[Goat's milk in nutrition].
Compared with cow's milk and mother's milk, goat's milk has biochemical properties theoretically favoring its nutritional value. The theoretical beneficial effects of goat's milk have incited experimental studies in the pig model and clinical studies (particularly in children). They have also inspired research on the bioavailability and digestibility of goat's milk and led to work improving goat breeds using feeding, genetic or transgenetic methodologies. We can expect to see adapted goat's milk food being proposed for children, particularly those intolerant to cow's milk, for patients with gastrointestinal disease, or even as a supplement for the elderly and malnourished. One can hope that the people living in developing countries, where the goat population is the most important, will benefit from the production of quality goat's milk.
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D000818:Animals; D006041:Goats / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008892:Milk / Q000737:chemistry; D009753:Nutritive Value