“…Johnson et al (2001) showed that a firmer curd at cutting resulted in reduced-fat Cheddar cheeses with higher moisture content. However, the milk clotting properties are variable, and factors influencing these properties include the concentrations of total CN and calcium (Storry et al, 1983), pH (Najera et al, 2003), genetic polymorphism of milk proteins (Schaar et al, 1985;Mayer et al, 1997;Ikonen et al, 1999a), stage of lactation (Okigbo et al, 1985c;Ostersen et al, 1997), season (O'Brien et al, 1999), and feeding (Verdier-Metz et al, 1998). Differences in milk clotting properties between different breeds have been previously studied in the United Kingdom (Verdier-Metz et al, 1998), France (Macheboeuf et al, 1993), Italy (Chiofalo et al, 2000), Ireland (Auldist et al, 2002), and New Zealand (Auldist et al, 2004).…”