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Comparative Analysis of Functional Components of Yak Milk with Other Mammalian Milk

LI Yaru, HAO Lizhuang, NIU Jianzhang, LIU Shujie*   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Cultivating Base of Plateau Grazing Animal Nutrition and Ecology of Qinghai Province/Key Laboratory of
    Plateau Grazing Animal Nutrition and Feed Science of Qinghai Province, Qinghai Plateau Yak Research Center, Qinghai Academy of
    Science and Veterinary Medicine of Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China
  • Online:2016-04-15 Published:2016-04-13

Abstract:

Comparative analysis of protein profile and content, immunocompetence profile and content, amino acid profile
and content, fatty acids profile and content in yak milk and other mammalian milk (ruminant, equine, camel and human)
was conducted. The results showed that yak milk had higher contents of amino acid, casein and immune globulin than other
mammalian milk, suggesting that it is a high-quality dairy product with high nutritional value.

Key words: yak milk, immunoactive substances, amino acid, fatty acid

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