common diseases and treatments
This disease targets the bones and can affect an entire goat herd, and is transferred from blood or feces, and there is no cure
CAE (Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis)
These parasites attach to the neck, ears, and belly and cause irritation and spread disease
Ticks
This type of feed is high in protein and calcium and is excellent for lactation, but it is important to balance it with minerals.
Legume Hay/Alfalfa
These two things are the most important for goats when living outside grazing
Water and three-sided shelter
What is goat meat called
Chevon
This disease is transferred from milking equipment and bedding. The symptoms are sores on the lips and gums, which are thick and painful
Sore Mouth Disease
These parasites thrive in the goat's coat and cause intense itching, hair loss, and scabs.
Lice
This feed is good for maintenance and is important to feed with higher protein grain
Grass Hay/Timothy Hay
When goats graze, they help control this out in the pasture
Weeds
This is really sawed after and is more expensive than other products like it
Goat Milk
The only cure for this disease is prevention by cleaning all implements and buying from herds that were already tested. A Symptom includes chronic weight loss and is spread through infected manure.
Johne's Disease
These creatures burrow into the skin, causing scabs, thickening the skin, and causing hair loss
Mites
This type of feeding allows goats to graze and eat at their own pace in a big plot.
Pasture
It's important to test this and make sure this is good when goats graze to ensure you have the best types of feed growing
Soil Health
Goats produce Fiber, which is used to make these products
To cure this disease in goats, it's important to supplement vitamin B along with the treatment, which is Baycox (toltrazuril coccidiocide), which needs to be treated for more than 5 days
Coccidia
These creatures are internal and thrive on internal tissue, and scientists say they can also eat brains
Brain Worm
What percentage of forage is recommended for a dairy goat's diet?
75-80%
This type of pasture management is dividing it into small portions and moving goats to different spots to keep the feed fresh
Rotational Grazing
These types of meat can help utilize less popular cuts of meat
jerky, sausages
This disease is highly contagious and affects the eye, making it a bright pink color and causing it to become inflamed and outbreaks when new goats are introduced to the herd.
Pinkeye
These creatures live internally and suck blood slowly, causing severe weakness and potentially death.
Barber Pole Warm
It's important that goats have constant access to this, along with their feed
water
Rotational grazing is important because it breaks the life cycle for this type of creature
parasite control
Goat milk is most commonly used in these products
Ice cream, yogurt, butter