What is the Smallest Dairy Animal?
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Question by zaylinda: What is the Smallest Dairy Animal?
What is the smallest dairy animal? I am thinking the Dwarf Nigerian dairy goat, any differing opinions? And please, folks, I do know that the smallest animal that produces milk is likely some sort of shrew, I am looking for a dairy animal, not a list of the worlds smallest mammals.
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I believe you are correct, though some small lambs are also used for milking purposes for puppy and kitten milk.
Andrew
August 27, 2012 at 4:56 pm
Back in 1947, some scientists invented a machine for milking white mice.
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/29/mouse-milk-10000-a-quart/
Patio of Fun
August 27, 2012 at 5:49 pm
As far as I know, the Nigerian Dwarf is the smallest recognized dairy breed. Some people do milk Pygmies, but it would take a real stretch to call them a dairy breed. and generally speaking, Pygmies are larger than Nigies.
Andrew’s comment is laughable — since when can you milk a LAMB? Lambs are babies — people do milk adult ewes, but even the smallest ewe is much larger than a Nigerian Dwarf goat.
Ann B
August 27, 2012 at 6:37 pm
I’m not sure if this counts, but people milk rattlesnakes.
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/38005-time-warp-milking-a-rattlesnake-video.htm
Rico JPA
August 27, 2012 at 7:13 pm