Around the world, more
people drink goat milk than cow milk. Also, more people eat chevon (goat
meat)
than beef. The World
Health Organization says that more than 70% of the world’s population has
some
allergy to cow milk.
The allergic symptoms could be stomach aches, gas, skin rashes and ear
infections. An
allergy to goat milk
is very rare.
Goats were the first animal to be domesticated, according to many historians.
Before coins were used for money, goats were traded for silver, because they were so valuable.
The Pharoah Cephranes thought so much of his goats that he had 2234 buried with him.
Twelve thousand year old paintings of goats gave been found on the walls of caves in Europe.
The goat is among the
cleanest of animals, and is a much more selective feeder than cows, sheep,
pigs,
chickens and even dogs.
Goats do eat many different species of plants, but do not want to eat food
that
has been contaminated
or that has been on the floor or the ground.
Coffee was first discovered
when goatherders noticed the goats acting very energetic after nibbling
on
the coffee beans!
Columbus bought goats to America in 1493.
Mahatma Gandhi lived mostly on goat milk for more than 30 years.
Carl Sandburg loved his
goats. His wife was a world-famous goat breeder. When LIFE magazine wanted
him to pose for a picture
with his favorite dog of a 1938 issue, he insisted the picture be taken
with his
goats!
Goat Milk is alkaline
and cow milk is acid. Goat milk is lower in cholesterol and higher in calcium,
phosphorus and vitamins
A and B.
Goat milk is naturally
homogenized and digests very easily . The fat globules are smaller and
don’t clump
in masses like cow milk.
Goat milk is digested in less than twenty minutes. Cow milk can take almost
a day
to be digested.
Females are "does". Males are "bucks". Babies are "kids"!