{"id":13307,"date":"2026-02-02T17:14:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T16:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/auriva-elevage.com\/non-classifiee\/from-meadow-to-pdo-how-holsteins-boost-character-cheeses\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T12:36:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T11:36:51","slug":"from-meadow-to-pdo-how-holsteins-boost-character-cheeses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/auriva-elevage.com\/en\/auriva-elevage-en\/from-meadow-to-pdo-how-holsteins-boost-character-cheeses\/","title":{"rendered":"From meadow to PDO: How Holsteins boost character cheeses"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13307\" class=\"elementor elementor-13307 elementor-13296\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-99b1a9c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99b1a9c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a176850\" data-id=\"a176850\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-698f68a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"698f68a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Bleu d&#8217;Auvergne, Bleu des Causses, Fourme d&#8217;Ambert: these three blue-veined PDO cheeses with a reputation for gourmet pleasure and character are now grouped together in an employers&#8217; association. Pooling resources and skills, complementing strategies: the structure is designed to enable each PDO to showcase its potential, its territory and its breeders. <\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b15ebc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b15ebc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83f60d8\" data-id=\"83f60d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-214ce57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"214ce57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A change of course ... and breed<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65b1083 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65b1083\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b78383d\" data-id=\"b78383d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28ac31f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28ac31f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/auriva-elevage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/slider-fromage-fourme-ambert-1920x1080-AOP-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13299\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/auriva-elevage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/slider-fromage-fourme-ambert-1920x1080-AOP-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/auriva-elevage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/slider-fromage-fourme-ambert-1920x1080-AOP-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/auriva-elevage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/slider-fromage-fourme-ambert-1920x1080-AOP-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/auriva-elevage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/slider-fromage-fourme-ambert-1920x1080-AOP-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/auriva-elevage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/slider-fromage-fourme-ambert-1920x1080-AOP-133x75.jpg 133w, https:\/\/auriva-elevage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/slider-fromage-fourme-ambert-1920x1080-AOP-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/auriva-elevage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/slider-fromage-fourme-ambert-1920x1080-AOP-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/auriva-elevage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/slider-fromage-fourme-ambert-1920x1080-AOP.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 480px, (max-width:1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Damien CROUZAT<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f57f04d\" data-id=\"f57f04d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3da15d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3da15d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aur\u00e9lien VORGER, Director of the Groupement &#8211; himself the son of a Beaufort breeder &#8211; talks about the importance of genetics as a response to the challenges facing his industry: &#8220;Our industries are demanding. Our cheeses are complex to make. The milk has to meet specific manufacturing requirements, while reflecting the region in which it is produced.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, in lands as diverse as Aveyron and Haute-Loire, producing milk is not enough. You have to produce milk suited to a cheese-making technology that demands regularity and precision. Protein levels are key to cheese yield and firmness, while fat provides taste and softness, but excessive fat can lead to brittleness, poor draining and the risk of rancidity. A TB\/TP ratio of 1.2 is therefore strategic, and this is where genetics comes into play.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a3c241 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a3c241\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd55b52\" data-id=\"fd55b52\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e3e9fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e3e9fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Representing 40% of the population of these 3 PDOs (40% Montb\u00e9liard and 20% other breeds), Holsteins naturally bring their due in fat content, and the challenge is to TP.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d8c702 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d8c702\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-339c234\" data-id=\"339c234\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b50380 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"7b50380\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"The restrictions imposed by the specifications\nloads, unpredictable but real thermal stress over the years limit TP levels. The ideal TB\/TP ratio is in fact not present when constraints are too strong. Using extreme TP bulls will give our cows the natural aptitudes to face these periods. What you can't get from the environment, you can get from genetics. The constraints are severe: 100% of forage must be sourced locally. In these often rustic areas, with forage systems based on grazed grass and limited energy supplements, genetics will bring efficiency. We need cows that are adapted to our systems, not the other way around.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Aur\u00e9lien VORGER<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d8a49a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9d8a49a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca17db3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca17db3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c12d351\" data-id=\"c12d351\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef7a9af elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ef7a9af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63564ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63564ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to rates, climatic issues and heat stress are bringing other criteria to the fore: metabolic health, feed efficiency impacting carbon balance and methane emissions&#8230; SYNETICS genetics and high-performance bulls for milk quality, combined with the GENOSANTE program, are becoming a real lever for these farms, which are subject to multiple pressures: PDO requirements, global warming, market trends&#8230; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No two farms are identical, but they do have things in common: the use of grass, respect for quality charters and the exploitation of local resources. It&#8217;s up to us to provide coherent solutions, adapted to each individual breeder. Genetics are part of this, and Holsteins, with their versatility, efficiency and ability to meet the challenges of the industry, are a precious ally for the long-term survival of blue-veined PDOs, their territories and their breeders. UNYGANN P, UHLU, UBRIKA, UNICHROME, UTOPIC RF are our top picks to meet this demand!  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb2a59 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6cb2a59\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74b6a2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"74b6a2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06e2102 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06e2102\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdd2868\" data-id=\"cdd2868\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-958504c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"958504c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Download our Holstein catalog<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc51c04 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cc51c04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf0d977 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf0d977\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/auriva-elevage.com\/en\/holstein\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/auriva-elevage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HOLSTEIN-decembre2026-web-480x350.png\" class=\"attachment-mobile-srcset size-mobile-srcset wp-image-12946\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/auriva-elevage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HOLSTEIN-decembre2026-web-480x350.png 480w, https:\/\/auriva-elevage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HOLSTEIN-decembre2026-web-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/auriva-elevage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HOLSTEIN-decembre2026-web-768x560.png 768w, https:\/\/auriva-elevage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HOLSTEIN-decembre2026-web-103x75.png 103w, https:\/\/auriva-elevage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HOLSTEIN-decembre2026-web.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 480px, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bleu d&#8217;Auvergne, Bleu des Causses, Fourme d&#8217;Ambert: these three blue-veined PDOs, with their reputation for gourmet pleasure and character, have now joined forces to form an employers&#8217; association. 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