Why are dairy goats so important to the Dairy industry?
Dairy goats are very personable, hardy, and a very rewarding animal. They are often preferred by people who strive for a self sustaining life. A female goat is called a Doe. A male goat is called a Buck. If the male goat is castrated it is called a whether. Goats milk It is the most consumed milk in the World. More people drink the milk of goats than any other single animal in the world. Does are milked by hand or machine. Goat milk has a more easily digestible fat and protein content than cow milk. It is more recommend for baby humans and animals. The glycerol ethers are much higher in goat than in cow milk which appears to be important for the nutrition of a nursing newborn. Goat milk can successfully replace cow milk in diets of those who are allergic to cow milk. Many dairy goats, in their prime, average 6 to 8 pounds of milk daily (roughly 3 to 4 quarts) during a ten-month lactation, giving more soon after freshening and gradually dropping in production toward the end of their lac
