Salient Features of India constitution especially power and functions
Goat Health Around Kidding Time
1. Goat Health around Kidding
Time
Chris Buschbeck
Markdale Veterinary Services
2. Goat Health around Kidding Time
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Preparation for kidding time
Abortions
Hypocalcemia/pregnancy toxemia
Prolapses
Dystocia
Hypothermia
Mastitis
3. Breeding
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Kidding starts at breeding
Preparation of the does
Selection of the buck
Buck to Doe ratio
Tight season =
concentrated
kidding
7. Vaccination
• Clostridial Vaccine
(Tetanus, Pulpy Kidney, Enterotoxemia)
EVERYONE, ALWAYS, NO EXCEPTIONS
Vaccinate kids at 3 and 4 month of age and
booster annually before kidding
• Caseous Lymphadenitis
can be combined with clostridial vaccination
• Chlamydia abortion
as needed, no cat vaccines
9. Abortion in Goat Herds
• Abortion rates in an unaffected herd
–< 2%
• Abortion storm
– 15 to 70% pregnancies affected
–Often clustered in time
• Endemic infection
– 5 to 7%
–Mistaken as “normal”
11. Chlamydophila abortus
• How does it present?
– Fresh abortions
– Severe placentitis
– Stillbirths
– Weak kids
– Increase # of open females
– Bloody tails
12. C. abortus
• If infected late in pregnancy
– Will abort next gestation
• If infected as kids
– Will abort at first gestation
• No natural immunity until abort
• Recovered animals do not abort again
but may be carriers
13. Toxoplasmosis
• Cats get infected by eating infected
rodents/birds/infected material
• Pass oocysts for up to 2 weeks
• Last up to 18 months and contaminate feed and pasture
• Infection leads to immunity
• If pregnant at the time, fetus and placenta get infected
• Mummies, abortions
• Stillbirth, weak kids
15. Q-Fever (Coxiellosis)
• Severe placentitis
• Abortions – fresh
– Failure to dilate cervix
– Ruptured uterus
• Stillbirth
• Weak kids
– May present as higher than expected
stillbirth, neonatal mortality problem
16. Diagnosis
• Submit fetus and placenta for diagnosis –
as fresh as possible and as many as
possible
• ZOONOTIC – infects people
• wear gloves and dispose materials
wash thoroughly
pregnant women at risk
21. Hypothermia/Starvation
• Number 1 kid killer
• Need to know age and temperature
• Cut-off points
6 hours
37oC
brown fat
digestive function
• Above 37oC – stomach tube and warm
22. Hypothermia treatment
• Under 6 hours – warm to at least
37oC, then feed milk
• Over 6 hours
1- give intra-peritoneal glucose
2- warm to at least 37oC
3- feed milk
23. Mastitis
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Infection of the mammary gland
Clinical-subclinical
Acute-chronic
Contagious-environmental
Secondary to other disease
Caseous, CAE
24. Udder health management
• Eliminate existing infection
• Prevent new infection
• Monitor udder health
dry off
Therapy
culling
records
25. Record Keeping
• Individual permanent animal ID –
eartag, tattoo
• Write it down – NOW
• Paper vs computer records
Health, Treatments
Breeding
Production
• Use the records to analyze your
operation