title: Physiological change in camel milk composition (Camelus dromedarius) 1. Effect of lactation stage.
abstract: The change in the composition of camel milk in four dromedaries was studied by including the common measured parameters: protein, total fat, lactose, main minerals (calcium, phosphorus, and iron), and vitamin C. The fat matter varied from 4.34% to 7.81% with a slight decrease all along the lactation and a minimal value at the 14th week corresponding to the lactation peak. Those variations were less important for protein content (from 2.58% to 3.64%), but the minimal value was observed at the 14th week also. The lactose varied slightly around its mean of 3.46%. The vitamin C concentration varied from 48 to 256 mg/l with a tendency of increasing all along the lactation. Calcium and phosphorus concentrations were quite parallel and their ratio Ca/P was constant. The minimal values (1.43 g/l for calcium and 1.16 g/l for phosphorus) were observed at the beginning of the lactation. The iron concentrations varied around the mean of 1.73 mg/l.
authors.affiliation: Kazakh State University Al Farabi, 71 av. Al Farabi, 050040 Almaty, Kazakhstan.
authors.forename: Gaukhar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Konuspayeva
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Faye
authors.forename: Gérard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Loiseau
authors.forename: Meiramkul
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Narmuratova
authors.forename: Anatoly
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ivashchenko
authors.forename: Aliya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meldebekova
authors.forename: Sydyk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Davletov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D002162:Camelus / Q000502:physiology*; D005223:Fats / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D007774:Lactation / Q000502:physiology*; D007785:Lactose / Q000032:analysis; D008892:Milk / Q000737:chemistry*; D008894:Milk Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D008903:Minerals / Q000032:analysis; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D005223:Fats; D008894:Milk Proteins; D008903:Minerals; D007785:Lactose; D001205:Ascorbic Acid