| At the heart of dairy goat farming are the goats. | | | | goats are the Saanen, Toggenburg, Anglo Nubian, |
| These animals are the smallest ruminants humans | | | | Alpine and Oberhasli. Each of these has different |
| have ever domesticated. Goats have been producing | | | | physical characteristics and lives at different optimum |
| milk and meat for human consumption longer than | | | | conditions. |
| sheep and cattle. These animals are also tough, | | | | In animal health, internal parasitic control is currently |
| surviving in arid, tropical and mountainous regions. | | | | at the center of research because parasitic diseases |
| Today, goats are continuously domesticated all over | | | | often lead to sickly animals and low milk yield. Proper |
| the world as a form of livelihood. | | | | nutrition is also very important that's why what is fed |
| In the global perspective, there are more people | | | | to the goats is given considerable thought. Climate |
| consuming goat's milk than cow's milk. The better | | | | and weather are two other dictating factors on the |
| texture of goat milk is primarily because the fat | | | | quality and amount of milk. Goats can survive drought |
| globules are smaller than cow's milk. This aids in the | | | | better than cows and sheep, but their milk production |
| digestion of milk, especially for people with sensitive | | | | will also be less during dry periods. |
| stomach. Further, dairy goat farming is saved from | | | | In dairy goat farming, milking is done once to twice a |
| too much feed because goats eat a variety of | | | | day at least 12 hours apart. A single doe can give an |
| foliage. They are able to select nutritious parts of the | | | | average of 2 liters of milk per day. Noncommercial |
| plants. Thus, goats as tough survivors and can be | | | | farms can manually milk goats. More advanced |
| seen living places where other livestock cannot. | | | | commercial companies have mechanical machines to |
| Most efforts to improve dairy goat farming are | | | | do this job. |
| focused on producing more and better milk. To do | | | | Dairy goats usually end up as meat after they are no |
| this, breed and animal health are given special | | | | longer economically viable for milk production. |
| attention. Particular breeds are more valuable as milk | | | | Exceptions are when the goats die or when they are |
| producers. The most common high milk producing | | | | killed for other reasons. |