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Climate change is coming for your cheese

Heat and drought can affect what cows eat, which in turn impacts milk quality

A photo of a wedge of Cantal cheese

The food given to dairy cows affected the nutritional value and sensory traits of Cantal, a firm, unpasteurized cheese from the Auvergne region in central France.

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By Meghie Rodrigues

By affecting cows’ diets, climate change can affect cheese’s nutritional value and sensory traits such as taste, color and texture. This is true at least for Cantal — a firm, unpasteurized cheese from the Auvergne region in central France, researchers report February 20 in the Journal of Dairy Science.