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Cheese, Milk and Dairy Products

Milk and milk products are valuable foods in the human diet because of their composition.

Milk is processed mainly into cheese, butter, drinking milk, sterilised dairy products such as milk powder, liquid cream, yoghurt, ice-cream, various dairy desserts and quark.

Swiss milk, dairy products and cheese are world-renowned for their outstanding quality thanks to many years of research and advice from Agroscope.

With its research, advisory service, teaching activities and services, Agroscope supports milk processing and helps enable consumers to choose from a wide range of high quality products.

From animal feed to milk processing, Agroscope investigates factors influencing the quality of milk and dairy products.

Research work also aims at generating added value by means of innovative products, new methods and a targeted use of the functional constituents of milk. In addition to aspects of product quality, Agroscope also investigates the importance of dairy products and cheese in the human diet. Agroscope is particularly interested in preserving the nutritional value of milk compounds by minimal processing.

Research work and close contact with milk processors in trade and industry enable the expert and impartial evaluation of issues affecting milk, milk products and cheese. Agroscope develops and produces a wide range of cultures in eco-bud quality for the production of fermented milk products.

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22 January 2026

Consultation en matière d'économie laitière

22 January 2026

Produits laitiers dans la nutrition

22 January 2026

Service spécialisé FIL / Codex

Yoghurt and curdled milk products

23 January 2026

Cheese

23 January 2026

Milkfat

23 January 2026

Fresh Milk

Raw-Milk Products: A Voyage of Discovery

Making raw-milk products involves much more than simply not heating the milk. Raw milk contains a highly diverse microbiome. In order to ensure food safety and enjoyment, holistic production systems that encompass the entire value chain from pasture to plate are essential. In this way, the desirable bacteria are able to develop their full effect and the undesirable bacteria die off. The decades-long – sometimes even centuries-long – experience that has been collected, nurtured and passed on is of inestimable value.

Concentrates and Dried Products with Milk Components

22 January 2026

Lactobacillus: nouveau nom pour d’anciennes connaissances

Les lactobacilles sont un composant important des aliments fermentés comme le yaourt, le fromage, les saucisses crues ou la choucroute etc. Une équipe internationale de chercheurs-euses a maintenant publié une classification actualisée de Lactobacillus.

23 January 2026

Cultures from Liebefeld

23 January 2026

Cultures from Liebefeld

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