Abstract

Milk commodity is a widely consumed in Algeria, but local dairy production does not meet its demand (3.8 billion liters per year, 143L/hab/year in 2012). Camel milk is known for its very high nutritional quality; However the quantitative and qualitative performances of dairy camels are strongly influenced by the breeding systems and the procedures for its production and processing. In Algeria, camels are managed in a controlled breeding system accompanied by a shepherd or free breeding system “Hemila”. It was presented in this paper as a case study a model of semi-intensive camel herd belonging to the “TEDJANE” dairy plant in south-eastern Algeria. It offers pasteurized and fermented camel milk for human consumption. We focused on the production potential of the dairy plant, the technical management, milking and milk collection, milk quality assessment, processing and conditioning, and finally the main constraints of the dairy plant and its perspectives.

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Item Type:	Journal
Divisions:	» Production animales, biotechnologie et sante » Institute of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
ePrint ID:	5144
Date Deposited:	2024-07-20
Further Information:	Google Scholar
URI:	https://www.univ-soukahras.dz/en/publication/article/5144

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