Article
Estimation of genetic parameters for cheese-making traits in Spanish Churra sheep.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Mar 2021
Pelayo R, Gutiérrez-Gil B, Garzón A, Esteban-Blanco C, Marina H, Arranz J J
Abstract excerpt
The global production of sheep milk is growing, and the main industrial use of sheep milk is cheese making. The Spanish Churra sheep breed is one of the most important native dairy breeds in Spain. The present study aimed to estimate genetic parameters for a wide range of traits influencing the cheese-making ability of Churra sheep milk. Using a total of 1,049 Churra ewes, we studied the following cheese-making...
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