Drawing from over 50 published papers, the Goat milk and the gut microbiota white paper confirms an extensive body of scientific evidence to support both the use of goat milk formulas and their superiority to cow milk formulas in terms of nutrition and overall effect on infant gut health. The paper was independently reviewed by a multi-disciplinary expert advisory group, including specialists across midwifery, nursing, lactation, nutrition, dietetics, and naturopathy.
Key findings include
Goat milk oligosaccharides (MOs) more closely resemble human breast milk oligosaccharides than cow or sheep milk.
Infants given goat’s milk formula have a gut microbiota more similar to that of breastmilk than if given cow’s milk formula.
Goat milk has similar anti-inflammatory properties to breast milk superior to cow’s milk through its pre and probiotic actions and may decrease the risk for the development of inflammatory diseases later in life.
Infants who are constipated on cow’s milk may benefit from switching to goat’s milk.
