DISEASES & TREATMENTS
Here you will be able to find information to help you raise healthy, happy goats.
We offer information that comes from articles by Veterinarians and from many of the different universities, other items come from medical text books, such as; the Merck Veterinary Manual (book version and online version). Goat Medicine by Mary C. Smith and David Sherman is also used as reference. Sheep & Goat Medicine by David Pugh is another Medical Book used to create this page. We have also include information from some very experienced breeders. We believe there is always more than one way to do things so we have tried to offer at least 2-3 different articles on an individual subject.
We are not vets and don’t always endorse everything that every breeder does.
AFGO does not except any responsibility for the choices you make in raising or treating your herd.
AFGO tries to ensure the information is correct ,but, we can’t guarantee it will work for you.
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Abortions By Alabama Cooperative Extension
Abortions and Storms by Dr. Bruce Olcott and Dr. Lionel Dawson
Acidosis By Extension
Acidosis By MSUCARES
Anemia By Dave Sparks DMV
Anemia By Hoeggers Goat Supply
Anemia By Illinosis Meat Goat
Anemia Treatment with Red Cell
Anorexia By Debbie Cassidy
Barber Pole Worms Another great article with pictures By Shannon Lawrence
Barber Pole Worms By Alabama Cooperative Extension
Barber Pole Worms and More By Virginia Tech
Bloat By Carol Raczykowski
Bloat By Doc Fleming
Bottle Jaw Video
Bottle Jaw By Critters 360
Bottle Jaw By NCAT
Broken Horn By Illinois Meat Goat
Broken Horn ByNAPgA
Broken Horn By Critters 360
CAE By APHIS
CAE By MSUCARES
Caseous Lymphadenitis (CL)By the University of Arkansas
Caseous Lymphadenitis (CL) By the Washington State University
Coccidiosis by the Merck Manual
Coccidiosis by The Alabama Cooperative Extension
Cleft Palate By Debbie Cassidy
Cleft Palate By USDA/ARS/Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory
Chlamydia By DVM 306
Chlamydia & Abortions in Goats
Common Diseases by Purdue Univeristy
Common Diseases (A Video)
Common Nutritional and Metabolic diseases of Goats by Robert Van Saun, DVM.MS,PhD
Contagious Etchyma (Orf or Soremouth)
Contagious Etchyma Sore Mouth (Orf) By the CDC
Contagious Etchyma (Soremouth)
Coping With High Feed Cost By Susan Schoenian
Copper Deficiency By NSW Department of Primary Industries
Copper Deficiency By Dairy Goat Journal
CopperDeficiency By Hoeggers Goat Supply
Copper Toxcity By Dave Van Metre, DVM, DACVIM
Diarrhea (Scours) By Extension
Diarrhea (Scours) By Susan Schoenian
Diarrhea (Scours) By Maxine Kinne
Displaced Abomasum By Carol Raczykowski
Draxxin Treatment For CL by Dr. Bob Judd, DVM
E Coli By Debbie Cassidy
Enterotoxemia By the Alabama Cooperative Extension
Enterotoxemia By Colorado State University
Enterotoxemia By MSUCARES
Entropion By Eden Hills with pictures of eye clips
Entropion By Infovet
Entropion (inverted eye lids) Video
Fever By Maxine Kinne
Floppy Kid Syndrome By Cornell University
Floppy Kid Syndrome By Andres de la Concha and Ramtin Juste Texas A&M University Agricultural Experiment Station, San Angelo
Grass Tetany By Extension
Grass Tetany By The Dairy Goat Journal
Hair Loss By Carol Raczykowski(they are talking about a pygmy goat; but still a good read)
Hair Loss & Skin Problems By Infovet
Heat Stress Audio-Click below
Heat Stress By Maxine Kinne
Hoof Rot/Foot Rot Video
Hoof Rot (scald) By Alabama Cooperate Extension
Hoof Rot/Scald By OSU
Iodine Deficiency By John Wenz, DVM, MS, FDIU
Johne’s Disease By ADGA
Johne’s Disease By the Johne’s Information Center
Keeping Feed Cost Down By Cornell
Ketosis By Alabama Cooperative Extension
Ketosis By FarmNote
Laminitis By Merck Manual
Listeriosis By Merck Manuals
Listeriosis By Alabama Cooperative Extension
Listeriosis By Dr. Pol (Video)
Listeriosis (Fast Facts)
Lung Worm Treatment By Canadian Veterinary Journal
Mastitis By Langston University
Mastitis By Alabama Cooperative Extension
Meningeal Deerworms By Susan Schoenian
Meningeal Deerworms By Cornell Ed
Milk Fever By Susan Schoenian
Milk Fever By Purina Mills
Milk Goiter By Goat Biology
Navel Ill By Debbie Cassidy
Parasites Internal (interactive & animated) Understand the life cycle of parasites can help with controlling infection in goats.
Pasteurellosis By Alabama Cooperative Extension
Pink Eye By Alabama Cooperative Extension
Pink Eye By MSUCARES
Pink EyeBy Susan Schoenian
Pizzle Rot By Maxine Kinne
Pneumonia By Alabama Cooperative Extension
Pneumonia By Dorothy Ford
Pneumonia By Illionois Meat Goat
Polydactyl A story of a kid By Goat Biology
Posty Legs and other foot problems Dairy Goat Journal
Polio by Alabama Cooperative Extension
Polio by Jack Mauldin
Precocious Udder By Debbie Cassidy
Poisonous Plants By Fainting Goat Health Care
Q Fever By DMV 360
Rabies By Extension
Rabies By Colostate
Rain Scald By Eden Hills
Rectal Prolaspe By Susan Schoenian
Red Urine By Sr. Steven M. Parish
Preparing For An Emergency Audio-click link below
Retained Placenta By Debbie Cassidy
Ringworm By Aarodora
Ringworm By DVM 360
Selenium By Goat Biology
Selenium By Illinosis Meat Goat
Seleniuim Deficiency By Mary Humphrey
Skin Problems by Infovet
Shipping Fever By Debbie Cassidy
Shipping Fever By Infovets
Snake Bites By Backyard Herds
Snake Bites By Farmers Weekly
Tetanus By Extension
Thiamine Deficiency By Mary Humphrey
Toxoplasmois By Extension
Toxoplasmois By DMV
Urinary Blockage By Beth Pelletier DVM
Urinary Calculi By Debbie Cassidy
Urinary Calculi according to Merks Manual
Urinary Calculi Video
Vaginal Prolaspe By Merck Manuals
Visual Guide to Caprine Reproduction By the Drost Project
Goat Quiz from the Discovery Channel. Learn about the Mountain goats with this interactive quiz that all ages will enjoy!
Goat Quiz from Langston University (interactive) Test your knowledge
Goat Quiz interactive By Bristoal County 4-H
Quiz on domestic goats (interactive)
Quizes for Fun ( University of Maryland Samll Rumininat page) INTERACTIVE
Goat Injections (with pictures)
Matthew 19:26
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”