FAQs & Highlights

• Q. What is special about goat milk from New Zealand?

  New Zealand's dairy goats are mainly fed green and lush pastures. The high quality of milk corresponds directly to the quality of feed that the goats consume. In most other countries of the world, goats are fed on processed meal and grain.

  New Zealand has a strict Code of Welfare for Goats. It specifies what is considered to be optimal animal welfare and how this may be achieved for goats farmed under New Zealand conditions. DGC farms are required to follow the New Zealand Code of Welfare for Goats as well as DGC's own Code of Farm Practice.

  You can be assured you & your family are getting the best quality goat milk formuls! 

   

  

• Q. Who can benefit from goat milk?

  Goat milk is suitable for all ages, as long as you have is no allergy to it.

  Goat milk is suited for:

  • People looking to support their overall wellbeing & strengthen their natural defences can benefit from the nutrition in goat milk.
  • Individuals who have poor digestion or face difficulty digesting cow milk.
  • Those with cow milk allergy.
  • Parents looking for a more natural, less processed alternative to other formulas.
  • Goat milk formula is considered safe for infants under 1 year old. 
    • In 2012, a clinical study prompted the European Commission to update its guidelines, allowing the use of goat milk-based infant formula. Karihome supports World Health Organization’s recommendation to exclusively breastfeed your infant for the first six months of life and after six months of age, your infant should receive age-appropriate foods while breastfeeding continues for up to two years of age or beyond. Kindly consult your healthcare professional before deciding to formula feed your infant or if you have difficulty breastfeeding.
  • Children over 1 year old who are beginning to explore the world can benefit from goat milk, which can help support their natural defenses.
  • Children with digestion problems or sensitive tummies, e.g. unsettledness, discomfort, colic
  • Children who are not growing well with cow milk or soy milk products.

  Please consult your healthcare professional for further advice.

• Q. Is there any difference between formula goat milk and fresh goat milk?

  It is not recommended that children aged less than 12 months be fed unmodified goat milk. Neither should they be fed unmodified cow milk. Unmodified milk is not suitable for infants younger than 12 months as the high mineral and protein content may place undue stress on the infant’s kidneys. Unmodified milk also lacks an adequate amount of various nutrients to support an infant’s nutritional requirements.
  
  For this reason, goat milk formula is manufactured using fresh goat milk and is formulated to meet internationally accepted formula standards for babies and young children. Goat formula has extra lactose, essential fatty acids, vitamins such as folate, minerals such as iron and other nutrients such as taurine to meet the nutritional needs of young children. 

• Q. Fresh goat milk normally has a strong gamey taste. Will Karihome Goat Milk formulas have a gamey taste too?

  Fresh goat milk is rich in short-chain fatty acids that cause a strong gamey taste. Goat milk may smell of goats if the milk fat is damaged. Dairy Goat Cooperative (DGC) has developed ways to reduce any damage to the milk fat to prevent any goat smell from developing. This includes strict guidelines for what animals are fed (Goats in New Zealand graze in a natural environment with high quality pastures to produce high quality milk), how they are milked and rapid cooling of milk until it is processed.
  
  In addition, the formula making process has also been designed to prevent damage to the goat milk fat in the formula. Karihome Goat Milk formulas from New Zealand tastes smooth and is easy to drink. Most babies adapt well to Karihome Goat Milk formulas as the gamey taste has been reduced by special production techniques.