Assessment of in vitro digestibility and post-digestion peptide release of mare milk in relation to different management systems and lactation stages

Mare milk has a unique protein composition that makes it a preferred option for adult and infant nutrition. Sever- al functional properties have been attributed to this milk but with little evidence yet. In fact, knowledge on mare milk composition is still limited. In particular, studies addressing the performance of mare milk proteins during human gastrointestinal digestion are scarce, which limits the understanding of mare milk nutritional quality and functionality. For this reason, the...