Would you rather have a goat or a cow babysit your baby?
1.
2. Breakdown of Milk Production
for Goats and Cows
• Cows = 7.5kg
milk/day (6.5L)
• 1kg milk / 91kg
of body weight
• Goats = 3.2kg
milk/day (3.0L)
• 1kg milk / 10
kg of body
weight
3. Goats’ Milk vs. Cows’ Milk
• Lactose Intolerance
– β-lactoglobulin
• Goat Milk = Smaller Fat Globules
• Those with milk allergies can drink
goats’ milk because it contains a
different protein than cows’ milk
4. Mothering Techniques
• Goats often have twins/triplets
• Goats have a history of
rejecting orphaned kids and
sometimes even their own
5. • Cows usually have one calf
• Cows will adopt orphaned
calves
• Cows will often babysit for
each other
Mothering Techniques
6. • Mothering is influenced by
-previous maternal experience
-individual hormonal levels
-management and environment
Mothering
