Calidad de la leche en ganaderías de ovino Manchego. Revisión

Improvement of milk quality is one of the principal objectives in dairy sheep production systems. Regulator Council of PDO Manchego Cheese and National Association of Manchega Breeders take part in some milk quality research projects from Dairy Laboratory of the Regional Selection and Animal Reproduction Center, belonging to the Regional Government of Castilla-La Mancha, has developed. The study aims are to find the relationship between the management characteristics of the farms and the quality of bulk tank sheep milk (in differential features of composition, microbiology and technological components). Knowledge of these relationships informs about the main aspects to consider (preservation of milk, feeding systems of sheep, associations, etc.) in sheep milk production for cheese making.