Nutritional aspects of new forage wheat varieties. The 17th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, May 2005.

66. Adin, G.**, Solomon, R., Flamenbaum, I., Shoshani, E., Bar-Shalom, A., Shamay, A., Nikbachat, M., Zenou, A., Yosef E., Ben-Ghedalia D. and Miron J.. 2005.Evaluation of intake and physiological aspects of dry cows under cooling system during summer. The 17th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, May 2005.

67. Adin G.**, Solomon R., Flamenbaum I., Shoshani E., Shamay A., Nikbachat M., Zenou A., Yosef E., Brosh A., Halchmi I., Mabjeesh S. and Miron J. 2006.Effect of cooling and feeding with primary cell walls on physiology and energy balace of lactating cows during summer. The 18th Annual Meeting of Cattle Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, June 2006.

68. Miron J., Solomon, R. Flamenbaum I., Shoshani E., Shamay A., Nikbachat M., Zenou A., Yosef E., Brosh A., Halchmi I., Mabjeesh S., and Adin G. 2006.Effect of cooling and feeding with primary cell walls on feed intake and milking performance of lactating cows during summer. The 18th Annual Meeting of Cattle Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, June 2006.

69. Miron, J., Yosef E., Nikbachat M., Zenou A., Weinberg G.Z., Solomon R., Adin G., Shoshani E., Zukerman E. and Ben-Ghedalia D. 2006. The feeding value for milking cows of tall sorghum silages in comparison with corn silage. The 18th Annual Meeting of Cattle Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, June 2006.

70. Yosef, E., Miron, J., M. Nikbachat, A. Zenou, G.Z. Weinberg, R. Solomon, G. Adin, E. Zukerman and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 2006.Composition and digestibility of last decade forage wheat varieties.The 18th Annual Meeting of Cattle Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, June 2006.

71. Yosef, E,. Zukerman E., Miron, J., Nikbachat M. and Ben-Ghedalia D. 2006.Composition and digestibility of various lignocelluloses.The 18th Annual Meeting of Cattle Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, June 2006.

72. Miron, J.. G. Adin, B. Keinan, R. Solomon, N. Umiel, and A.Carmi, 2007. Crop yield and composition of the new forage sorghum variety 'Pnina' in comparison with the commercial variety FS-5 and the nutritive value for dairy cows of their silages. The 19th Annual Meeting of Dairy Science, Jerusalem, Israel, May 2007.

73. Miron, J.. N. Umiel, E. Yosef, M. Nikbachat, A. Zenou, Aharoni, Y., M. Edelstein and A.Carmi, 2007. Effects of irrigation level on crop yield, composition and digestibility of the new forage sorghum variety 'Tal' in comparison with the commercial variety FS-5 under two harvest cycles. The 19th Annual Meeting of Dairy Science, Jerusalem, Israel, May 2007.

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74. Adin, G.**, Solomon, R. Gelman, A., Ben-Chanan, I., Flamenbaum, I., Mabjeesh, S., Dagoni, A., and J. Miron. 2007. Cooling of the dry cow in the summer. The 19th Annual Meeting of Dairy Science, Jerusalem, Israel, May 2007.

75. Yosef, E,. M. Nikbachat, J. Miron, R. Solomon and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 2007. Digestibility in sheep of wheat silages harvested at bloom or milk-dough stages of maturity. The 19th Annual Meeting of Dairy Science, Jerusalem, Israel, May 2007.

76. Nikbachat M., E. Yosef, J. Miron, R. Solomon and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 2007. Digestibility of ration containing concentrates plus wheat silages harvested at various stages of maturity. The 19th Annual Meeting of Dairy Science, Jerusalem, Israel, May 2007.

77. Halachmi, I., N. Kremer, G, Kremer, E. maltz, E. Shoshani, R. Solomon, C. Tavori, L. Keisary and J. Miron. 2007. Maximising the benefit in robotic milking systems by individual grequency of milking and appropriate composition of the pellets. The 19th Annual Meeting of Dairy Science, Jerusalem, Israel, May 2007.

78. Yosef, E., Nikbachat, M., Miron, J., Ben-Ghedalia, D. and Zukerman E, 2008. Influence of sewage irrigation on nutritional values and mineral composition of corn forages. The 20th Annual Meeting of Cattle Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, May 2008.

79. Adin, G., Solomon, R., Zenou, A., Nikbachat, M., Yosef, E., Brosh, A., Mabjeesh S. and Miron, J. 2008). Influence of cow feeding pelleted non-roughage fiber byproducts on cow fertility and milk production. The 20th Annual Meeting of Cattle Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, May 2008.

80. Miron, J., Yosef, E., Nikbachat, M., Zenou, A.,Yakobi S., Portnik, Y., Brenner, S., Zukermann, E., and Solomon, R., 2009. Use of fresh dairy manure for replacement of chemical fertilization in growing wheat hay. The 21th Annual Meeting of Cattle Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, July 2009.

81. Yosef, E., Zukerman E., Miron, J., Nikbahat, M., and Ben-Ghedalia, D., 2009. Influence of sewage irrigation on growth and mineral profile of sorghum forage. The 21th Annual Meeting of Cattle Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, July 2009.

82. Miron, J., Yosef, E., Nikbachat M., Zenou A., Brosh, A., Zukermann E., and Carmi, A. 2009. Growing dual purpose sorghum for grains and hay- Is it possible and feasible? The 21th Annual Meeting of Cattle Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, July 2009.

83. Miron J., Zenou A., Yosef E., Nikbachat M., Portnik Y., Yakobi S., Eitam H., Shabtay A. 2010. First usage of pomegranate products to improve milk production and composition in the Israeli cow. The 22th Annual Meeting of Cattle Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, May 2010.

84. Asher A., Miron J., Adin G., Shabtay A., Zenou A., Nikbachat M., Yakobi S., Portnik Y., Mualem U., Arieli A., Aharoni Y., Brosh A. 2010. The influence of lactation stage on production level and energy balance of the Israeli milking cow. The 22th Annual Meeting of Cattle Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, May 2010.

85. Brosh A., Asher A., Miron, J., Mualem U., Shabtay A., Zenou A., Nikbachat M, Yakobi S., Portnik Y., Halachmi I., Arieli A., Aharoni Y. 2010. Influence of photoperioda on milk yield and production efficiency of the Israeli milking cow. The 22th Annual Meeting of Cattle Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, May 2010.

86. Miron, J., A. Bloch, I. Raviv, Y. Porat, G. Inbar, O. Arkin, R. Solomon and G. Adin, 2011. Nutritional limits of dairy cows- effects of by-products use to replace roughage or concentrates in cow ration. The 22th Annual Meeting of Cattle Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, May 2010.

87. Weinberg, Z., Y. Chen, D. Miron, I. Raviv, E. Naim, A. Bloch, E. Yosef, M. Nikbachat, and J. Miron. 2010. Conservation of dairy cow TMR for long periods. The 22th Annual Meeting of Cattle Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, May 2010.

88. Yosef E., Miron J., Zuckerman E., Nikbachat M., Zenou A., and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 2010. Effects of irrigation with recycled water on plants composition and nutritive value in Citartia, and corghum-Sudan grass hybrid. The 22th Annual Meeting of Cattle

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Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, May 2010. 89. Yosef E., Nikbachat M., Miron J., Portnik, Y., Yakobi, S .2011. Increasing Selenium

concentration In milk by nutritive manipulations. The 23th Annual Meeting of Cattle Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, June 2011.

90. Miron J., Raviv Y., Bloch A., Porat S., Keinan B., Yosef E., Nikbachat M., Zenou A., Adin, G., Portnik, Y., Yakobi, S., Mizrahi, Y., and Kushnir, U. 2011. Cephalaria as a replacement of wheat silage or hay – Its influence on the milk yield and its composition. The 23th Annual Meeting of Cattle Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, June 2011.

91. Miron J., Zenou A., Yosef E., Nikbachat M., Portnik Y., Yakobi S., Mizrahi Y. Eitam H., Yaari A., Budman E., Agmon G., Shabtay A. 2011. Effect of pomegranate peel extract in various concentrations added to the dairy TMR on cow welfare and production. The 23th Annual Meeting of Cattle Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, June 2011.

92. Henig, H., Miron, J., Shabtay A., Lerer H., Yakobi S., Portnik Y., Nikbachat M., Zenou, A., Mualem, U. 2011. The impact of cooling frequency during the summer on milk yield and composition and on cow welfare. The 23th Annual Meeting of Cattle Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, June 2011.

Special Publication of ARO

1. Yosef, E., Miron, J., Nikbachat, M., Zukerman, E. and .Ben-Ghedalia, D., (2007). Composition and nutritional values of various straws.

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