METHOD TO PRODUCE MILK OR MILK PRODUCTS WITH HIGH CONTENT OF MELATONIN Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC A23C9/00 A01K29/00 A23L1/30 A61K35/20 

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to livestock farming. Daily cycle of one or more mammal females is divided into phase of day time with the first light mode with a share of blue light and phase of night time with the second light mode. Animals are milked at least once during night time phase. During night time phase, at least one source of light is used for light mode, which radiates light in the range of wave length of 500 nm or more, and mainly does not radiate light in the range of wave lengths below 500 nm. Produced milk may be processed to make milk products, in particular, dry milk with high content of melatonin.

EFFECT: method makes it possible to produce milk and milk products with high content of melatonin, which may be used as biologically active additives to food or as medicinal agents.

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