Common Goat Diseases/Ailments - Barks Farm

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Common Goat
Diseases/Ailments
Janice Spears MFA Marketing Specialist
573-876-5473
[email protected]
Dr. Tony Martin
Parasites
Internal
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Coccidia – young kids (diarrhea)
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Worms – all ages
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Control:
Minimize exposure by rotating pastures and not grazing too hard
Deworm regularly (at least 3 times per year)
Rotate dewormers
Approved products: Fenbendazole (SafeGuard)
Morantel tartrate (Positive Pellet)
Not Approved: Consult your Veterinarian
Parasites
External
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Lice, flies, ticks & Mosquitoes
Control:
Utilize appropriate permethrin based
products
Pour on endectocides are not approved nor
proven to work.
Clostridial Diseases
Overeating
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From excessive starch/energy intake
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Tetanus
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From wound exposure to contaminated soil
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Control: Minimize contamination exposure
Vaccinate: Kids – twice, 2-4 weeks
apart after 3 weeks of age.
Adults – single annual
booster, prefer pre-kidding
Foot Rot
(Ouchy, Smelly, Chipped Hooves)
Control:
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Minimize contamination exposure
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Trim feet regularly (some need it monthly)
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Mastitis
Treat as with mastitis in cattle
CAE
(Caprine Arthritis and Encephalitis virus)
It is most prevalent in dairy goats; less
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of a concern in non-dairy goats.
Several types of disease:
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Progressive weakness in young stock
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Lack of milk production
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Swollen, painfull joints in adults
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Control: Know your own herd status
Purchase only negative
replacement animals
Soremouth
(contagious ecthyma virus)
Primarily results in difficulty in nursing
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for infected kids
Control:
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Vaccinate only if it is a herd problem
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Be aware that the virus can create lesions on human
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skin
Paratuberculosis
(Johne’s disease)
Creates a chronic wasting syndrome
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Does not cause diarrhea like in cattle
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Control:
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Prevent fecal contamination of feeds and
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feeding equipment
Pneumonia
Goats are pretty resistant to respiratory
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disease
Usually occurs as a secondary problem
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from parasitism, poor nutrition or other
factor