Background: The Arak is a common alcoholic spirit in Syria, where it is produced in licensed enterprises and by some proud farmers that produce it from their grapes. However, this drink is often produced outside the controls of the manufacturing cycl
e in terms of fermentation and distillation, thus exposing the consumers to risk of methanol poisoning, which confirms the need to submit Arak’s production to the control as extremely essential.
Materials and Methods: This study is based on a database built on a series of investigations of alcohol poisoning cases; methanol was detected and rated according to the standard chemical methods, where the results have been analyzed and treated by the statistical analysis method used in pharmaceutical research.
Results: The study showed the amount of variation in the concentration of methanol depending on the difference in the method of preparation fermenting grapes between domestic and industrial way. It also showed the role of repeated distillation to reduce the concentration of this toxic substance Conclusion: The results of the analysis reveal the importance of treating the high concentrations of methanol by the repeated distillation process to reach the allowable value, furthermore the importance of applying the control system to provide the quality of this popular spirit.
A research had been made in three areas at the Syrian Cost where Al Awassi race is
grown; these areas are (Arab Al Mulk, Dwer Al Khateeb, Bekhdarmow). The number of
Al Awassi there reaches to (439) heads. The research was started at 2/11/2009, and
a
random sample of (82)was selected from each area (33-27-22) in a row, and measured
were at the day number (30-90-150) during the season milking, and completed at 4/3/2010.
Results showed at the second phase of day (90) a high measurements of udder which
meets the maximum standards of milk production, and the udder specification had a
significant impact on all forms of the mammary gland (20,01), as well as the nipple
specification, order of milking season, and age had impact on the nipple's size (20,01), but
not on the length of it, but the season milking and age had effect on udder height above the
ground (20,001).
Results showed a correlation which is not fixed between the udder specifications and
quantity of milk as well as a weak and positive relationship between the amount of milk
and nipple measurements in the order of (r=0.33, r=0.49, r=0.19, r=0.27).
