Goats output the greatest amount of energy for any agricultural animal for their relative size

N.S.W. Branch Dairy Goat Society of Australia inc.

The milk they produce:

· Has a fat rich in short to medium-chain triglycerides (MCT) compared to cows with one rich in long-chained  triglycerides (LTC’s). Digestion of  MCT’s five times faster and more complete than that of LCT’s owing to rapid assimilation and energy source. It is a valued resource for subjects suffering from malnutrition or fat mal-absorption syndrome (Boza and Sanz Sampelayo, 1997; Chilliard et al., 2006) .

· Has an average of 4.1% lactose level  compared to the 4.7% in cows milk. Ethnicities who don't produce the enzyme lactase have less problems drinking it. (Boza and Sanz Sampelayo, 1997; Chilliard et al., 2006).

· One in ten people are allergic to the main protein produced in cow milk (alpha S1 casein protein) . It can be confused with lactose intolerance because it  produces the same symptom of bloating. The particular casein protein in goat milk produces a curd that is smaller and softer than that of cow milk (Boza and Sanz Sampelayo, 1997; Chilliard et al., 2006).

 

Interesting Facts

· Goats are pregnant for 5 months usually carrying twins  (sometimes three or four).

· Goats can be used to manage woody weeds such as blackberry bush, bamboo, elephant grass, mimosa, burrx, boxhorn to name a few.

· The goat live export trade is strong in countries such as Taiwan, Borneo, South Korea, and Malaysia. In these countries Australia provides a large percentage of their import market.   

· Manure for fertilizer. In Malaysia they refer to this resource as black gold!

 

Branch President

Mrs Yvonne Byers

PO Box 140, Kemps Creek, 2171

To contact us:

Phone: 9826 1371

Fax: 9826 1100

E-mail: byerst@nswfarmers.org.au

Dairy Goats

The society values its members and their input.……..No kidding.

The aims of the NSW Branch Dairy Goat Society are:

· Provide information and assistance where possible to new goat keepers

· Develop the goats reputation in the community as a highly productive animal

· Provide guidance for the direction of goat management in the State

· Promote goat related products including soap, cheese, and milk and the keeping of registered dairy goats

Goats Milk—The  Natural Alternative

Goats milk soap has a pH close to that of the skin. Vitamins A and C enrich the skin and the lactic acid in the milk act as a natural exfoliate. (Order Tillies Goats Milk Soap).