野羊驯化成家羊后,人们依照羊不同用途专向培育乳用羊、肉用羊、毛用羊。乳用羊是指通过对羊的泌乳性能优化选种选育,培育泌乳性能优异的奶羊品种品系。羊乳在中国古代许多著作中都有出现,具有很高营养价值和医用价值,也被称为奶中之王。本文通过联合国粮食及农业组织（FAO）查询,概述近期世界及国内奶羊生产状况,针对相关产业问题提出建议,为羊乳企业了解目前行业形势提供参考。

After wild goat and sheep has been domesticated into domestic goat, people specialized in breeding goat and sheep for milk, meat and wool according to their different uses. Dairy goat and sheep refers to the breeding of milk goat and sheep breeds with excellent lactation performance by optimizing the lactation performance of goat and sheep. Goat and sheep milk appear in many ancient Chinese literature. It has high nutritional and medical value, and is also known as the king of milk. Based on the inquiry of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations（FAO）, this paper summarized the recent status of dairy goat and sheep production in the world and China, and put forward suggestions for related industrial problems. It also can provide reference for goat and sheep dairy enterprises to understand the current industry situation.