Division (b) The agri-pastoral system

The goats feed essentially on pastureland and in forage areas. Those areas are integrated into the feeding strategy for the herd. Therefore breeders have introduced a specific production system incorporating the diversity of natural resources.

Grazing combines three types of resources: natural grassland, woods and nitrogen-rich legumes. Most breeders tend their own goats. This enables them to supplement the goats’ feed by letting them graze on sainfoin or lucerne growing on grassland, depending on the feed obtained from rough grazing and the season.

This breeding system is an agricultural practice that forms an integral part of the relationship between the specific characteristics of the cheese and its geographical area.