Goats

Question 1

rectal temp goats

Answer 1

39-39.5 C

Question 2

HR

0-1 month

1-6 months

adults

Answer 2

0-1 month < 200bpm

1-6 months <140bpm

adults 70-120 bpm

Question 3

Resp rate
0-1 month

1-6 months

adults

Answer 3

kids 20-40

adults 15-30

Question 4

how many rumen contractions in goat?

Answer 4

3-4 in 2 mins

Question 5

when can you ring castrate a kid

Answer 5

<7 days

Question 6

when do you require vet and anaesthetic for goat castration

Answer 6

> 2months

Question 7

3 options for temporary castration in goats?

Answer 7

anti- GnRH vaccine
suprelorin
belly apron

Question 8

which nerves are blocked in kid disbudding?

Answer 8

2 blocks

cornual branch of lacrimal
cornual branch of infratrochlear

then disbudding iron used for max 5 secs

Question 9

is dehorning often recommended?

Answer 9

avoided if poss

try change behaviour rather than removal, as risky due to having to open the sinuses

if ingrown> can cut 2 inches off as no nerve supply

if head butting> dont hold onto horns as this encourages the behaviour

Question 10

which type of mange causes most pruritis in goats

Answer 10

sarcoptes

Question 11

goat with hairloss, skin flaking, crusting around eyes lips ears chin, ventrally and perineum

treated with topical steroid +/- ABs for secondary infection

top ddx?

Answer 11

pygmy goat syndrome

seborrheic dermatitis

Question 12

how to deal with teat biting in goats?

Answer 12

remove and cull biting animal

common in dairy

Question 13

cause of udder impetigo?

Answer 13

staphylococcal

tx: chlorhexidine wash

Question 14

psuedopregnancy
suspensory ligament failure in older goats
cystic ovarian disease
reprotract neoplasia

can all cause what?
why should you never milk these?

tx?

Answer 14

enlarged udders

encourages more milk production

mastectomy

Question 15

most common cause of mastitis in goats?

severe grade III illness

can you dx with somatic cell count

Answer 15

staphylococcus aureus

no, high in goats anyways

Question 16

how should fishtail teats be dealt with

Answer 16

hereditary, cull out

Question 17

vaginal discharge

Answer 17

pyometra

some uterine neoplasias

Question 18

site for epidural in goats?

Answer 18

lumbosacral

Question 19

kid 7-14 days old, big and fittest one of the litter

with incoordination, ataxia, difficulty feeding and recumbency

what is it
tx?

Answer 19

floppy kid syndrome- metabolic acidosis

bicarbonate, electrolytes, nursing

Question 20

kid after birth, remains ‘damp’ looking

golden guernsey, males» females

any tx?

Answer 20

sticky kid disease

excess sebumen secretion

no tx

Question 21

pet goats fed concentrates and poor quality water with reduced intake

top urinary ddx?

tx?

Answer 21

urolithiasis

catheter bladder + drain

Question 22

cause of enterotoxaemia in goats?

Answer 22

Clostridium perfringens

Question 23

goat with profuse diarrhoea +/- dysentry

history of sudden diet change, stress and not kept up to date with lambivac

Answer 23

enterotoxaemia - clostridial disease Cl perfringens

Question 24

goat arthritis, mastitis, weight loss, subtle and gradual decline

(in kids presents with encephalitis)

caused by lentivirus

Answer 24

caprine arthritis encephalitis

Question 25

goat with encephalitis signs- neuro, abortion, septicaemia, and sudden death

history of silage spoilage (aerobic conditions)

Answer 25

listeriosis

aerobic conditions» listeria monocytogenes proliferation

Question 26

tx for listeriosis ?

Answer 26

high dose crystalline penicillin- can cross BBB

Question 27

vaccine for johnes?

Answer 27

gudair

Question 28

goat with dysfiguring large lymph nodes,

spread via shearing

Answer 28

caseous lymphadenitis