Goat's dairy tends to be easier to digest and can be less allergenic than
cow's milk. It is digested in 1-2 hours. Goat's milk contains no agglutinin (like cow's milk does). Thus fat globules in goat's dairy don't cluster together and this makes them easier to digest. Goat
milk contains more of the essential fatty acids linoleic and
arachnodonic acids and higher proportion of short-chain &
medium-chain fatty acids, easier for intestinal enzymes to digest.
Goat milk protein forms a softer curd making the protein more easily and rapidly digestible. Goat's
milk casein is similar to human mothers milk, however cow's milk and goat's milk
do contain similar levels of the other allergenic protein, beta lactoglobulin.
Goat's milk has slightly lower levels of lactose which makes it a better for choice for lactose-intolerant individuals
Important: goat's milk
contains plenty of fat, however, when used in infant feeding, be aware that it lacks folic acid and is low in vitamin B12, both essential in growth and development of an infant. Therefore, these must be supplemented. See Dr. Sears Article
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