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Folate is essential for rapid growth and cell division in babies, so infants rely on milk sources that provide adequate folate—typically fortified infant formula or breast milk. Goat's milk, unlike fortified formulas, has very low folate content and does not deliver the folic acid needed to meet an infant’s daily requirements. Relying on goat's milk as a primary infant source can therefore lead to folate deficiency, which can affect red blood cell formation and growth. By comparison, chicken liver is rich in folate, and conventional infant formula is fortified with folic acid, so those sources are unlikely to cause deficiency. Soy milk can be fortified, but without fortification it would also be low in folate, whereas the standard concern highlighted here is with unfortified goat's milk.