“It’s not so much a job as a lifestyle,” Rigdon said of tending to a herd of Saanen dairy goats, milking them twice a day and processing that into cheese.

THE Saanen dairy goat originated in the Saanen Valley of Switzerland, south of Canton, Berne. During 1898 the Cape agricultural department imported three Saanen rams and twelve ewes, from Switzerland.

One recent evening, Judy Bates ran out to the goat shed on her property in rural Whiteford. She had to tend her flock of eight Saanen dairy goats — including Matilda, Laura and Fiona, whom she ...

MILK GOAT. The large Saanen goats are the most productive dairy goat breed – one of them yields between 1 and 3 gallons of milk each day. (Unfortunately for fans of rich, soft goat cheeses, the ...

The milk from her small herd of Oberhasli and Saanen goats is the key to the quality of the farmstead cheeses from Ruggles Hill Creamery, winner of numerous awards including reserve Best-in-Show ...

Common goat breeds in Kenya include Anglo Nubian, Toggenburg, Alpine, and Saanen. Dairy goat production is becoming increasingly popular in Kenya, with many farmers switching to goats instead of ...

The Saanen breed though is the highest milk producer on average. ... Housing Dairy goat barns should have raised floors to keep them dry. Goats fear dumpy places unlike cows.

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