Goat’s milk can be considered as one type of natural functional food due to its variety of nutritional benefits. Nowadays, the dairy milk production in Malaysia is highly focusing on cow’s milk compared to goat’s milk. However, the demand for goat’s milk is increasing especially among Muslims as it is considered as one of the foods which consumed by the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 221 residents in Pulau Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia. This study showed that the practice of drinking goat’s milk among the local residents was still low; only 11.8% of the residents consumed goat’s milk daily and 40% chose goat’s milk in its powdered form. The main barriers to goat’s milk consumption included: not interested to consume goat’s milk (54%), unpleasant taste (51.3%) and non-staple food (50.8%). This study also found that knowledge (r2= 0.200, p = 0.003) and attitude (r2= 0.174, p<0.001) are positively correlated with goat’s milk consumption. In conclusion, further health intervention need to be done to promote the practice of drinking goat’s milk. With proper knowledge and positive attitude, the consumption of goat’s milk may improve the quality of life and sustain an optimal wellness and health throughout life.

Parasitic helminth infection is a global affliction affecting both of people and livestock causing significant economic loss. Control however has not been successful due to political neglect and the development of resistance to conventional chemotherapy. Novel alternative compounds are urgently needed which resulted in screening of largely plant based sources for anthelmintic property. Animals are also important sources for medicine. Milk which has been mentioned in holy texts is a wholesome food essential for growth and health. It has also been shown to promote health due to its balanced nutritive profile and presence of bioactive components. A systematic review was performed to investigate the anthelmintic effect of milk using five scientific databases; EBSCOhost, PUBMED, EMBASE, OVID, and SCOPUS. The search included any studies related to anthelmintic effects of milk specifically animal-based milk but not those related to milk production or plant-based milk. The search yielded 353 manuscripts but only 8 manuscripts were taken into consideration after reviewing their title, abstract and full paper using pre-determined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Five articles demonstrated the anthelmintic effects of bovine milk in vitro and in vivo. One article reported antiparasitic effect in breast fed babies. One article demonstrated the superior anthelmintic effects of camel milk in vitro while cow, ewe and goat milk exhibited weak ovicidal only effects. In conclusion our systematic review yielded limited anecdotal evidence of anthelmintic property of milk. Bovine, human and camel milk showed good potential for future use in helminth control. However, the exact mechanism by which milk exhibited anthelmintic effect remains unclear. � 2017 American Scientific Publishers All rights reserved.