Research Progress on Nutritional Value of Yak Milk
In recent years,there has been a significant increase in research on the nutritional composition of yak milk.As a concentrated milk,yak milk is an extremely nutritious and rare dairy product,often used as food by herders in highland areas,and has a higher protein content than common cow milk.The protein com-position of yak milk is similar to that of other mammalian milks,containing casein,whey protein and some bioactive factors in addition to the conventional nutritional components.The main purpose of this paper is to summarise and analyse the current status of research on the nutritional composition and functions of yak milk,with a view to providing theoretical references for the development and utilisation of yak milk and dairy prod-ucts.[Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition,2024,36(3):1446-1462]