Abstract

Recent interest in mare’s milk is associated with the fact that it contains a wide variety of valuable nutrients with health-promoting properties. Among milks of many mammal species, it is the mare’s milk that is highly appreciated for similarity to human milk in terms of chemical composition allowing its use as a substitute for mother’s milk in infant feeding. It can also be used in feeding people with various health conditions. The global market offers still more food products and cosmetics containing mare’s milk. This review summarizes the current knowledge of the nutritional value and health-promoting properties of mare’s milk.

Details

Title
Nutritional value and health-promoting properties of mare’s milk − a review
Author
Jastrzębska, E; Wadas, E; Daszkiewicz, T; Pietrzak-Fiećko, R
Pages
511-518
Section
Review
Publication year
2017
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
ISSN
12121819
e-ISSN
18059309
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Czech; Slovak; English
ProQuest document ID
2507295364
Copyright
© 2017. This work is published under https://www.agriculturejournals.cz/web/about/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.