ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIGHORN SHEEP (OVIS CANADENSIS CANADENSIS) MILK: I. GROSS COMPOSITION AND FAT CONSTITUTION

Abstract

Milk was obtained from five Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep living in the Jasper Park area of Alberta. The milk was collected at [Formula: see text] and 3 months post partum. The gross composition and milk fat fatty acids of the milk samples and of a sample of domestic sheep milk (Suffolk, 1 month post partum) were determined.