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Fatty Acids and Mineral Content in Milk of Locally Reared Ruminant in Sokoto

A. Lawal, S. U. Dandare, A. L. Abubakar, M. Musa and W. Usman.

Abstract
The nutritional content of milk is determined by its protein, free fatty acids, and essential mineral contents which are indicators of high-quality dairy. This work aimed to evaluate some nutritional indices of milk obtained from locally reared Sokoto Red goats, Yankasa sheep, and Red Fulani cows. Milk samples were collected from each group of five breastfeeding goats, sheep, and cows. Crude protein and percent ash contents were determined using the Kjeldahl method while free fattyacid and mineral contents were determined using Gas Chromatography (GC) and Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS), respectively. The results obtained show that the percent crude proteins of cows, sheep, and goats were 7.00 ± 0.10, 9.60 ± 0.10, and 25.50 ± 0.10 %, respectively. The percent abundance of free fatty acids show that saturated fatty acids (SFA) were 54.70, 46.19, and 32.28 %, monounsaturated fatty acids (MFA) were 54.96, 47.76, and 35.94 %, while polyunsaturated fatty acids (PFA) were 1.71, 6.04, and 2.99 %, respectively for cow, goat, and sheep. The content of zinc, potassium, and magnesium in the samples were 24.30, 35.50, and 15.70 mg/L, and 11.20, 61.30, and 23.20 mg/L; and 85.20, 97.3, and 86.30 mg/L, respectively for cow, goat, and sheep milk. Results also showed that there is significant difference (p < 0.05), between goat's milk which had high percent crude protein, zinc, magnesium, and potassium when compared with sheep and cow milk. Interestingly, sheep milk contained the important essential fatty acids arachidonic acid and nervonic acid in cow's milk. Quantitatively, goat and sheep milk MFA and PFA contents are superior to that in cow milk. While goat milk is rich in zinc, potassium, and magnesium, and significant presence of arachidonic acid in sheep milk, no significant difference was observed in the tested constituents of goat and sheep milk.

Key words: Milk, Monounsaturated, Polyunsaturated; Crude protein, Zinc, Magnesium


 
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Lawal A, Dandare SU, Abubakar AL, Usman MMaW. Fatty Acids and Mineral Content in Milk of Locally Reared Ruminant in Sokoto. Nig. J. Basic Appl. Sci.. 2022; 30(2): 92-99. doi:10.4314/njbas.v30i2.12


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Lawal A, Dandare SU, Abubakar AL, Usman MMaW. Fatty Acids and Mineral Content in Milk of Locally Reared Ruminant in Sokoto. Nig. J. Basic Appl. Sci.. 2022; 30(2): 92-99. doi:10.4314/njbas.v30i2.12



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Lawal A, Dandare SU, Abubakar AL, Usman MMaW. Fatty Acids and Mineral Content in Milk of Locally Reared Ruminant in Sokoto. Nig. J. Basic Appl. Sci.. (2022), [cited September 15, 2023]; 30(2): 92-99. doi:10.4314/njbas.v30i2.12



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Lawal, A., Dandare, . S. U., Abubakar, . A. L. & Usman, . M. M. a. W. (2022) Fatty Acids and Mineral Content in Milk of Locally Reared Ruminant in Sokoto. Nig. J. Basic Appl. Sci., 30 (2), 92-99. doi:10.4314/njbas.v30i2.12



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Lawal, A., S. U. Dandare, A. L. Abubakar, and M. Musa and W. Usman. 2022. Fatty Acids and Mineral Content in Milk of Locally Reared Ruminant in Sokoto. Nigerian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 30 (2), 92-99. doi:10.4314/njbas.v30i2.12



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Lawal, A., S. U. Dandare, A. L. Abubakar, and M. Musa and W. Usman. "Fatty Acids and Mineral Content in Milk of Locally Reared Ruminant in Sokoto." Nigerian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 30 (2022), 92-99. doi:10.4314/njbas.v30i2.12



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Lawal, A., S. U. Dandare, A. L. Abubakar, and M. Musa and W. Usman. "Fatty Acids and Mineral Content in Milk of Locally Reared Ruminant in Sokoto." Nigerian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 30.2 (2022), 92-99. Print. doi:10.4314/njbas.v30i2.12



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Lawal, A., Dandare, . S. U., Abubakar, . A. L. & Usman, . M. M. a. W. (2022) Fatty Acids and Mineral Content in Milk of Locally Reared Ruminant in Sokoto. Nigerian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 30 (2), 92-99. doi:10.4314/njbas.v30i2.12





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