As the pioneers in goat milk infant formula, we invest significantly in research to understand goat milk’s unique properties, and to ensure that the infant formula we make is safe and supports growth.
We were the first to show that goat infant formula supports healthy growth1, and our subsequent larger growth study2 led to the approval of goat milk as a source of protein in infant formula in the European Union3.
DGC’s research spans more than 35 years and has resulted in more than 60 publications in peer-reviewed journals, with more than 40 publications being on goat milk nutrition. And we continue to build on this research4.
DGC is currently sponsoring a study in Europe with more than 2,100 infants, investigating whether formula-fed infants consuming whole goat milk formula have a lower risk of eczema, compared to those on standard cow formula. This double-blind, randomised controlled trial, independently undertaken by Ludwig Maximilan University (LMU) in Munich, is the largest study on goat milk formula, and one of the largest intervention studies on infant formula ever conducted .
| 1 | Grant, C., Rotherham, B., Sharpe, S., et al. (2005). Randomized, double-blind comparison of growth in infants receiving goat milk formula versus cow milk infant formula. J Paediatr Child Health, 41, 564-568. |
| 2 | Zhou, S., Sullivan, T., Gibson, R.A., et al. (2014). Nutritional adequacy of goat milk infant formulas for term infants: a double-blind randomised controlled trial. Br J Nutr, 111(9), 1641-1651. |
| 3 | EFSA (2012). Scientific Opinion on the suitability of goat milk protein as a source of protein in infant formulae and in follow-on formulae. EFSA J, 10(3), 2603. |
| 4 | Ferry, J.M., Galera-Martinez, R., Campoy, C., et al. (2023). Effects of infant feeding with goat milk formula or cow milk formula on atopic dermatitis: protocol of the randomised controlled Goat Infant Formula Feeding and Eczema (GIraFFE) trial. BMJ Open, 13, e070533. |