TY - JOUR ID - TI - PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF IRAQI DROMEDARY CAMEL’S MILK AU - Karima Al Salihi *, AU - Mussa M. Al Khatib*، AU - Wafaa M. Alkoofee PY - 2017 VL - 16 IS - 2 SP - 45 EP - 53 JO - Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research مجلة البصرة للابحاث البيطرية SN - 18138497 24108456 AB - Camel milk has proved as the closer to human milk than other livestock milk. This studyintended to examine the physicochemical properties of dromedary camel’s milk. Thirty milksamples collected from 2 dromedary camel herds in Badiat Alsamawah/ Al Muthannagovernorate/ Iraq. The physical and chemical analysis was done on each milk sample and datawere reported and analyzed. The variations were seen in the physical and chemical properties offresh camel milk. The pH, specific gravity and freezing point were ranged between 6.1 and 6.5(6.3133± 0.154), 1.0123 - 1.0615 (1.0282±0.0098), and (-) 0.439 – (-)1.361 (-0.6132±0.1928)respectively. The percentages of total fat, SNF (Solid Not Fat), Protein and lactose were rangedbetween 1.59 - 13.9 (4.1343±2.88), 1.59 - 20.36 (9.428±2.8833), 7.15 – 2.74 (3.576±1.1087) and11.74 - 4.15 (5.3406±1.6513) respectively. In conclusion, some physical and biochemical valuesof fresh dromedary milk were determined in this study. Moreover, the effect of food andenvironment on the milk quality was also approved. The authors recommend another futurestudy that correlates between the nature of food and the quality of camel milk during thedifferent lactation period.

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