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    Udderly healthy: donkey milk a hit in Albania

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    Udderly healthy: donkey milk a hit in Albania

    The high-priced milk has been flying off the shelf during the coronavirus pandemic


    Published:  December 11, 2020 16:33 AFP  and  Compiled by Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor

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    On a small farm south of Tirana, donkeys happily munch on hay while customers flock to scoop up bottles of their milk, a niche product winning fans who believe in its health benefits. Image Credit: AFP
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    Touted as rich in vitamins and a boost for the immune system, the high-priced milk has been flying off the shelf during the coronavirus pandemic - a time when many in Albania are looking for an extra health kick. Image Credit: AFP
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    The high demand is good news for the donkeys themselves, whose comfortable lifestyle on the farm is a welcome respite from their traditional roles as beasts of burden. Image Credit: AFP
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    "The demand for donkey milk is rising sharply" alongside virus infections, says 37-year-old Elton Kikia, the manager of the small farm in the village of Paper, where around a dozen of the small, knobbly-kneed animals romp around a green pasture. | Xheje Karaj milks a donkey at a farm in the village of Paper. Image Credit: AFP
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    Typically enlisted to carry heavy loads and pull carts through Albania's mountainous terrain, donkeys are frequently subject to mistreatment, in the form of beatings, overwork or saddle sores. Image Credit: AFP
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    At 50 euros a litre, the price of their milk is exorbitant in a country where the average wage barely reaches 400 euros a month. But fears around Covid-19 have set off a flurry of interest. Image Credit: AFP
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    While no one is branding the milk as a cure for the virus, aficionados are convinced its nutritional profile - which is close to human milk - helps strengthen the body's natural defences. Image Credit: AFP
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    Klea Ymeri, a student in agro-environmental engineering, recently travelled to Paper to buy two 250 millilitre bottles to help her parents recover from COVID-19. "On top of the medicines they are taking, donkey's milk could be a good natural remedy for the respiratory system", she told AFP. Image Credit: AFP
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    The family also uses some of the milk to make soaps, masks and other beauty products. Image Credit: AFP
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    Regina Beqiri, a relative and pharmacist who concocts the mixtures, says sales are up at at time when virus restrictions mean "people are spending more time at home and can take better care of their skin". Image Credit: AFP

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