Are cheese-making properties of dual purpose cattle impaired by highland grazing? A case study using Aosta Red Pied cows

Are cheese-making properties of dual purpose cattle impaired by highland grazing? A case study using Aosta Red Pied cows

Summer transhumance is often practiced in mountainous farming systems. It includes moving dairy cows from lowland (LO) to highland (HI) pastures during summer. It is known that high genetic merit cows are susceptible to the HI conditions, but it is unclear if this also applies to more adapted, regio...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Niero, Madeline Koczura, Massimo De Marchi, Sarah Currò, Michael Kreuzer, Germano Turille, Joel Berard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-10-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
Subjects:
Pasture
grazing system
milk coagulation
dual purpose cattle
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2018.1443289

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