Ludhiana, March 21 -- The Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) has developed a goat milk soap and cheese to provide a source of income to goat farmers. Goat farmers are mostly engaged in the meat industry as milk with goats is only seasonal and not in demand compared to cow and buffalo milk.

"We have often heard different soap brands claim that they are made with milk. Similarly we have used goat milk to make a soap. We have developed the method. This offers economic opportunity for goat farmers who till now are mostly dependent on the meat industry." said Dr Inderpreet Kaur from College of Dairy and Food Science Technology . Similarly the College has also made chevre (goat) cheese from goat milk.

Both prod...