Qualitative composition of milk from Ukrainian Mountain Carpathian sheep

In recent years, the world, and Ukraine in particular, has seen a significant increase in consumer demand for sheep milk, as it has substantial advantages over cow's milk in terms of chemical composition and physical properties. Significant progress has been made recently in the study of the ch...

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Main Authors: S. V. Chugaev, V. V. Fedorovych, Ye. I. Fedorovych
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Published: Stepan Gzhytskyi National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies Lviv 2024-09-01
Series:Науковий вісник Львівського національного університету ветеринарної медицини та біотехнологій імені С.З. Гжицького. Серія: Сільськогосподарські науки
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description In recent years, the world, and Ukraine in particular, has seen a significant increase in consumer demand for sheep milk, as it has substantial advantages over cow's milk in terms of chemical composition and physical properties. Significant progress has been made recently in the study of the chemical composition of animal milk. However, most scientific papers are devoted to the study of bovine milk, and there is little data on sheep milk. In light of the above, the aim of our research was to study the chemical composition of milk from ewes of the Ukrainian Mountain Carpathian breed from the lowland (FG “Baikovo”, Khust district, Zakarpattia region) and mountainous (from the “Bansky” farm, Rakhiv district, Zakarpattia region) zones of the Carpathians. It was found that there was no significant difference in milk production between the ewes of both groups: their milk yield per lactation in the foothill zone was 75.5 kg, and in the mountainous zone, 79.5 kg. Additionally, the average duration of lactation, depending on the breeding zone, ranged from 193 to 197 days. The analysis of the chemical composition of the milk shows a significant intergroup differentiation in the studied traits. Thus, despite almost identical average daily milk yields, animals of the second group surpassed those of the first group by 3.61 (P < 0.001) in dry matter content, by 1.19 (P < 0.001) in protein content, by 1.86 (P < 0.001) in fat content, by 0.71 (P < 0.001) in lactose content, by 1.75 % (P < 0.05) in skimmed milk residue content, and by 208 kcal in caloric content. The acidity of the milk, depending on the breeding zone, ranged from 22.8 to 25.1 °T. Some multidirectional relationships were established between the average daily milk yield and the characteristics of the chemical composition of sheep milk, but none of them were significant. However, the most notable correlations were between average daily milk yield and dry matter content (0.27) and between average daily milk yield and skimmed milk solids (0.22). No consistent patterns were observed in relation to the animal breeding zones. In the intergroup differentiation of ewes of the Ukrainian Mountain Carpathian breed from the foothill and mountain zones based on the studied traits, the influence of the above factor on the phenotypic variability of lactation yield and average daily milk yield was insignificant, amounting to 1,8 % and 4,9 %, respectively. The influence of the breeding zone on the other studied traits of the chemical composition of sheep milk was more significant and statistically reliable, ranging, depending on the trait, from 17.7 % (P < 0.01) to 71.3 % (P < 0.001).
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spelling doaj-art-1cc9756817954c568305a67a83d86a142025-08-20T03:16:12ZengStepan Gzhytskyi National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies LvivНауковий вісник Львівського національного університету ветеринарної медицини та біотехнологій імені С.З. Гжицького. Серія: Сільськогосподарські науки2519-26982707-58342024-09-0126101505410.32718/nvlvet-a101085191Qualitative composition of milk from Ukrainian Mountain Carpathian sheepS. V. Chugaev0V. V. Fedorovych1Ye. I. Fedorovych2Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics nd. a. M. V. Zubets NAAS, Kyiv, UkraineInstitute of Animal Biology NAAS, Lviv, UkraineInstitute of Animal Biology NAAS, Lviv, UkraineIn recent years, the world, and Ukraine in particular, has seen a significant increase in consumer demand for sheep milk, as it has substantial advantages over cow's milk in terms of chemical composition and physical properties. Significant progress has been made recently in the study of the chemical composition of animal milk. However, most scientific papers are devoted to the study of bovine milk, and there is little data on sheep milk. In light of the above, the aim of our research was to study the chemical composition of milk from ewes of the Ukrainian Mountain Carpathian breed from the lowland (FG “Baikovo”, Khust district, Zakarpattia region) and mountainous (from the “Bansky” farm, Rakhiv district, Zakarpattia region) zones of the Carpathians. It was found that there was no significant difference in milk production between the ewes of both groups: their milk yield per lactation in the foothill zone was 75.5 kg, and in the mountainous zone, 79.5 kg. Additionally, the average duration of lactation, depending on the breeding zone, ranged from 193 to 197 days. The analysis of the chemical composition of the milk shows a significant intergroup differentiation in the studied traits. Thus, despite almost identical average daily milk yields, animals of the second group surpassed those of the first group by 3.61 (P < 0.001) in dry matter content, by 1.19 (P < 0.001) in protein content, by 1.86 (P < 0.001) in fat content, by 0.71 (P < 0.001) in lactose content, by 1.75 % (P < 0.05) in skimmed milk residue content, and by 208 kcal in caloric content. The acidity of the milk, depending on the breeding zone, ranged from 22.8 to 25.1 °T. Some multidirectional relationships were established between the average daily milk yield and the characteristics of the chemical composition of sheep milk, but none of them were significant. However, the most notable correlations were between average daily milk yield and dry matter content (0.27) and between average daily milk yield and skimmed milk solids (0.22). No consistent patterns were observed in relation to the animal breeding zones. In the intergroup differentiation of ewes of the Ukrainian Mountain Carpathian breed from the foothill and mountain zones based on the studied traits, the influence of the above factor on the phenotypic variability of lactation yield and average daily milk yield was insignificant, amounting to 1,8 % and 4,9 %, respectively. The influence of the breeding zone on the other studied traits of the chemical composition of sheep milk was more significant and statistically reliable, ranging, depending on the trait, from 17.7 % (P < 0.01) to 71.3 % (P < 0.001).https://nvlvet.com.ua/index.php/agriculture/article/view/5191sheep, ukrainian mountain carpathian breed, milk, chemical composition, correlation, strength of influence.
spellingShingle S. V. Chugaev
V. V. Fedorovych
Ye. I. Fedorovych
Qualitative composition of milk from Ukrainian Mountain Carpathian sheep
Науковий вісник Львівського національного університету ветеринарної медицини та біотехнологій імені С.З. Гжицького. Серія: Сільськогосподарські науки
sheep, ukrainian mountain carpathian breed, milk, chemical composition, correlation, strength of influence.
title Qualitative composition of milk from Ukrainian Mountain Carpathian sheep
title_full Qualitative composition of milk from Ukrainian Mountain Carpathian sheep
title_fullStr Qualitative composition of milk from Ukrainian Mountain Carpathian sheep
title_full_unstemmed Qualitative composition of milk from Ukrainian Mountain Carpathian sheep
title_short Qualitative composition of milk from Ukrainian Mountain Carpathian sheep
title_sort qualitative composition of milk from ukrainian mountain carpathian sheep
topic sheep, ukrainian mountain carpathian breed, milk, chemical composition, correlation, strength of influence.
url https://nvlvet.com.ua/index.php/agriculture/article/view/5191
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