TO THE QUESTION OF MILK CHARACTERIZATION OF DONKEYS OF THE KYRGYZ POPULATION

The article touches upon the topic of studying an alternative type of milk with functional properties, a product that has recently attracted great interest in Europe - donkey milk. Having functional properties, it is being actively studied in China and Italy. Using standard techniques, the chemical composition, sensory analysis, safety parameters and acceptable temperature regimes were determined for donkey milk from the village of. Besh-Kungei, Chui oblast, Kyrgyzstan. According to the results of the analysis, donkey milk is characterized by high lactose content, low fat content, low somatic cell count, which indicates that the animals are clinically healthy. Sensory indicators of milk indicate a relatively acceptable taste, characterized by sweet taste, snow-white color with bluish tinge.