Country |
Milk production (1000 tons) |
|---|---|
Africa |
|
Ethiopia |
50,501 |
Mali |
223,818 |
Sudan |
1,475,000 |
Asia |
|
India |
4,114,290 |
Bangladesh |
2,226,900 |
Pakistan |
719,000 |
Europe |
|
France |
623,460 |
Greece |
484,000 |
Spain |
473,000 |
Americas |
|
Mexico |
169,698 |
Brazil |
143,768 |
World |
15,510,411 tone’s per year |
| Source: https://faostat.fao.org/site/569/default.aspx#ancor Table 1: Shows current worldwide Goat Milk production across the world |
|
Composition |
Goat (%) |
Cow (%) |
Sheep (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Total solid |
13.9 |
13.5 |
19.3 |
Fat |
4.8 |
4.8 |
7.6 |
Protein |
3.7 |
2.8 |
5.5 |
Lactose |
5.0 |
4.5 |
- |
Ash (minerals) |
0.85 |
0.74 |
- |
| Source: [6] Table 2: Composition of goat, cow and sheep milk |
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Nutrient |
Goat milk (%) |
Cow milk (%) |
Human milk (%) |
Fat |
3.80 |
3.67 |
4.00 |
Solid not fat |
8.68 |
9.02 |
8.90 |
Lactose |
4.08 |
4.78 |
6.92 |
Total nitrogen |
3.33 |
3.42 |
1.22 |
Total protein |
2.90 |
3.23 |
1.10 |
Casein |
2.47 |
2.63 |
0.40 |
Vit A (IU/gram fat) |
39.0 |
21.0 |
31.9 |
Vit B1 (µg/100ml) |
68.0 |
45.0 |
17.0 |
Vit C (mg ascorbic acid/100ml) |
2.00 |
2.00 |
3.60 |
Vit D (IU /gram fat) |
0.70 |
0.70 |
0.27 |
Source: www.nafis.go.ke/livestock/dairy-goat.../nutritive-value-of-goat-milk/ |
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Breed |
Height (inch) |
Weight (lb) |
MY (lb) |
Fat (%) |
Protein (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alpine |
30 |
135 |
1990 |
3.56 |
3.06 |
LaMancha |
28 |
130 |
1712 |
3.80 |
3.29 |
Nubian |
30 |
135 |
1572 |
4.61 |
3.66 |
Saanen |
30 |
135 |
2077 |
3.52 |
3.02 |
Toggenburg |
26 |
120 |
1915 |
3.35 |
3.01 |
| Table 4: Average size, milk yield (MY) and composition of dairy goat breeds [50] | |||||