Hi Lactnetters!

I was surprised to read that goat's milk could be used by people with
lactose intolerance. I looked it up and it contains 4.4 lactose and cow's
milk 4.5. It seems there ia not any difference. I could not find an enzyme
that would not be in cow's milk, but that we would find in goat's milk.
Actually what I found was that that proteins (K-casein, beta-casein and
alpha-casein) forms a different kind of cell then the protein in cow's milk.
Which is why some people will digest goat's milk easier than cow's milk. It
still does not explain why a person with lactose intolerance could drink
goat's milk. Would anyone like to explain this?

Also, I would like to say that it not recommended for children under one
year of age to be fed only goat'milk. Certain guidelines need to be followed
if this is the case: the milk has to be pasteurized (Staphyloccus Aureus,
Pasteurella haemolytica, Corynebacterium, Streptococcus, Escherichia coli,
Klebsiella, Pseudomonas aeroginosa may be present...), baby must receive a
vitamin D supplement, must eat enough foods containing vitamin C, folic acid
and iron.  The milk should be whole milk, not skimmed!