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This is much more detailed that the one posted before.

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PESTE DES PETITS RUMINANTS

This is a very interesting and informative article on Peste Des Petits Ruminats (PPR) published by the FAO of the United Nations.

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PPR is a severe fast spreading disease of mainly domestic small ruminants. It is characterized by the sudden onset of depression, fever, discharge from the eyes and nose, sores in the mouth, disturbing breathing and coughing and foul smelling breath.

SYRINGE PARTS

There are 2 basic syringe types. One where the needle screws onto the syringe and the other the needle slips onto the syringe. I prefer the screw on type called a “Luer Lock” syringe. I noticed there is less chance of the needle coming off while administering medication.

GOAT INJECTION SITES

UNDERSTANDING NEEDLE PLACEMENT

Understanding Placement Of Needle Into Tissue

HOW TO RECOGNISE ANEMIA?

This very simple chart shows the color of differing stages of anemia looking at the inner eye membrane. Refer to your local veterinarian. Yes, i know, very very few out there who practice and are experienced in ruminants here is Sarawak.

This is what the average good inner eye membrane color should look like. This is from a goat who is not suffering from heavy wormload.

The photo below shows a very anemic goat suffering from heavy wormload. Can you see that the inner eye membranes are white? Non treatment will almost definately result in death even more so for pregnant doe’s.

MASTITIS – PREVENTION

Cleanliness is something we should take very seriously in the Goat house. With our humid weather bacteria multiply very quickly on the wooden flooring. This even made worse when many local farmers think sweeping away whatever Goat poo in between the flooring is good enough. There are always those bits that are stuck from being trodden on combined with urine. I have personally seen floors virtually caked with excrement and the farmer wondering why his Goats have a Mastitis problem.

Kid Sucking Mastitis Infected Udder

Mastitis is basically an infected udder and Doe’s of ALL breeds can contract it. Since bacteria that cause mastitis enter the udder through the teats, the cleanliness of the goat house, pens and feeding areas is extremely important. There is some evidence that says mastitis can be hereditary.

Please take note that Mastitis is not responsive to injectable type antibiotic because the medicine cannot get at the source of the infection. Remember, the udder is an interwoven mass of fibrous tissue that is walled off from the rest of the body. Injecting the udder directly with any substance, antibiotic or otherwise will kill her.

Kid Sucking Healthy Udder

Prevention is easy. Keep your place clean! Make an effort is at least power wash at least once a week and spray a disinfectant when it dries. This also depends on the number of animals you have per square meter and if you keep them in all day and night. Our Goats are let out the whole day and only are allowed back in (unless the rain is too heavy) the late evenings so leaving us with ample time to carry out the cleaning and washing.