The world lacks sheep's milk to make cheese

For the production of raw milk in Spain, the oldest local breed of Churra sheep will be improved Consumer interest in sheep cheeses is growing all over the world, but since a large amount of milk is needed to produce a product, the problem arises - where to find it? The global population of dairy sheep (relative to the more common dairy cattle such as cows or goats) is small. In this regard, a team from the livestock department of the University of Cordoba, led by Professor Ana Garson, in collaboration with the University of León, is working to find genetic parameters that influence the production of cheese from the milk of Churra sheep, one of the oldest village breeds in the Iberian Peninsula. org. After analyzing traits associated with rennet and milk properties (pH, milk yield, fat and protein content) in a sample of more than 1000 sheep, the research team found low to moderate heritability for these traits, suggesting that their improvement could be due to genetic selection. ...