Goats

Question 1

What pharmacological agents are currently licenced in goats?

Answer 1

Lethobarb 20%, pentobarbitol, oxytocin, coxavac, gudair, sterilised water

Question 2

Do goat owners need to have holding numbers and ear tags similar to sheep?

Answer 2

YES all the legislation is the same - holding numbers and x2 ear tag numbers

Question 3

What clinical signs are associated with listeriosis in the goat?

Answer 3

Remember it is associated with poor silage/ feed quality. Associated with encephalitis, septicaemia, sudden death and abortion

Question 4

What diseases of goats are notifiable?

Answer 4

Same as sheep - eg FMD, goat pox, PDP, scrapie

Question 5

Is CAE (caprine arthritis encephalitis) a notifiable disease?

Answer 5

NO

Question 6

What clinical signs are associated with CAE?

Answer 6

Arthritis, lameness, encephalitis in kids, mastitis

Question 7

What type of pathogen causes CAE?

Answer 7

Lentivirus

Question 8

Caseous lymphadenitis is caused by which pathogen?

Answer 8

Cornyebacterium pseudotuberculosis

Question 9

What types of control measured used in the control of CLA?

Answer 9

Testing & culling + biosecurity measures

Question 10

How is CLA transmitted?

Answer 10

Pooled colostrum, oro-nasal, semen, infected blood

Question 11

What type of mastitis is common in the goat?

Answer 11

Subclinical (>1x10^6 SC/ml)

Question 12

What reaction is considered a positive result with the california milk test?

Answer 12

A gel/ slime forms to whom’s viscosity correlates to the neutrophilic count (more solid = greater neutrophils)

Question 13

What agents are associated with mastitis in the goat?

Answer 13

Staph aureus, mannhaemia haemolytica, cornyebacterium pseudotuberculosis

Question 14

Why might dehorning reduce the prevalence of mastitis in the goat?

Answer 14

Reduced traumatic udder injury

Question 15

What are the main differentials associated with poor BCS in the goat?

Answer 15

Bullying, oral disease, nutritional disease, parasites

Question 16

What is the pathogenesis of fatty liver disease?

Answer 16

Negative energy balance leading to excessive fat mobilisation

Question 17

Which mycoplasmal species are associated with respiratory disease in the goat?

Answer 17

Ovipneumonia, arginini

Question 18

Which antimicrobials have activity against mycoplasma?

Answer 18

Macrolides (erythro), aminoglycocides, FQs, tetracyclines (doxy)

Question 19

What parasites cause respiratory disease in goats?

Answer 19

dictocaulus filaria, muellerius capillaris

Question 20

True or false. There are no ecto/ endoparasiticides licenced in goats.

Answer 20

TRUE!

Question 21

Which breed of goat is genetically predisposed to alopecia?

Answer 21

Pygmy - disorder of keratinisation

Question 22

What differentials may be suspected with a goat showing neuro signs?

Answer 22

GID, CCN, listeriosis, scrapie, lead poisoning, hypocalcaemia/ magnesaemia

Question 23

What species of eimeria are associated with coccidiosis diarrhoea in kids?

Answer 23

Ninokohlyakimovae, caprina, christenseni, hirci

Question 24

What coccidiostats are used (under the cascade) in goats?

Answer 24

Ficlazuril, decoquinate

Question 25

How old should a goat be when he/ she is dehorned?

Answer 25

2-7 days