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PUBLICATIONS
IN REVIEWED JOURNALS 1. Ben-Ghedalia, D. and R. Solomon, 1987. The effect of dietary barley on carbohydrate digestibility of sulfur dioxide-treated wheat straw by sheep. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol., 18:55. 2. Ben-Ghedalia, D. and R. Solomon, 1988. Amino acids flow to and absorption from the small intestine of sheep fed barley and sulfur dioxide-treated straw at different ratios. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol., 22:147. 3. Ben-Ghedalia, D., Edith Yosef, R. Solomon, E. Rivera Villarreal and W.C. Ellis, 1988. Effect of ammonia treatment and stage of maturity of coastal bermuda grass on monosaccharide residue composition and digestibility by steers. J. Sci. Food Agric. 45:1. 4. Miron, J., R. Solomon, Edith Yosef and D. Ben-Ghedalia, 1990. Carbohydrates digestibility and nitrogen metabolism in sheep fed untreated or sulfur dioxide treated wheat straw and poultry litter. J. Agric. Sci., Camb. 114:115. 5. Solomon, R., Edith Yosef, J. Miron and D. Ben-Ghedalia, 1991. Absorption of macro- and micro elements by sheep from barley and barley plus sulfur dioxide-treated wheat straw rations. Small Ruminant Research, 6:55. 6. Solomon, R., J. Miron, A. Rubinstien and D. Ben-Ghedalia, 1992. Ozone treated cotton stalks as a component in rations for growing lambs. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol., 36:185. 7. Ben-Ghedalia, D., J. Miron and R. Solomon, 1993. The degradation and utilization of sorghum straw cell wall monosaccharide components by defined ruminal cellulolytic bacteria. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol., 42:283. 8. Ben-Ghedalia, D., Edith Yosef, R. Solomon, J. Miron, A. Huttermann, A. Majcherczyk and O. Milstein, 1994. Size exclusion chromatography of cotton stalks lignin isolate from rumen digesta and feces of sheep. J. Agric. And Food Chem., 42:1160. 9. Solomon, R., J. Miron, Z. Zumberg and D. Ben-Ghedalia, 1995. Performance of high producing dairy cows offered drinking water of high and low salinity in the Arava desert. J. Dairy Sci., 78:620. 10. 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. 11. 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 grain. J. Dairy Sci. 80: 144. 13. Ben-Ghedalia, D., R. Solomon, J. Miron, E. Yosef, Z. Zomberg, E. Zukerman, A. Grinberg 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. 14. Miron, J., E. Yosef, D. Ben-Ghedalia, L. E. Chase D. E. Bauman and R. Solomon, 2001. Digestibility by dairy cows of monosaccharide constituents in TMR containing citrus pulp. J. Dairy Sci., 84:(12).
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PUBLICATIONS IN ISRAELI NON-REVIEWED JOURNALS (PDF
files, in Hebrew) 1. Krol, O., R., A. Kesler and R. Solomon, 1992. Feeding NaOH treated cereal grain to dairy cows; performance data. Meshek Habakar Vehachalav, 237: 33. 2. Solomon, R., J. Miron, Z. Zomberg, U. Marin, and D. Ben-Ghedalia, 1994. The effect of drinking water quality on the performance of dairy cows in the Arava. Meshek Habakar Vehachalav 248: 28. 3. Shefet, G., R. Solomon and B. Mozes, 1995. Feeding cotton stalks to growing heifers; preliminary intake data. Hasade, 75 (9): 70. 4. Solomon, R. and O. kroll, 1995. Energy evaluation of representative Israeli forages according to their ADF and ash composition. Meshek Habakar Vehachalav, 256: 52. 5. Solomon, R., N. Shpigel and Z. Greenhot, 1995. Injecting Vit E+SE to dry cows reduces the post calving incidence of retained placenta. Hasade, 75 (9): 77. 7. 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. 10. Miron, J., D. Ben-Ghedalia, E. Yosef and R. Solomon, 1997. Effect of starch fermentability on NDF digestibility by lactating cows. Meshek Habakar Vehachalav, 271: 34. 11. Solomon, R., 1997. Guidelines for feeding the dry cow. Meshek Habakar Vehachalav, 268: 25. 12. Ben-Ghedalia, D., J. Miron, E. Yosef and R. Solomon, 1998. Minerals availability in rations of dry cows. Meshek Habakar Vehachalav, 272: 7. |
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ABSTRACTS AND SYMPOSIA PAPERS (PDF files, mostly in Hebrew) 1. 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. Journal of Trace Elements in Health and Disease. 2. Ben-Ghedalia, D., E. Yosef, J. Miron, and R. Solomon, 1992. Mineral nutrition survey in lactating cows: Factors involved in phosphorus nutrition. 4th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Sciences, Maale Hahamisha, Israel. 3. Solomon, R., J. Miron, Z. Zomberg, U. Marin, D. Ben-Ghedalia, 1994. The effect of drinking water quality on the performance of dairy cows in the Arava. The 6th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Sciences, Zichron Yaakov, Israel. 4. Solomon, R. and N. Shpigel, 1995. The effect of injecting Vit E+Se to dry cows, on the post calving incidence rate of retained placenta. The 7th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Sciences, Zichron Yaakov, Israel. 5. Miron, J., D. Ben-Ghedalia , R. Solomon and I. Brukental, 1995. Effect of starch fermentability on the digestion of cell wall components by lactating cows. The 7th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Sciences, Zichron Yaakov, Israel. 6. Shefet, G. and R. Solomon, 1995. Some physical characteristics of TMRs similar in their ingredients, and were made by different types of mixing wagons. The 7th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Sciences, Zichron Yaakov, Israel. 7. Solomon, R., 1995. The chemical composition of selected feedstuffs used by Israeli dairy, as tested by the principal laboratories in Israel (a ring test). The 7th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Sciences, Zichron Yaakov, Israel. 8. Shefet, G. and R. Solomon, 1995. Feeding cotton stalks to growing heifers; a preliminary study. The 7th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Sciences, Zichron Yaakov, Israel 9. Miron, J., R. Solomon, I. Bruckental and D. Ben-Ghedalia, 1995. Effect of changing the ratio, wheat:sorghum in dairy cow TMR on NDF carbohydrate digestibility and NAN flow to the intestine. Dairy Sci. 78: (Suppl. 1) 183. 10. 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 Sciences, Zichron Yaakov, Israel. 11. Solomon, R., G. Adin and E. Rechtman, 1996. The effect of feeding different proportions of liquid whey and barley grain, on the performance of high producing dairy cows. The 8th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Sciences, Zichron Yaakov, Israel. 12. Miron, J., D. Ben-Ghedalia and R. Solomon, 1996. Digestiby dairy cows of monosaccharide components in diets containing either ground or sodium hydroxide treated sorghum grain. J. Dairy Sci. 79: (Suppl. 1). 13. Kaim, M.,I. Flamenbaum, and R. Solomon, et a., 1997. The effect of replacing alfalfa hay with wheat silage, on a base of iso-forage or iso- forage-NDF TMRs, on the performance of high producing dairy cows; I. BCS, fertility, and health. The 9th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Sciences, Zichron Yaakov, Is. 14. Ka, M., I. Flamenbaum, and R. Solomon, et al., 1997. The effect of replacing alfalfa hay wiwheat silage, on a base of isoor iso- forage-NDF TMRs, on the performance of high producing dairy cows. II. DM intake, milk production and composition. The 9th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Sciences, Zichron Yaakov, Israel. 15. Ben-Ghedalia, D., J. Miron, E. Yosef and R. Solo, 1997. Minerals absorption by dry cows. The 9th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Sciences, Zichron Yaakov,. 16. Ben-Ghedalia, D., J. Miron, E. Yosef and R. Solomon, 19. The digestibility of NDF in various forages. The 9th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Sciences, Zichron Yaakov, Israel. 17. Solomon, R., Z. Zomberg and D. Ben-Ghedalia, 1997. Feed intake and performance of high producing lactating cows, fed iso-forage-NDF TMRs containing legumes and graminaceaus forages at different proportions. The 9th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Sciences, Zichron Yaakov, Israel. 20. Miron, J., D. Ben-Ghedalia, E. Yosef and R. Solomon., 1998. The effect of treating sorghum grain with NaOH on starch and NDF-carbohydrates digestion by dairy cows. The 10th Annual Meeting of Ruminant Sciences, Zichron Yaakov, Israel. 21. Miron, J., D. Ben-Ghedalia, R. Solomon et al., 1999. Nutritional evaluation of the products of the thermo-chemical hydrolysis process. The 11th Annual Meeting of Dairy Cattle Sciences, Zichron Yaakov, Israel. 22. Ben-Ghedalia, D., J. Miron, R. Solomon et al., 1999. The usage of sewage and salty water for growing rye grass. The 11th Annual Meeting of Dairy Cattle Sciences, Zichron Yaakov, Israel. 25. Yosef, E., D. Ben-Ghedalia, J. Miron and R. Solomon, 2000. Updating the atlas of mineral composition of feeds for dairy cows: concentrates. The 12th Annual Meeting of Dairy Cattle Sciences, Zichron Yaakov, Israel. 35. Adin, G., Y. Brami and R. Solomon, 2003. NaOH treated grain (“soda grain”) vs buffers in milk cow TMR; effect on milk performance. The 15th Annual Meeting of Dairy Cattle Science, Jerusalem, Israel. 36. Adin, G., M. Perez, M. Nikbachat, G. Ashbel, Z. Weinberg, Y. Chen and R. Solomon, 2003. The effect of various commercial preservatives on the shelf-life of milk cow TMR. The 15th Annual Meeting of Dairy Cattle Science, Jerusalem, Israel. 37. Werner, D., A. Sindlis and R. Solomon, 2003. Wheat hay vs legume hay as a source of forage in baby-calves TMR: intake and growth. The 15th Annual Meeting of Dairy Cattle Science, Jerusalem, Israel. 38. Solomon, R., E. Shoshani, Z. Zomberg and I. Flamenbaum, 2003. Forced ventilation vs neutral wind as means for heat stress relief: effect on high producing dairy cows in the Arava desert of southern Israel. The 15th Annual Meeting of Dairy Cattle Science, Jerusalem, Israel. |
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GENERAL PUBLICATIONS & BULLETINS 1. Ashbel, G., Z. Weinberg, R. Solomon and J. Kally, 1995. Crop preservation: Forages and By Products. Extension Service Publication, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. |
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INTERNATIONAL COURSES, LECTURES & TRAININGS 1. Solomon. R. G. Franzus and A. Raz. Survey and training course: dairy farming. Ministry of Agric. Extension Service, Konskovolla, Poland, 10/1993. 2. Solomon, R and S. Rosen. Training course: managing dairy cattle. Buriran teacher college, Buriram, Thailand, 7/1994. 3. Solomon, R. and G. Ashbel. Training course: feeding and managing dairy cattle; forage & by-products preservation and utilization. AREU, Mauritius, 8/2000. (click for the report, PDF file) 4. Solomon, R. and I. Flamenbaum. Training course: feeding and managing dairy cattle under heat stress conditions. Univ. Agric. Forestry, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 5/2001. 5. Solomon. R. Feeding and managing the high producing dairy cows. Invited workshop/lecture. Beijing, Hanjho, Shanghai. China, 5/2002 NATIONAL
COMPETITIVE GRANTS 1. 1992: Cattle Board grant; Title: “Water quality and cattle performance in the Arava”. Cooperating investigator, for 1 year. 2. 1995: Cattle Board grant; Title: “Impact of mineral nutrition on dairy cow fertility”. Cooperating investigator, for 4 years. 3. 1995: Cattle Board grant; Title: “Effect of water salinity on milk yield, milk composition and fertility of dairy cattle in the Arava”. Cooperating investigator, for 2 years. 4. 1995: Cattle Board + Chief Scientist (Agric.) grants; Title: “Effect of substituting wheat silage with alfalfa on production and fertility of dairy cows”. Cooperating investigator, for 2 years. 5. 1996: Cattle Board grant; Title: The effect of high protein diet offered to fresh cows during the first month post calving, on milk production and some fertility parameter. Principal investigator, for 1 year. 6. 1996: Feed intake and performance of high producing lactating cows, fed iso-forage-NDF TMRs containing legumes and graminaceaus forages at different proportions. Principal investigator, for 1 year. 7. 1997: Cattle Board grant; Title: “The effect of feeding different level of whey on the performance of dairy cows ”. Principal investigator, for 1 year. 8. 1997: Cattle Board grant; Title: “Effect of starch fermentability on the digestibility of CW components and milk production in dairy cows”. Cooperating investigator, for 3 years. 9. 1997: Chief Scientist (Agric.) and Cattle Board grants; Title: “Production and optimal usage of forage grown on recycled and brackish water in the Arava”. Cooperating investigator, for 3 year. 10. 1998: Cattle Board grant; Title: “Feeding whey to high producing dairy cows: chemical composition survey and production study”. Principal investigator, for 2 year. 11. 1999: Cattle Board grant; Title: “Increasing milk solids content by feeding the dairy cow with high level of primary-cell-wall-rich feeds”. Cooperating investigator, for 3 year. 12. 2000: Cattle Board grant; Title: “Increasing the concentration of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) in the milk of dairy cows in Israel”. Principal investigator, for 2 year. 13. 2000: Chief Scientist (Agric.) & grant; Title: “Irrigation of forage crops by municipal and agriculture effluent: crop, ecological and nutritional aspects”. Cooperating investigator, for 3 years. 14. 2000: Cattle Board grant; Title: “Nutritive value of forages grown on municipal and agriculture effluent in Israel”. Cooperating investigator, for 3 years. 15. 2001: Cattle Board grant; Title: “Using cotton stalks as a substitute to wheat straw during droughts shortage in lignocelluloses: agro-technical and nutritional aspects in growing replacement heifers”. Principal investigator, for 1 year. 16. 2001: Cattle Board grant; Title: ” Nitrates: concentrate in forage crops, expected damage and means to reduce risk”. Cooperating investigator, for 3 years. 17. 2002: Cattle Board grant; Title:” The effect of substituting wheat straw with cotton stalks on growth parameters of fattening steers”. Principal investigator, for 1 year. 18. 2002: Cattle Board grant; Title: ”Validation of the NRC 2001 and the CNCPS (Cornell) models in the Israeli feeding, management, and climatic conditions”. Principal investigator, for 2 year. 19. 2002: Cattle Board grant; Title: “The chemical composition of wet-industrial-by products: orange pills, brewers grain, wet corn gluten feed and citric acid residues - a survey”. Principal investigator, for 1 year. 20. 2002: Cattle Board grant; Title: “ The effect of poultry manure level, on individual intake and growth performance of growing replacement ration”. Cooperating investigator, for 1 years. 21. 2002: Arava-Ardom R&D station grant: “Summer production of sorghum X Sudan- grass hay and its utilization by dairy cows in the Arava valley”. Principal investigator, for 1 year. 22. 2003: Cattle Board grant; Title: Whole cotton seeds in milk cow TMR: in vivo digestibility of Akala vs untreated and NaOH treated Pima WCS. Principal investigator, for 2 year. …..and other extension-oriented projects, funded by the Israeli Cattle Board, participating as cooperating investigator |
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3. Solomon, R., 1997. Some basic aspects of metabolic disorders in dairy cows (PDF file, in Hebrew). 4. Solomon, R., 1998. General guidelines for optimal bunk management, (PDF file, in Hebrew). 5. Solomon, R., G. Adin and E. Zukerman, 1999. Nitrates toxicity in dairy cows (PDF file, in Hebrew). 8. Levi, L., 2002. Feeding cotton stalks for fattening steers: growth performance. Final Thesis (AVODAT GMAR). Submitted to Mikve-Israel high school (PDf file, in Hebrew). 9. Perez, M. 2003. The effect of various commercial preservatives on the shelf-life of milk cow TMR. Final Thesis. Submitted to Ben Shemen agricultural high school.
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