French ‘Cheese’ Breed (Continued from Page 14) There are 300,000 cows on test in France. “No cow can be registered if she’s not on test,’’ he said. This number represents a substantial number of cows in France, since the breed is the second dairy breed of the country. In France the production average is 15,000 pounds on grass with less than five pounds of grain per day. The reason for the breed’s popularity in France is linked to a product that France is famous for: cheese. Their components the “cheese quality” of the milk which Normandes produce are outstanding, ac cording to Chateau. “In France it is the cheese breed,” he said, pointing out that Normandes average 4.4 percent fat and 3.6 percent piotein. With those component percentages, cheesemakers receive a three-to-five percent higher yield on the same quantity of milk with Normande milk than with other breeds’ milk, said Chateau. Additionally the milk contains a high incidence of often more than 80 percent kappa caseine, a key protein necessary in cheese production. A smaller than-usual fat miscelle also makes cheese production easier. The “dairy side” of the breed started in Wisconsin in the grazing circles. Next California, a state long known for its penchant for embracing the new and unique, began integrating the Normande breed in the U.S. The present herd book for Normandes was started in France in 1883. Though the breed was nearly decimated by the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War 11, they are now France’s second largest breed and have adapted to areas such as South America, as well. Entering The U.S. (Turn to Page 18) MARTIN’S FARM SUPPLY Greencastle, PA (717) 597-4283 (Gate) 4 miles west of 1-81 on Route 16 NOW SERVING 10 mmSH Headlocks Gates Freestalls Duraßed • New 100 oz WATERPROOF COVER cow mattress * 10 Cells with Woven Seams • Approximately 130 Pounds Why Buy Anything Else 9 “Give Your Cows the Best Put them to bed on a Durabed mattressi' Specializing in custom fabrication and hot-dip galvanizing after fabrication Gal. Pipe for posts & fencing fIGBI-PLfISTICS Hutches & Super Hutches Up North Silage Bags & Bunker Covers Continuous Flooring All EVM AT 2to 6 Foot Width ■ IWIAI tm Up to 500 Foot Long No Seams • J-L Round Bale Feeders • Lely Hay Equipment • McHale Bale Wrappers • Stoltzf us Feeder Wagons •Welger Round Balers • Sunfilm Stretch Wrap • 1 5” Sched 40 • 3 Sizes • Auto Down Cow Release • Slant Bar Panels • 3 Sizes • 5 Bar - 48” High • 1 5” Sched 40 • Spring Latches • Auto Latches • Latch Receivers • 2-3/8” OD ( 154 Wall) • Angle Iron Mount • 1/4"x6” Clamps • 1/2” Bolts & Lock Nuts • Brisket Board Bracket
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