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Hi,
Is raw homegrown goat milk better than raw homegrown cow milk? If so, why?
Thanks,
Ariel
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| I think that the answers you get will depend upon the person answering. Like lsg, I milk my own cow, so am prejudiced for her milk. I am not a goat person, though. I did enjoy one of the pygmy goats we owned, but the other one was troublesome enough that we had to sell both of them. I can't imagine trying to manage a herd, breeding them on a yearly basis and trying to find a use for all of the billy kids that you'd end up with. However, goat owners say the milk is naturally homogenized (doesn't separate like cow's milk does), which is probably good for some people. However, I like to make butter and ice cream, so I enjoy the cream. I have read that some goats produce better milk than others and that the milking process and cooling really make a difference in the quality of the milk you get, as well. Are you looking at getting one or the other?
Karen
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| Here's a twist on the orginal question. If you have a child with asthma, which milk is better goat or cow?
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| Goats milk is easier to digest. Many people who have been told they are "lactose intolerant" can drink goats milk with no problems. If you have digestion problems, you would be better off trying goats milk. Properly handled milk from healthy goats is delicious. Improperly handled/strained/chilled goats milk can be nasty. Same goes for cows milk, but goats milk is more delicate. Goat milk from the store is 99% nasty. Which "tastes better" is personal preference. I like good goats milk, but I will always prefer Jersey milk as it is what I grew up with.
Emily Dixon
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Dairy and Meat Goats
http://www.freewebs.com/ozarkjewels/
Also Morningland Dairy Raw Milk Cheeses. www.morninglanddairy.com
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Myself I think the real issue in cows milk versus goats milk is the sheer volume difference between the two. If you can drink both, then the question comes down to...what do you intend to do with the 20 gallons of milk the cow will give you a week (or more)? If you can sell it, then your answer is pretty clear, but if you can't (and only 7 states allow you to sell raw, unpasteurized milk) you might have too much of a good thing. A goat on the other hand only gives you 3 quarts per day.
I love vegetarians...slice them real thin, dip them in ranch dressing and they compliment lamb quite well! :-)
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| Just also remember that whichever you have extra of(raw goats milk or raw cows milk), the excess milk that is not drunk or used in making butter, cheese, yogurt, etc.......raises wonderful goat kids, bottle calves, pigs, chickens, etc. I raise all my bottle goat kids on raw cows milk and have for years. Calves raise great on raw goats or raw cows milk. As do all the other critters I mentioned above. We rarely have excess to sell, even if we wanted too. Raw milk is so good to drink, I can easily go through 3/4 gallon to 1 gallon a day......by myself. With a family that likes milk, one cows worth of milk is pretty easy to use.
Emily Dixon
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http://www.freewebs.com/ozarkjewels/
Also Morningland Dairy Raw Milk Cheeses. www.morninglanddairy.com
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Good point...
On our farm where newborn cows 4-5 are born everyday we always have plenty of colostrum milkers that can't go into the tank. We feed pigs with that. That will fatten them up for sure. I swear it has worked for me since I have cream and sugar in my coffee.
I love vegetarians...slice them real thin, dip them in ranch dressing and they compliment lamb quite well! :-)
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Yes, our replacement heifers get all the colostrum or "hot cow" milk in their bottles. Otherwise we would be throwing it away as it can't go in the tank.
Emily Dixon
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http://www.freewebs.com/ozarkjewels/
Also Morningland Dairy Raw Milk Cheeses. www.morninglanddairy.com
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I am considering either goats or a miniature cow. I am farm dreaming at the moment.
I have had store-bought cows milk and raw goats milk. I think they taste the same and I just wondered if one was better than the other. I just read a book called "Pleasant Valley" and most books I have read sing cows praises. But I like goats a lot.
If the cream in goats milk doesn't rise where you can skim it, do you need a cream separator?
So I guess it comes down to, which of the two do I like better?
Thanks,
Ariel
P.S. (Do any of you have Miniature Jersey's? How much milk to they produce?)
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