Table 1.

Milk composition and energy value—donkey and other species [5,10,11].

Milk Characteristics	Donkey (%)	Goat (%)	Cow (%)	Camel (%)	Human (%)
Proteins	1.74	3.41	3.43	1.80	1.64
Fat	1.21	4.62	3.46	1.80	3.38
Lactose	6.23	4.47	4.71	2.91	6.69
Dry Matter	9.61	13.23	12.38	11.30	12.43
Ashes	0.43	0.73	0.78	0.85	0.22
Water	90.39	86.77	87.62	90.60	87.57
Energy (KJ/Kg)	1939.40	3399.50	2983.00	2745.80	2855.60