title: Physiological change in camel milk composition (Camelus dromedarius) 2: physico-chemical composition of colostrum.
abstract: Eleven samples of dromedary camel colostrum in Kazakhstan, which originated from one farm only, were collected to study the changes in the physico-chemical composition (total fat, total protein, iodine index, lactose, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin C, urea, ammonia, density, Dornic acidity, pH, and skimmed dry matter) all along the first postpartum week. At that time, the fat matter decreased from 25.9% to 3.1% and protein from 17.2% to 4.2%, in contrast to vitamin C which increased. Minerals showed high variations with lower values the first day after parturition and variable changes up to the end of the week where the values were stabilized. The iron concentration decreased from the second day postpartum. No clear changes of the other parameters were observed, notably for the non-protein nitrogen (urea and ammonia).
authors.affiliation: Kazakh State University Al Farabi, 71 av. Al-Farabi, 050040 Almaty, Kazakhstan.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Konuspayeva
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Faye
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Loiseau
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Narmuratova
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ivashchenko
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meldebekova
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Davletov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002162:Camelus / Q000502:physiology*; D003126:Colostrum / Q000737:chemistry*; D005223:Fats / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D008903:Minerals / Q000032:analysis; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D005223:Fats; D008903:Minerals; D011506:Proteins