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Food Sci Nutr 2022 Aug 29;10(8):2786-2793. Epub 2022 Apr 29.

Department of Biological Sciences Faculty of Science, Kuwait University Kuwait Safat Kuwait.

In the light of the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak, and the need-of-the-hour to boost immunity to residents, especially those residing in an arid environment, a comparative study was made on the physical and biochemical properties of dairy milk. This novel study in Kuwait revealed the lesser consumed pseudoruminant camel milk as a better potential source of dietary inclusion and an immune booster over true ruminants-cow's and goat's milk. Analysis using a wide array of instruments determining the physical characteristics in camel's milk (pH, conductivity, specific gravity, moisture, and total solids), biochemical constituents (crude protein (CP), nonprotein (NP), and fat), and inorganic constituents (K-919; Ca-907; Zn-4. Read More

Foods 2022 Jul 29;11(15). Epub 2022 Jul 29.

Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research and Technology (IITAA), University of the Azores, 9700-042 Angra do Heroismo, Portugal.

Traditional cheeses produced from raw milk exhibit a complex microbiota, characterized by a sequence of different microorganisms from milk coagulation and throughout maturation. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) play an essential role in traditional cheese making, either as starter cultures that cause the rapid acidification of milk or as secondary microbiota that play an important role during cheese ripening. The enzymes produced by such dynamic LAB communities in raw milk are crucial, since they support proteolysis and lipolysis as chief drivers of flavor and texture of cheese. Read More

Food Res Int 2022 Sep 3;159:111607. Epub 2022 Jul 3.

College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China. Electronic address:

Dielectric barrier discharge cold plasma (DBD-CP) processing can be considered as a potential alternative to conventional pasteurization in ewe milk, which has previously been shown. However, residual microorganisms in ewe milk during DBD-CP processing have not yet been evaluated. This study investigated the microbiota present in ewe milk that was cold plasma-treated. Read More

Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2022 Aug 8. Epub 2022 Aug 8.

Physiology Division, Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, 62514, Egypt.

Heavy metals (HMs) constitute a group of persistent toxic pollutants, and the petroleum industry is one of the sources of these metals. This study aimed to evaluate the levels of lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), nickel (Ni), and vanadium (V) in Plantago ovata and milk and tissues of domestic goats in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia. Plant samples and blood, milk, muscle, liver, and kidney samples were collected from domestic goats and the levels of Pb, Cd, V, and Ni were determined. Read More

Res Vet Sci 2022 Jul 29;152:58-60. Epub 2022 Jul 29.

Department of Food Hygiene and Aquatic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran; Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran. Electronic address:

Toxoplasmosis, a zoonotic infection that is significant for public health (immunocompromised patients, pregnant women) and veterinary medicine (economic losses in the herd), is caused by an intracellular protozoan parasite belonging to the phylum Apicomplexa called Toxoplasma gondii. Consumption of unpasteurized milk and contaminated undercooked meat is a significant source for humans. The present study aimed to determine Toxoplasma gondii DNA in sheep, goats and donkeys Milk kept in East Azerbaijan province using the PCR method based on the B1 gene. Read More