Donkey Milk: An Alternative Source of Human Milk and Its Functional Uses

Milk is an integral part of the human diet which provides essential nutrients and plays a significant
role in human health. Some people suffer from milk allergies caused by milk from a bovine source.
Compared to any non-bovine animal milk, the dy milk is closest to human milk and adds lots of
nutritional qualities. It contains a higher amount of omega-3 fatty acids compared to cow's milk.
Milk is one of the most common causes of food allergies among children under one year of age.
There is no specific therapy that will be given for this allergy, and thus the only feasible response
is to avoid consumption of that milk and milk products. When human milk cannot be given to
infants, then alternative food sources must be sought. Many clinical studies have shown that
donkey milk could substitute breastfeeding in infants affected by severe Ig-E mediated milk
allergies. In these situations, donkey milk is not only useful but also safer than other types of milk.
Donkey milk had high levels of linoleic and linolenic acid and proteins with low caseins content
is very close to human milk. The high lysozyme content of donkey milk may be responsible for
the low bacterial count and makes this milk suitable to prevent many intestine infections in allergic
children.