 The milk equine is a very ancient product, in fact already Herodotus, in the V century B. C., the cite as a beverage nourishing, fresh and/or fermented. Other Historical are of the representations on bas-relief, dating back to 2500 BC found in Egypt. In the History famous remained the bathrooms of Cleopatra and of Poppea made with milk equine, in fact their habits, widely documented by historians of the time, produce a "Eco" still alive to our days. The milk equine is a very ancient product, in fact already Herodotus, in the V century B. C., the cite as a beverage nourishing, fresh and/or fermented. Other Historical are of the representations on bas-relief, dating back to 2500 BC found in Egypt. Equally notes are the recipes of Plinio that between its many travel between Rome and Athens widespread recipes to prepare magic potions and ointments a milk base equine, onion and plants swamps as a liquid particularly curative.
In ancient Rome milk equine levied the fame of eudermico but also of compound activities pertussis. The first real consideration scientific milk Renaissance d'asina dates back at the time to work by Francesco I. There are findings letters in which it is told that the same Francesco I, on the advice of its doctors, has used the milk of donkey to heal from a long illness. Always in France in the 19 th century Dr Parrot "dell'hôpital assistés des enfants diffuse the practice of bringing the infants orphans of mothers teat directly to of donkey.
We are witnessing an recently increasing interest in the milk belonging for equidae (Cavalla and donkey), in part to find an alternative to those suffering from intolerance to cow's milk, in part to preserve and recover some species extinction otherwise be, as in Italy in recent years have seen extinction of some breeds or as the cariovilli view, the castelmorone of Caserta and grey Viterbo.
Milk of donkey, for its composition and for its organoleptic characteristics, may find advantageous applications diet rights, especially if you consider his interesting dietary properties and probiotic and interesting composition of its fatty acids and of the fraction protein. In particular, the dilution of the contents from milk vaccine and the similarity with the human, it could consider the use in childcare in the cases in which the human breast milk is available and, above all, if the cow's milk and its derivatives is contraindicated.
From some chandelier we are debating this "new" Livestock production both by having organised in 2000, in collaboration with the region of Puglia and the association farmers in the province of Bari a course for farmers.
On this issue have been made of scientific work in collaboration with local companies, took part in conferences in Italy and abroad and yet he still are ongoing research topics on this issue.
Last update: 11-07-2009 10:43
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