Rabbit milk as a source of nutrition for newborns

Based on the charter of the World Health Organization, “health is not only the absence of diseases and physical defects, but also the well-being of a complete physical, mental and social condition.” One of the main health problems is that the current state of children’s health is characterized by high child mortality under the age of five, especially in the first month of life, which accounts for 50.0% of cases. The fundamental nature of human health is laid back in the perinatal period, which determines the further formation of the body. At the children birth, during unscheduled periods, mothers express milk, which is significantly different in chemical composition from milk obtained from mothers who gave birth at the appropriate time. They have an insufficient amount of nutrients that ensure the normal development and protection of the child’s body. In connection with this problem, it was found that rabbit milk, having its stimulating effect, promotes rapid growth, as well as the normal development of the body. The comparative characteristics of the main physicochemical parameters of rabbit milk with cow, goat, and female milk were studied and presented. The amino acid, mineral, fatty acid composition was studied, the biological value was calculated, the lysozyme activity was determined. The qualitative and quantitative composition of amino acids, minerals, as well as high physico-chemical parameters indicates the advisability of introducing rabbit milk into the diet of newborns, especially premature babies.