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  Most frequently asked question, Why keep goats? I will deal in-depth at a later stage with many issues raised, Broadly speaking here are the six reasons to keep goats. Most importantly Milk Goats milk is similar to human milk not quite as sweet. It is an A2 protein, and does not harm the biome as it develops. Going from cows milk, to goats milk, you should not taste the difference, going back to cows milk you notice it is not so creamy.  If there is a goatee taste to the milk, this is a breed and husbandry issue. Of the two goat milk producers that supply supermarkets one has a goatee taste the other is OK. Without causing controversy, I would buy  St.Helens milk if I had to. I would never recommend the other. Wool two types of wool are produced by goats, Cashmere, and Mohair.  Angora goats produce Mohair (the diamond fibre) Mohair is between 19 and 23 Microns thick and equates to Merino wool and has similar thermal properties. Having flat scales it is less prickly...

  I don't like goats milk! A normal response we got at markets and shows, and so understandable, let me explain. Goats milk can have two flavours. The main one is a slight lemon taste, the other is goat musk. If you drink musk free goat milk it will have a mild lemon taste. This taste is transferred to the cheese and cream. When sampling our cheese cake, tasters commented on the lemon flavour, yet no flavouring was added. That means if the goat is right, and the husbandry correct, goats milk tastes slightly lemon. If you do not like lemon then you will not like goats products. The musk is different and determined by the goat keeper. Musk is a pheromone communication between goats. It signifies health status, breeding cycle, and breed. The musk glands are behind the horns. Goats rub the back of their horns on twigs and branches to leave a musk trail. Goats that have a large range or sparse vegetation will have more musk. Plains goats, from lowland areas rich in vegetation have less ...