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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4 Responses to What is the Smallest Dairy Animal?

  1. 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
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  2. 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
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  3. 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
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  4. 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
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