HUMAN AND MARE'S MILK - PROTEIN FRACTION AND LIPID COMPOSITION

• Main Authors: Vesna Gantner, Mirjana Baban, Danica Hanžek, Dražen Nikolić
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Agrobitechnical Sciences Osijek 2014-12-01
• Series: Poljoprivreda
• Subjects: human milk; mare's milk; protein fraction; lipid components
• Online Access: http://161.53.194.251/~poljo/upload/publications/poljoprivreda-20-2-7.pdf

In human population if the infants are not breast-fed, a substitute for breast milk is nee¬ded. Use of cow's milk can induce allergies during the first 3 years of life. Alternative could be mare's milk. The objectives of this review were to compare human and mare's milk protein fraction and lipid composition as well as to determine adequacy of mare's milk as substitute for breast milk. Similarities are found regarding the protein and salt content; whey protein and NPN concentrations; structure of protein micelles and lipid globules; proportion of saturated fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids. Taking into account determined similarities of human and mare's milk, it could be concluded that mare's milk is suitable nourishment for infants.