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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

A lot of folks that are lactose intolerant aren't just lactose intolerant. 
The fat in cow's milk is "large" and hard to digest.  The fat in goat and 
sheep's milk is "small" and almost naturally homogonized and easier to 
digest.  You combine that with a different type of milk sugar and less of it 
and you don't have the problems with goat and sheep's milk that you do with 
cow's milk.

Goat's milk is recommended for the elderly and others that have digestive 
problems because it is easier to digest because of the above.

The only reason the cattle dairies are easier is that you get more from less 
in numbers.  Both goats and sheep are relatively easy to milk and milking 
machines have been adapted to be used as such.  The reason there aren't more 
sheep dairies, IMNSHO <g>, is that the meat of the milking sheep is of an 
inferior quality.  At this point, folks haven't seemed to have mastered the 
art of crossing to get a superior meat quality lamb from the superior milk 
quality ewes.  When/if they do, you'll see more sheep's milk cheeses here 
and NZ won't be too happy with us!

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "bob ford" <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>


> Why would one kind of dairy matter much over another, with animals in 
> general? I know a small percentage of people are lacotse intolerant, but I 
> don't know how that applies across the animal world or why they would be 
> more tolerant of one mil over another....bobford
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> --- On Sat, 11/8/08, paxamicus AT earthlink.net <paxamicus AT earthlink.net> 
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> > I think there is a bigger market for goat milk, as it is
> > more easily   digestible by more animals.
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