Content of mineral elements in blood and milk of ukrainian carpathian mountain sheep with a different color of wool under different maintenance conditions

L. R. Burda, P. V. Stapay

The data about mineral composition of ewe's milk of Ukrainian Carpathian mountain breed with a different color of wool (white, grey, black) and under the different maintenance conditions (stall and pasture periods) are presented in the article. It was shown that content of mineral elements, including calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, manganese and copper in milk and blood of ewe's milk under different keeping conditions is various: the milk of stall period is characterized by the significantly higher iron content (at 66,1 %) and manganese content (at 37,5 %), also a tendency to increase zinc, copper and calcium compared with the pasture period was observed. In the summer period in lowland pastures the ewes milk has significantly higher magnesium content (at 45,0 %). But the concentration of investigated elements in the blood was diametrically opposed to their content in milk, with the exception of magnesium and copper.

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