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KippBrownExtensionLivestockCoordinator

DepartmentofAnimalandDairySciencesMississippiStateUniversity

MEATGOATPROBLEMS

MOSTCOMMONHEALTHPROBLEMSFORGOATSINTHESOUTHERNU.S.

InternalParasitesBarberPoleWormCoccidiaTapewormLungWormLiverFlukeMeningealWorm

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MOSTCOMMONHEALTHPROBLEMSFORGOATSINTHESOUTHERNU.S.

HoofProblemsFootRotFootScald

RespiratoryProblemsPneumoniaDigesJveProblemsScoursAcidosisBloat

CONTROLLINGINTERNALPARASITES

Pasturerest/rotaJonMulJ-speciesgrazingZerograzingBrowsingManagegrazingheightAlternaJveforagesGeneJcselecJonwithin/betweenbreeds

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CONTROLLINGINTERNALPARASITES

SelecJvedewormingNoteveryone,noteverymonthProperdruguse2-3TIMESCATTLEDOSE!FecaltesJngtodetermineeffecJvenessofdrugsDRUGRESISTANCEISAMAJORISSUE!

THEFAMACHA©SYSTEM For assessing anemia and barber pole worm

infection in small ruminants

Clinical Category Color PCV

(hematocrit) Deworming

recommendation

1 Red > 28 No 2 Red-Pink 23-27 No 3 Pink 18-22 ? 4 Pink-White 13-17 Yes

5 White < 12 Yes

The FAMACHA© system should be used as part of an integrated parasite management program that employs other best management practices.

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TAKEHOMEMESSAGEDeworming

EstablishaprogramCheckfecalsamplesUseFAMACHADewormonlywhenneededRotatewormersONLYwhenthereisnoresponse,thenchangeclassofproductGiveorallyUseproperratetoavoidresistance

CONTROLLINGINTERNALPARASITES

Tapeworm-LungWorm-LiverFluke-MeningealWorm-Minorproblemswithgoodherdhealthmanagement

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COCCIDIA**Canbeaseriousprobleminkidgoats**

Single-cellprotozoathatdamageliningofsmallintesJnesandcausediarrheainkids.Speciesandsite-specific.PrevenJon

GoodsanitaJonProperstocking/penningratesUseofcoccidiostatsinwater,feed,ormineral.

Bovatec®,Rumensin®andDeccox®Corid

TreatwithCoridorsulfadrugs

***Rumensin®, Bovatec®, and Deccox® are toxic to horses, donkeys, and mules.***

HOOFPROBLEMS

Frequencyofhooftrimmingvariesamonggoats,people,andfarms.Restraint:libhoofwhilegoatisstandingontable,placorm,orground.HardertoJpgoatsonrump.ThereareJlttablesavailableDon’tbuygoatswithfootrot.Footscaldcanoccurseasonallywhenitiswet.

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HOOFPROBLEMS

FootRotDamagetothehoof

FootScaldIrritaJonbetweenthetoesofthehoof

Footscaldcanoccurseasonally.WetcondiPons.Bothfootscaldandrotareinheritedtraits.Cullanimalsthatareregularlyinfected.

RESPIRATORYPROBLEMS

Pneumonia� Wet,dirtypens� PoorcirculaJon� Dry,dustypens� Stress

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RESPIRATORYPROBLEMS

Pneumonia� Elevatedtemperature� Runnynose� Rapid,roughsoundingbreathing� OfffeedorpoorappeJte

RESPIRATORYSYMPTOMSCoughing,NasalDischarge,CongesPon,Wheezing,Sneezing,Fever

InfecJousPneumoniaObenoccursasasecondaryinfecJonassociatedwithketosis,milkfever,bloat,acidosis,etc.

VirusesBacteriaParasites

Non-infecJousLungwormsNasalbotsPoorvenJlaJonDustyfeedStress

Normal body temperature is usually 102-103°F.

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DIGESTIVEPROBLEMS

Therearemanydifferentcausesofdiarrhea(scours)ingoats.

InfecJousBacterial,Viral,Protozoa

Non-infecJousNutriJon,Management,Stress

MostdigesJveproblems(bloat,acidosis)arecausedbydietchanges,usuallysudden.Knowwhatyou’redealingwithandtreatsymptoms.

TREATINGDIGESTIVEPROBLEMSScours/Diarrhea

Pepto-bismolbismuthsubsalicylateKaopectateKaolin-PecJn

ProbioJcs(yogurt)Electrolytes(Gatorade®)Nutri-drench(cornoil+karosyrup+molasses)

Bloat,AcidosisMylantaVegetableoilMineraloilBakingsoda

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QUICKHITSURINARYCALCULI

CAUSESDiet,water,geneJcsImproperCa:PraJo(2:1recommended)Stonesusuallylodgeinthebendoftheurinarytractknowasthesigmoidflexure,orattheJpofthetractcalledthefiliform;eithersituaJonpreventsurinaJon

URINARYCALCULISYMPTOMS

Restlessness,geongupanddownStrainingtourinatePawingthegroundTailtwitchingLookingatabdomenVocalizaJonsofpainanddiscomfortFinalstages;grindingofteeth

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URINARYCALCULITREATMENT

TreatmentforUrinaryCalculishouldbedonebyexperiencedveterinarians

� InmostcasestheJpoftheurinarytractmustberemoved

� Blockagemustberemovedwithacatheter

URINARYCALCULIPREVENTION

Proper,balancedfeedraJonRaJoncontainingammoniumchlorideorammoniumsulfateFreechoicemineralProvideclean,freshwater

Knowyourwatersource!

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OVEREATINGANDTETANUSPrevenJon

Vaccinateforclostridiumperfringensandtetanus(CD&T)Giveabooster2weekslaterBoosteryounggoatsevery1-2monthsIfyoudidn’tseethegoatvaccinated,

doityourselfanyway!

OVEREATINGANDTETANUSTREATMENT?

UsuallythefirstsignofovereaJngisdeath.PossibletoinjecttetanusanJtoxinifdiagnosedearly,butnotlikelytohelp.Ifyoudidn’tseethegoatvaccinated,

doityourselfanyway!

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DISEASESOFCONCERN

CaseousLymphadeniJs(CL)• Internalandlymphnodeabscesses

• Chronic,contagious

DISEASESOFCONCERN

Caprine Arthritic Encephalitis (CAE)

Arthritis, encephalitis Colostrum is primary mode of transmission

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DISEASESOFCONCERN

Johne’sDiseaseMorecommonthanwethink?DigesJve(WasJng)

ScrapieRegulatoryissueUSDAIDrequirementsNeurological,WasJng

FORFURTHERINFORMATION

www.msucares.comlivestock/goatsandsheep