Home Insights Pediatric feeding Geriatric nutrition For sportsmen Daily diet Other uses Dermocosmetics Photo Video Collaborations Contacts The Sagittario Farm was officially born on March 13, 2003, associating the passion for nature and the roots to the farming traditions of the small rural centers of the inland areas of southern Italy . The company is located on the Calabro / Lucano border at 960 meters above sea level at the foot of Monte Serra la Spina ( Pollino National Park - Lauria Basilicata) 20km from the Tyrrhenian Sea and 70km from the Ionian Sea. Donkey Milk has been known since ancient times for its nutritional and therapeutic properties, currently many studies and research by the scientific community ( see further details ) demonstrate the validity of the use of this product in the medical, food and cosmetic fields. In pediatric nutrition as a substitute for breast milk and in cases of APLV , in geriatrics in the prevention of osteoporosis of cardiovascular diseases and in strengthening the immune system, in the nutrition of cancer patients or patients with autoimmune diseases, in the nutrition of athletes and subjects who follow a low calorie diet and anyone who wants a healthy and natural food. For skin care, the use of Donkey Milk has been known since the first centuries BC for its nourishing and moisturizing properties. Breeding and production cycle The Sagittario Farm raises about 80 donkeys with a semi-wild housing system, the forage given is composed of alfalfa, soft wheat, barley, clover and is cultivated with completely natural methods, the pasture is typical of the mountain areas of the Southern Apennines. Lactating donkeys are separated from their foals in the evening at 22:00 and are taken to milking the next morning at 06:30. The milk produced is transferred directly from the milking parlor to the processing laboratory, filtered, pasteurized, refrigerated and bottled in PET packs of 250ml, 500ml, 3lt, 5lt. For years we have been working in collaboration with Bodies and Research Institutes on process and product innovation. Search in the site Sagittario SrlCda Milordo, 8 / A - 85044 Lauria (Pz) | VAT number 01545930768 Copyright © 2013. All Rights Reserved.