“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.

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 sh… ...

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 ...

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 ...

In their comparison of goat's and cow's milk, Gamble, Ellis and Besley 3 compared the vitamin B 1 potency of milk from Toggenburg and Saanen goats with that of milk from Holstein and Jersey cows.

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.

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

According to Faithful Family Farmer, dairy goats can be sold for hundreds of dollars each. The stolen goats were from the farm’s award-winning herd of Saanen, Nubian and Alpine varieties.

They are high quality goats, with milk production potential of about five litres if kept under good management and resources. The Saanen breed though is the highest milk producer on average.

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