Feeding "Naomi" California Reds
I love sheep, I can’t deny it! I love how much they depend on their master for all their needs. I love their floppy ears and their beautiful “fluff” coats. I love sheep cheese, though I have never tasted their raw milk. It is my dream to have a few sheep for milking (and yes I plan on drinking it ….have you noticed my need for some extra fat?). Since raising my own is not possible today, then I will at least take time to compare sheep’s milk from the more popular goat’s milk, so I’ll be more mindfully prepared for when they roam around the farm. Below is a comparison from Nutrition Data
Sheep Milk (1cup) Goats Milk (1cup)
Fat: 17 g. Fat: 10 g.
Carbs: 13 g. Carbs: 11 g.
Protein: 14.5 g. Protein: 8.5 g.
Calcium: 47% DV Calcium: 33% DV
Vitamin A: 7% Vitamin A: 10%
Vitamin C: 17% Vitamin C: 5%
Vitamin D: Not listed Vitamin D: 7%
Omega-3 fatty acids: 311 mg Omega-3 fatty acids: 97.6 mg
Thanks so much for the info. I am currently trying to find raw pastured sheep milk in our new home near Louisville KY. We have tried integrating small amounts into his diet and it seems to be doing great! Thanks, Anne
Hi great article thanks for sharing. Producers of Regular Milk Vs. Organic Milk – is there a difference how they treat their cows?
Hi, Thought I would speak up as I do have sheep and milk a few of my ewe’s for our own personal use including drinking milk, yogurt and cheese.. just a truly wonderful milk. Good luck on find it, it will be worth it.
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I come from Greece and sheep’s milk is extremely popular here. It’s rich in fat and mostly used for making yogurt, cheese and butter. People don’t usually drink it though. They prefer pasteurized and homogenized Holstein cow’s milk and raw milk is prohibited in Greece anyway.
The vitamin D load of sheep milk is 0.18 g/ 100g against summer cow milk at 0.04 g/ 100g (British Nutritional Foundation)according to this link: http://www.sheepcentre.co.uk/sheep_milk_facts.htm
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Sheep’s milk is quite delicious. It is very, very rich, like heavy cow’s milk cream. Whereas goat’s milk has a strong “taste of the beast”, sheep’s milk doesn’t have a specific “taste” to it. It literally tastes like drinking heavy cream. Also, the color is a beautiful “French vanilla ice cream yellow” – it LOOKS rich and thick, and tastes like it looks.