Dairy Goats

Nubian goats are a domestic breed originating in Egypt and now farmed throughout the world. Goats are adapted to habitats including savanna, desert, scrub, and mountains. They have an efficient four-chambered stomach that allows them to survive on a low-quality plant diet. Their digestive process also allows them to eat large quantities of food quickly. This reduces foraging time during which they are exposed to predators. Nubians and their milk are an important food source for people around the world.

On a worldwide basis, more people drink the milk of goats than any other single animal. Goat milk has a more easily digestible fat and protein content than cow milk. The increased digestibility of protein is of importance to infant diets (both human and animal), as well as to invalid and convalescent diets.

Nubians are valued for their high quality milk which makes delicious cheeses.