Raw milk composition of Malian Zebu cows ( Bos indicus) raised under traditional system

• Published in: Journal of food composition and analysis Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 29 - 38
• Main Authors: Bonfoh, Bassirou, Zinsstag, Jakob, Farah, Zakaria, Simbé, Cheikh F., Alfaroukh, Idriss O., Aebi, Riccardo, Badertscher, René, Collomb, Marius, Meyer, Jacques, Rehberger, Brita
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.02.2005; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animal productions; ash content; Biological and medical sciences; bovine mastitis; Composition; dry season; fatty acid composition; feed supplements; Food industries; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; lactose; lactosemonhydrate; Mali; Methods of analysis, processing and quality control, regulation, standards; Milk; milk analysis; milk composition; milk fat; milk proteins; nitrogen compounds; nonprotein nitrogen; raw milk; seasonal variation; somatic cell count; Subclinical mastitis; Supplementary feeding; Terrestrial animal productions; total solids; traditional farming; Vertebrates; warm season; Zebu; zebu breeds; Mali; Composition; Subclinical mastitis; Supplementary feeding; Zebu; Mali; Milk; Mastitis; Farming animal; Dairy cattle; Dairy product; Ox; Cow; Feeding; Raw milk; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Chemical composition; Artiodactyla; Ungulata

Milk from Malian Zebu cows was analysed during the dry and hot season (March–June) in order to assess its composition and the components variation according to the presence of subclinical mastitis and supplementary feeding. The Zebu cow milk ( n=30) was composed of 8 g/kg ash, 43 g/kg fat, 48 g/kg l...