Do donkeys produce milk?

While it may seem odd to many of us, the reality is people around the world are taking advantage of this milk and its benefits. read more

A female donkey produces just a liter of milk a day for six to seven months a year, while a cow can deliver 30 times as much. Also, a donkey won't produce milk unless it's stimulated by the presence of its foal, and milking has to be done manually. read more

Donkey milk is used as a natural hypoallergenic milk, because it is tolerated by about 90% of infants with food allergies, e.g., cows’ milk protein allergy (CMPA), a common food allergy in childhood with a prevalence of approximately 3% during the first 3 years of life. read more

“The whole point is that donkey’s milk shouldn’t become a mass-produced industry like bovine milk,” he says. Fortunately, the donkey’s milk-producing ability may do that naturally, since a female can only give between 1.5 and two liters of milk a day (compared to around 50 or 60 liters for a cow), Orunesu says. read more