Goats and sheep that have not been handled don't like their udders touched either. It's a training process and starts before the babies are born, ideally. Most mammals produce more milk in response to having more demand for it, and I'm pretty sure cows, goats and all those who are milked have been bred for more genetic disposition for milk. It's about selection. Would it be worth it? A half gallon of goat milk from the breeds that produce high butterfat and high protein, yeilds a pound of cheese. Does anyone know butterfat or protein of alpaca milk?
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--- On Thu, 11/5/09, mary meacher <memeacher@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: mary meacher <memeacher@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] Alpaca Cheese?
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, November 5, 2009, 2:58 PM
I have had to milk alpacas in the past for a variety of reasons. It is not as easy as task as I assume sheep and goats would be. alpacas are pretty antsy animals and do NOT like having the udders or any other part of their under carriage touched by us two-leggers. I also wonder if the would produce as much milk as would be needed for cheese since you could only do it for a few months. They would need time to regenerate their colustrum for the next cria. However, they do milk camels and I hear that camel milk, and the by products are pretty tasty. There's a farm out in CA that I know of that touts it's camels the milk it sells. Mary
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From: Ellie Winslow <winslowellie@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Thu, November 5, 2009 3:43:51 PM
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] Alpaca Cheese?
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--- On Thu, 11/5/09, CARLA0@aol.com <CARLA0@aol.com> wrote:
From: CARLA0@aol.com <CARLA0@aol.com>
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Alpaca Cheese?
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogro ups.com
Date: Thursday, November 5, 2009, 2:29 PM
Here comes another one of my crazy ideas...today I saw on Martha Stewart cheese made from goats, cows..and special cheese from sheep! The sheep is very expensive as it can only be made for a few months out of a year and they usually always have twin lambs.....is it possible that cheese could be made from Alpaca's? Maybe with all the postings about problems with selling fiber, shows, and the possibility of eating them (yuck), this could be something that could be done and make a good product from... Just a thought. Carla Martin Bedrock Acres Greenville SC 29609
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