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Heumilch in Italian (left) and German (right)
Haymilk
(
German
:
Heumilch
;
Italian
:
latte fieno
) is a
dairy
milk
produced from animals that have mainly been fed fresh grass and (dry) hay, rather than fermented fodder. The milk is thus produced according to the tradition in the
Alps
. The term haymilk is registered as a
traditional speciality guaranteed
in the UK and the European Union, and can only be used for milk produced corresponding to those specifications.
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Production
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The milk can only be produced from animals that received mainly hay (winter) and "fresh grass, leguminous plants and foliage" in summer, but also roughage like green rapeseed, green maize, green rye and fodder beets is permitted. For a maximum of 25%, also cereal crops (wheat, oats, rye, etc.) and beans, field peas, lupins, oleaginous fruits.
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Products like fallen fruit, urea and potatoes can not be used as feed, and
sewage sludge
can not be used as a fertilizer on the land.
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Traditional speciality guaranteed
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Three different products were registered as a traditional speciality guaranteed, depending on the animal that is the source of the milk. In each case the name is registered in 5 languages, while a 2021 amendment request has been published to also include the name in Slovenian.
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TSG products
Animal
|
Date of Registration
|
Code
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Name (English)
|
Name (German)
|
Name (Italian)
|
Name (French)
|
Name (Spanish)
|
Name (Slovenian)
|
Cow
|
2016
|
TSG-AT-1035
|
Haymilk
|
Heumilch
|
Latte fieno
|
Lait de foin
|
Leche de heno
|
Seneno mleko
|
Sheep
|
2019
|
TSG-AT-2289
|
Sheep's Haymilk
|
Schaf-Heumilch
|
Latte fieno di pecora
|
Lait de foin de brebis
|
Leche de heno de oveja
|
Ov?je seneno mleko
|
Goat
|
2019
|
TSG-AT-2290
|
Goat's Haymilk
|
Ziegen-Heumilch
|
Latte fieno di capra
|
Lait de foin de chevre
|
Leche de heno de cabra
|
Kozje seneno mleko
|
Use in cheese
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Several cheeses must be made from haymilk: for example the
protected designation of origin
cheeses
Vorarlberger Bergkase
,
Vorarlberger Alpkase
,
Tiroler Bergkase
and
Tiroler Almkase
.
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See also
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