Karnlea has launched a new goat milk product that combines prebiotics, probiotics and postbiotics.
Goat Milk Plus is whole goat milk powder with added ‘good bacteria’ for dogs and cats which can be used to support their gut health and immune systems. The manufacturer claims it is the first product of its type to be launched in the UK and Ireland.
While goat milk is naturally rich in oligosaccharides which act as a prebiotic, the commercial pasteurisation process means that the final product doesn’t contain any live cultures, or probiotics. To overcome this, four beneficial strains have been added to Karnlea Goat Milk Plus.
The milk can be used as part of a regular diet, used occasionally or alternated with Karnlea’s original Goat Milk.
Karnlea founder Lara McCullough said: “Although regular goat milk is really beneficial to a cat or dog’s diet – it’s extremely palatable, has better fat and protein distribution as well as essential minerals – it does not contain pro or postbiotics. This means that they need to be added back in, and those strains need to be proven as beneficial which ours are.
“By adding these cultures to our regular mix, we are providing a product with true ‘biotics’ that can support general health or specifically be used to improve gut health and immunity.”
The product comes in 200g tubs – providing up to 40 servings (depending on dog/cat weight) – and retails for £19.99.
The milk will be launched at Edition Dog Live on August 25 at Stoneleigh in Warwickshire and will also be available on the Karnlea stand at the PATS show in Telford in September/October.
