Climate change and cheese quality: The pivotal role of grass feeding

Climate change and cheese quality: The pivotal role of grass feeding

Climate change is causing more frequent and intense droughts, affecting the quantity and quality of grass available for dairy cows. In many cases, these droughts can prompt farmers to implement a variety of adaptation strategies, including changes in the cows' rations. In semi-mountainous grassland areas such as the Massif Central in France, farmers generally rely on hay stocks saved for the winter.

The quality of cheese is better when milk comes from cows fed mainly on grass. This is in any case shown by a recent study conducted by French researchers in the Central Massif. - Maintaining grass in cows' diet is essential for making good cheeses (Health and well-being).

To maintain the quality of cheeses, it is essential for farmers to “continue to have a minimum level of fresh grass in the rations,” a recent French study highlights. The “central role of… Livestock: What cows should eat for better cheeses - NAFTEMPORIKI

Although adaptation to climate change is leading farmers to diversify the feed of dairy cows, it is essential to “continue to have a minimum level of fresh grass in the rations” to maintain the quality of cheeses, a recent French study highlights. This “central role of grass feeding” of dairy cows is highlighted by the results of a study by researchers from the National Institute for Research on Agriculture, Food and the Environment (INRAE) and …