Donkey milk is also considered useful in the prevention of atherosclerosis and has the ability to upregulate the immune response of healthy elderly humans.

Milk is one of the most common causes of food allergies among children under one year of age. No specific therapy exists for this allergy, and thus the only feasible response is to avoid the assumption of milk and derived products

Cow’s milk protein allergy affects 2-7% of children using cow’s milk formulae. Fifty to eighty percent of them develop allergy to other food items and substitutes. Donkey milk, in contrast, is the closest to breast milk

Donkey milk yield and chemical composition were investigated in two lactations

Several studies have recently enlightened therapeutic use of ass’ milk (AM) due to its special composition and nutritional properties, which are very close to a human one.