Systemanalyse der Schaf- und Ziegenmilchproduktion in Deutschland

Summary

The production of sheep and goat milk in professional farming has become more important in the last decade. However, concrete underlying data are so far incomplete.
Thus the aim of the system analysis was the accumulation of data and knowledge about sheep and goat milk production in Germany. Production processes and factors on farms are to be recorded as well as information about players in the processing and marketing sector. Through research, questionnaires and interviews with farmers, processors,
commercial representatives and experts it was possible to generate a conclusive overview of this young sector. One outcome was a high proportion of organic farming
(65% of dairy goat, 67% of dairy sheep farms). While there is much optimism with regards to further growth in production and demand, several hurdles from breeding to
flock management and husbandry still have to be solved