Caprine Pathogens

Question 1

Eimeria treatment

Answer 1

feed coccidiostat preventative

Question 2

Clostridium novyi

Answer 2

type 1 - infections necrotic hepatitis “blacks disease”

Question 3

Erysipelothrix

Answer 3

one of the causes of joint-ill

Question 4

Mycoplasma mycoised ssp. mycoides

Answer 4

Swollen joints - remain carriers post treatment

Question 5

Pasteurella multocide

Answer 5

bronchopneumonia with a cranioventral lung distribution

Question 6

Estrous length

Answer 6

21 days

Question 7

Caprine arthritis encephalitis virus

Answer 7

Leukoencephalomyelitis of kids 2-6 months old and polysynovitis-arthritis in goats 6 months or older. Does affected may have some mammary gland involvement and develop a hard fibrous udder,w which results in decreased milk production. Less commonly, goats may have interstitial viral pneumonia. Primarily transmitted to kids via milk or colostrum

Question 8

Myotonia congenita

Answer 8

Autosomal dominant mutation with incomplete penetrance in goats. Causes abnormality in the skeletal muscle chloride channel. In goats, this condition is called “fainting goat syndrome.” The disease results in marked general rigidity after visual, tactile, or auditory stimulation.