Goat Veterinary Consultancies - goatvetoz

16/01/2025

If in NSW eID are now in effect - and have been for some time in Victoria

16/01/2025

This is a very patient heifer

16/01/2025

This is a great opportunity for someone. More than happy to do a joint project with someone more physically able.

MLA is seeking applications from individuals, organisations or project teams for the following Goat Productivity opportunities:

🪱 WormWise: Best practice management approaches for internal parasite control in goats

🌿 BioBrowser: Establishing a biodiversity baseline for the Australian goat industry

Applications close 5:00pm AEDT Wednesday 12 February 2025 – submit your application today! 🗓️

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15/01/2025

Boer goats join in running to raise funds for a good cause. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4898erngko Getting fit is good for confined goats as well.

Megan and Jackie Wilson plan to run a mile a day in January to raise money for the MND Association.

15/01/2025

When can you stop feeding BioWorma?
Wendy Watts- this is for you
You don't need to feed BioWorma if it is too cold for the worm eggs to hatch, so no worm larvae for the fungus to eat. However the definition of too cold varies with the species of worms you have on your farm. If you have barbers pole worms (Haemonchus) then eggs stop hatching if the daily maximums drop below 18 C . If you have Trichostrongulus (black scour worms) it is when daily maximums drop below 15 C or 12C depending on the species. If you have Teladorsagia (brown stomach worms) then daily maximums must drop below 8 C before the eggs stop hatching. See https://wormboss.com.au/roundworms-2/worms-on-pasture/

14/01/2025

I also see subclinical hypocalcaemia in older kidding does with multiple kids. https://thriftyhomesteader.com/hypocalcemia-in-goats/Their uterine muscles get exhausted and can't push out the last kid/s

We are talking about the causes of hypocalcemia in goats, how to prevent it, and the treatment with Dr. Robert VanSaun from Penn State University.

13/01/2025

Your goat's bottle jaw may not be barbers pole worms if you are in one of these dark areas of Australia in the map in the link. It could be liver fluke instead. https://www.chemvet.com.au/liver-fluke-fasciola-hepatica/ Do a test to confirm.

Liver Fluke (Fasciola hepatica) is a trematode parasite of livestock. Understanding the parasite and its life cycle is key for treatment and prevention.

13/01/2025

I am presenting (via Zoom due to Covid risks) at the national Australian Veterinary Association Conference in May. Hopefully this will encourage more vets to treat goats.

13/01/2025

What electronic ID ear tag do you find the best for goats?
Most people complain about ear tags pulling out in goats- mainly due to their browsing and inquisitive natures. I wrote a submission against mandatory eID ear tags before they were introduced because of this - obviously without success but it is on my website. This brand is popular https://www.allflex.com.au/product/electronic-tag-lightweight-tamperproof-rfid-sheep-tag/ with some dairy goat people. What have you found that works ?

Allflex Lightweight Tamperproof EID National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) accredited tags are ideally suited for sheep and goats.

12/01/2025

These goats are enjoying rubbing

12/01/2025

The last sentence is reassuring - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39789377/ There is a low risk of infectious toxoplasma shedding in raw goats milk. But keep cats out of feed sheds and ideally indoors.

Goats are the one of the most susceptible domestic species to toxoplasmosis affecting animal health and production. The present study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of T. gondii infection in dairy goats from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as well as to evaluate associated risk factors, parasitic DNA...

12/01/2025

Dairy Sheep & Goat Conference 2025 - Dairy Sheep and Goat Consultancy and Conference in the UK . https://dairysheepandgoat.com/events-and-conference/dairy-sheep-goat-conference-2025/ Pity it is on the other side of the world but I will ask about the proceedings as I am a member of the British Goat Vet Society

In collaboration with the Goat Veterinary Society Our Seventh conference, Monday/Tuesday 27th-28th January 2025 The Seventh conference aiming to inform and lead small ruminant dairying in the UK. This event, at the beautiful Doubletree by Hilton Cadbury House Hotel,…Read more ›

11/01/2025

More results from a herd on Bioworma
I just did faecal egg counts on a small herd of 6 pygmy goats. Almost all were very low - zero, 1 or 2 eggs with 1 a 3 egg count. But one was 1200 epg. When I asked the owner to check he was slightly pale around the eye mucous membrane and he was then drenched. Even if on Bioworma with this wet weather you need to be checking their faeces for any clumping and their FAMACHA(c) scores.

11/01/2025

Where do you store your drenches? Are they always under the temperature on the label ? Do you shake them well - especially important for Qdrench. Do you use a drench gun or just a 20 ml syringe? Do you weight the goats, measure their chest diameter or just guess the weights? Do you use the higher dose rates goats need as per your vet's prescription? You make not have drench resistance -just poor treatment technique.

11/01/2025

Do a DrenchCheck to find out if you have drench resistant worms on your farm i.e. do worm egg counts on individual goats before and 14 days after drenching and check you get a 95% reduction in eggs. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304401722001637 #:~:text=Anthelmintic%20resistance%20is%20prevalent%20in,species%20are%20showing%20anthelmintic%20resistance.Drench resistant worms are widespread in goats

10/01/2025

This is a good example to us all about the need to have strong Biosecurity on our properties & strong quarantine at our country's borders. https://www.fli.de/en/news/short-messages/short-message/fli-confirms-foot-and-mouth-disease-in-brandenburg-water-buffalo/ If you ever hear about someone smuggling in cheese or sausage into the country - REPORT THEM!!

The National Reference Laboratory for Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) of the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI) has confirmed an infection with the FMD virus in a water buffalo in Märkisch-Oderland, Brandenburg. The local authorities have taken control and protection measures. Further tests are being c...

10/01/2025

A Record tonnage of goat meat produced in Australia last year

Last year was the largest year for red meat exports in history, with records set for beef, lamb, mutton and goatmeat, according to Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA).

09/01/2025

USA uses goats to keep water basins vegetation clear instead of spraying. See https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/we-goat-this-tucson-using-goats-to-keep-aquifer-recharge-basins-clear/ Good land management

Tucson Water has started using a creative solution for the Sweetwater Aquifer Recharge Basin. Goats!