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The FFA concentrations generally increased as ripening progressed for all <strong>the</strong> three cheeses,<br />

although <strong>the</strong> increase was not constant in all cases. Similar trends for fatty acid concentrations<br />

were observed in Groups I and II. Cheeses made from Group III milks had <strong>the</strong> highest total as<br />

well as individual FFA levels at all stages <strong>of</strong> maturation (Table 7). The main FFA observed<br />

during maturation were butyric (short-chain), capric (medium-chain), myristic acid (mediumchain)<br />

and palmitic (saturated long-chain). A similar trend has been observed by o<strong>the</strong>r authors<br />

during ripening <strong>of</strong> Manchego cheese (Pavaia et al., 2000, Poveda et al., 2000). The most abundant<br />

FFA in all <strong>the</strong> three cheeses, irrespective <strong>of</strong> SCC levels and ripening time, was palmitic acid<br />

(representing 30-32 % <strong>of</strong> total FFAs). Short-chain FFA comprised 17-22% <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> total FFA, <strong>of</strong><br />

which butyric was <strong>the</strong> main short-chain fatty acid, accounting for 7-10% <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> total FFA. Although<br />

<strong>the</strong> short-chain fatty acids are found in low amounts, <strong>the</strong>y contribute more to cheese<br />

flavor than <strong>the</strong> long-chain FFA (De la Fuenta et al., 1993, Poveda et al., 2000). Higher SCC<br />

levels affected <strong>the</strong> concentration <strong>of</strong> both individual and total FFA (C 4:0 -C 18:0 ). The cheese made<br />

from Group III milk contained <strong>the</strong> highest concentration <strong>of</strong> FFA compared to <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r two SCC<br />

groups over <strong>the</strong> entire ripening period. Although <strong>the</strong>re was only a slight increase in <strong>the</strong> FFA<br />

concentrations with increasing <strong>the</strong> SCC from Group I to II, <strong>the</strong> cheese made from <strong>the</strong> Group II<br />

was judged to have more flavor defects. This probably was due to <strong>the</strong> concentrations <strong>of</strong> FFA in<br />

<strong>the</strong> higher SCC cheeses being sufficiently higher than <strong>the</strong> aroma threshold.<br />

The results demonstrated that high SCC in ovine milk results in lowered cheese yields due to<br />

lower casein, fat and solids levels in <strong>the</strong> milk. Flavor defects such as increased rancidity were<br />

noted by licensed Wisconsin cheese graders and verified from testing individual and total free<br />

fatty acid concentrations. Even moderate differences in SCC showed a difference in total free<br />

fatty acid content at 1, 3, 6, and 9 mo.<br />

Acknowledgements<br />

The authors would like to thank <strong>the</strong> following Wisconsin Center for <strong>Dairy</strong> Research<br />

personnel for <strong>the</strong>ir help with this project: Amy Dikkeboom, Bill Hoesly, Kristen Houck, Cindy<br />

Martinelli, Juan Romero, Marianne Smukowski, Bill Tricomi, and Matt Zimbric. The Wisconsin<br />

Center for <strong>Dairy</strong> Research funded this project.<br />

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