Goat Publications
Health

HEALTH

Parasites

• Managing Internal Parasites in Sheep and Goats
  Margo Hale. NCAT (National Center for Appropriate Technology)
  http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/parasitesheep.pdf
• Gastro-Intestinal Parasite: Parasite Survival Kit 2004.
  Terry Hutchens (University of Kentucky and Kentucky State University), and Monty Chappell (University of Kentucky)
  http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/goats/presentations/parasitekit0104.pdf
• Internal Parasite Management Pub. Sheep and Goats.
  Kate Hepworth, Mike Neary, Terry Hutchens, University of Kentucky, Purdue University (AS-573-W)
  http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/goats/presentations/parasite%20pub%20AS-573-W.pdf
• Controlling Pests of Pastured Livestock on Organic Farms.
  William Murphy
  http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/goats/pubs/ControllingPestsPasturedLIvestockOrganicFarms.pdf
• Goat Parasite Management Application of Farm Gastrointestinal Parasite Assisment (Farm-GPA).
  Terry Hutchens, Extension Goat Specialist, University of Kentucky, Animal & Food Sciences Dept (G10107)
  http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/goats/pubs/GastrointestinalParasiteG10107.pdf
• 2004 County Assessment of FAMACHA.
  Hank Schweickart;, KSU,; Keith Hackworth, UK, Linda Sexton, UK,; Paul Sizemore, UK; Tony Shirley, UK; Wanda Miick; KSU Terry K. Hutchens, UK; Patty Scharko, UK and Gil Myers, Consulting Parasitologest, Jimmy Henning University of Kentucky,
  http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/goats/pubs/CoStudyFAMACHA.pdf
• Winter Management Tip for Internal Parasite Control in Meat Goats.
  J-M Luginbuhl, NC Cooperative Extension Service. Feb 2000
  http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/wintermanaggoats.html
• Gastrointestinal Parasite Management of Meat Goats.
  J-M Luginbuhl. NC Cooperative Extension Service. Oct 1998
  http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/MGWormer.htm
• Managing Internal Parasitism in Sheep and Goats.
  K. Hepworth, M. Neary, T. Hutchens. August 2006 Pub # AS-573-W.
  http://www.ces.purdue.edu/extmedia/AS/AS-573-W.pdf
• Coccidiosis.
  F. Craddock. Texas A&M. Pub # ASWEB – 050
  http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/publications/sheeppubs/ASWeb050-coccidiosis.pdf
• A Haemochus Contortus Management Plan for Sheep and Goats in Texas.
  R. Machen, F. Craddock, T. Craig, and T. Fuchs. Texas A&M. Pub # L-5095
  http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/publications/sheeppubs/L5095-haemonchus.pdf
• Acidosis (Grain Overload, Founder).
  Texas A&M. ASWeb – 048
  http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/publications/sheeppubs/ASWeb048-acidosis.pdf
• Management Tips for Internal Parasites in Sheep and Goats.
  F. Craddock, R. Machen, and T. Craig. Texas A&M. Pub # L-5092
  http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/publications/sheeppubs/B5092-parasitesheep.pdf
• Monitoring Internal Parasite Infection in Small Ruminants.
  R. Machen, F. Craddock and T. Craig. Texas A&M. Pub # L – 5094
  http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/publications/sheeppubs/L5094-monitor_parasites_ruminants.pdf
• Sheep and Goat Internal Parasite Survey.
  F. Craddock, R. Machen and T. Craig. Texas A&M. Pub # L – 5093
  http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/publications/sheeppubs/l5093-sheepsurvey.pdf
• Gastro-Intestinal Parasite Survival Kit for Goats.
  T.K. Hutchens and G.L.M. Chappell. University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service. Pub # gt-sg-66516. Spring 2004.
  http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/goats/presentations/parasitekit0104.pdf
• Management of Barber Pole Worm in Sheep and Goats in the Southern U.S.
  J. Burke, Research Animal Scientist USDA, ARS, Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research Center, Booneville, AR. Small Farms Research Update, February 2005
  http://attra.ncat.org/downloads/goat_barber_pole.pdf
• Integrated Parasite Management (IPM) in Small Ruminants.
  Susan Schoenian, Maryland Cooperative Extension
  http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/IPM.html
• The Internal Parasites That Affect Sheep and Goats.
  Susan Schoenian, Maryland Cooperative Extension
  http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/sheepgoatparasites.html
• Drugs (anthelmintics) Used to Control Internal Parasites in Livestock.
  http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/antheltable.html
  http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/antheltable906.pdf
• Products Used to Treat and/or Prevent Coccidiosis in Livestock.
  http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/coccidtable.html
• Meningeal Worm.
  Susan Schoenian, Maryland Cooperative Extension
  http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/deerworm.htm
  

Vaccinations

• Vaccination Protocol for Goats.
  S. Mobini, Georgia Small Ruminant Research and Extension Center, Fort Valley State University. Oct. 2000.
• Meat Goat Vaccination Program.
  J-M Luginbuhl, NC Cooperative Extension Service. Jan 2000
  http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/mgvaccinations.html
• Vaccinations for Sheep and Goat Flocks.
  Susan Schoenian, Maryland Cooperative Extension
  http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/flockvaccinations.html
  

Medications

• Medications Commonly Used in Goats.
  Patty Scharko. University of Kentucky
  http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/goats/presentations/drugwithdrawtimeJan05.pdf
• Drug Withdrawal Times for Sheep and Goats.
  K. Clopton and F.D. Lehman. Mississippi State U. Pub # IS1467
  http://msucares.com/pubs/infosheets/is1467.pdf
• Drugs (anthelmintics) Used to Control Internal Parasites in Livestock.
  http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/antheltable.html
  http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/antheltable906.pdf
• Products Used to Treat and/or Prevent Coccidiosis in Livestock.
  http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/coccidtable.html
• Antibiotics Commonly Used in Livestock Production.
  http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/antibiotictable.html

Scrapies

• Recent Changes for State Requirements for Identification of Kentucky Goats and Sheep.
  Terry Hutchens. University of Kentucky
  http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/goats/presentation/scrapieidtag0206.pdf
• Scrapie – Another Spongiform Disease of Sheep and Goats.
  Terry Hutchens. Univeristy of Kentucky
  http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/goats/presentation/scrapiefactsheet0206.pdf
  

Bio-Security

• Preventing the Spread of Animal Disease - Applications for Youth Livestock Shows.
  Rose Nold, David R. Smith, and Michael C. Brumm. University of Nebraska Lincoln
  http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/live/g1541/build/g1541.pdf
  

Toxicosis

• Leucaena Toxicosis and Its Control in Ruminants.
  Andrew C. Hammond. USDA
  http://jas.fass.org/cgi/reprint/73/5/1487.pdf
  

General

• Increasing Lamb Survival .
  Mike Neary. Purdue University
  http://ag.ansc.purdue.edu/sheep/articles/incrlamb.html
• Goat Health Management Tips.
  Patty Scharko, University of Kentucky
  http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/goats/pubs/health.pdf
• A Case of Bottle Jaw in a Goat.
  P. A. Hunter and J. Beaudouin, Florida A&M University.
  http://www.famu.edu/acad/colleges/cesta/bottle-jaw.html
• Pinkeye in Goats: A Case History.
  P. A. Hunter, DVM. Florida A&M University.
  http://www.famu.edu/acad/colleges/cesta/pinkeye.html
• Herd Health Management Program for Goats.
  S. Mobini, Agricultural Research Station, Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, GA 31030-3298
  http://goatconnection.com/articles/publish/article_50.shtml
• Meat Goats - Health Requirements.
  J-M Luginbuhl, NC Cooperative Extension Service. Oct 1998
  http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/MGHealth.htm
• Controlling Sore Mouth in Meat Goats.
  J-M Luginbuhl, NC Cooperative Extension Service. Pub # ANS 00-601-MG
  http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/pdf_factsheets/ANS%2000%20601MG.pdf
• How to Calculate Dry Ingredients for a Foot Bath.
  B.C. Allison. Animal Hubandry news letter October 1996.
  http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/news/oct96/oct96-5.html
• Foot Rot Control.
  G.Q. Fitch. August 2002. Pub# CR-3901.
  http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-2157/CR-3901web.pdf
• Enterotoxemia Type D.
  Texas A&M Pub # ASWeb – 052
  http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/publications/sheeppubs/ASWeb052-enterotoxemia.pdf
• Contagious Food Rot: An Update.
  C.V. Bagley. November 1998. Pub# AH/Sheep/07.
  http://extension.usu.edu/files/agpubs/sheep07.pdf
• Control, Treatment, and Elimination of Foot Rot from Sheep.
  W.D. Witter and S.H. Umberger. August 1996 Pub # 410-028.
  http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/sheep/410-028/410-028.html
• White Muscle Disease (WMD) in Sheep and Goats.
  Susan Schoenian, Maryland Cooperative Extension
  http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/WMD.html
• Mastitis in Ewes and Does.
  Susan Schoenian, Maryland Cooperative Extension
  http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/mastitis.html
• The Truth About Grain: Feeding Grain to Small Ruminants.
  Susan Schoenian, Maryland Cooperative Extension
  http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/graintruth.html
• Diarrhea (Scours) in Small Ruminants.
  Susan Schoenian, Maryland Cooperative Extension
  http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/scours.html
• General Health Care of Sheep and Goats.
  Susan Schoenian, Maryland Cooperative Extension
  http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/generalhealthcare.html
• Pregnancy Toxemia in Ewes and Does.
  Susan Schoenian, Maryland Cooperative Extension
  http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/pregtox.html
• Urinary Calculi in Sheep and Goats.
  Susan Schoenian, Maryland Cooperative Extension
  http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/urincalc.htm

Diseases

Prevention

• Preventing Diseases in Lambs
  Mike Neary. Purdue University
  http://ag.ansc.purdue.edu/sheep/articles/lambdisease.html
  

Infectious Diseases

• Controlling Sore Mouth in Meat Goats.
  Jean-Marie Luginbuhl and Kevin L. Anderson. North Carolina State University
  http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/pdf_factsheets/ANS%2000%20601MG.pdf
• Infectious Reproductive Diseases of Small Ruminants
  Clell V. Bagley. Utah State University
  http://extension.usu.edu/files/agpubs/sheep19.html
  

Bacterial Diseases

Anthrax

• Anthrax
  Charles L. Stoltenow. North Dakota State University http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/ansci/livestoc/a561w.htm
  

Caseous Lymphadenitis

• Caseous Lymphadenitis (CL) in Goats and Sheep
  Maria Leite-Browning. Alabama A&M University
  http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/U/UNP-0085/
• Caseous Lymphadenitis
  Steve Sharkey, Steve Davis, Kevin Inman. Colorado State University
  http://www.dlab.colostate.edu/webdocs/ext_vet/cleon10.html
• Caseous Lymphadenitis in Goats (2000)
  John S. Glenn, University of California at Davis
  http://www.saanendoah.com/GlennCL2000.html

Contagious Agalactia

• Contagious Agalactia
  Iowa State University
  http://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/Factsheets/pdfs/contagious_agalactia.pdf

Johnes Disease

• Johne's Information Center
  Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection
  http://www.johnes.org/
• Johne's Disease
  Iowa State University
  http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1548.pdf
• Johne's Disease in Sheep and Goats
  Ohio State University
  http://ohioline.osu.edu/vme-fact/0003.html
• Johne's Disease or Paratuberculosis
  David Weaver. University of Missouri
  http://extension.missouri.edu/xplor/agguides/ansci/g02115.htm
• Johne's Disease in Goats
  Wisonsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
  http://www.datcp.state.wi.us/ah/agriculture/animals/disease/johnes/pdf/goatfacts.pdf
• Discussion of Listeriosis
  Penn State University
  http://goatconnection.com/articles/publish/article_40.shtml
• Access is Key to Protecting Livestock from Spoiled Silage, Hay, and Grain
  Haven Miller. University of Kentucky
  http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/news/2001/Aug/spoilage.htm
• Listeriosis caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes
  Neil W. Dyer, Charles L. Stoltenow. North Dakota State University
  http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/ansci/animpest/v1226w.htm
• Listeriosis
  Purdue University
  http://ag.ansc.purdue.edu/sheep/ansc442/Semprojs/2002/neurological/listeriosis.htm
• Lyme Disease in Animals
  Douglas K. Carmel
  http://www.agnr.umd.edu/MCE/Publications/Publication.cfm?ID=107
• Lyme Disease - General Information and FAQ
  Carnegie Mellon
  http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/jake/mosaic/lyme.html
• Keratoconjunctivitis (pink eye) in goats
  Maria Leite-Browning. Alabama A&M and Auburn Universities
  http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/U/UNP-0088/UNP-0088.pdf?PHPSESSID=308b265ebbd6a3807e3501c6fbc31180

Lamb & Kid Diseases

General

• Increasing Lamb Survial
  Mike Neary. Purdue University
  http://ag.ansc.purdue.edu/sheep/articles/incrlamb.html
• Lambing Worksheet for Producers
  Joseph S. Rook. Michigan State University
  http://cvm.msu.edu/extension/Rook/ROOKpdf/Lambwksh.pdf
  

Border Disease (Hair Shakers, Fuzzy Lamb Syndrome)

• Border Disease
  Cleon V. Kimberling. Colorado State University
  http://www.dlab.colostate.edu/webdocs/ext_vet/cleon9.html
  

Clostridial Diseases

• Clostridial Diseases
  Merck Veterinary Manual
  http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/toc_50700.htm
  

Diarrhea

• Cryptosporidiosis and Kid Care
  Gary Fredricks. Washington State University
  http://kinne.net/crypto.htm
  

Enterotoxemia Type D (Overeating disease, Pulpy Kidney Disease)

• Enterotoxemia in Lambs
  Susan Schoenian. Maryland Cooperative Extension
  http://sheepandgoat.com/articles/overeat.html
• Vaccinating for Overeating Disease
  Susan Schoenian. Maryland Cooperative Extension
  http://sheepandgoat.com/articles/vaccinateovereat.html
• Enterotoxemia (Overeating Disease) of Lambs
  Iowas State University
  http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM829X4.pdf
  

Entropion (Inverted Eyelids)

• Entropion in a Sheep
  Purdue University
  http://ag.ansc.purdue.edu/nielsen/www495/slides/entrop.html
  

Floppy Kid Syndrome

• Floppy Kid Syndrome
  Pam Meier. Colorado State University
  http://www.dlab.colostate.edu/webdocs/ext_vet/cleon8.html
• Floppy Kid Syndrome
  Joan Dean Rowe and Nancy E. East. University of California Davis
  http://www.saanendoah.com/fks96.html
• Floppy Kid Syndrome
  Cornell University
  http://www.saanendoah.com/fkscornell.html

Hypothermia

• Hypothermia Treatment for Baby Goats
  Barbara Howard. GoatWorld
  http://www.goatworld.com/articles/hypothermia/hypothermiabh.shtml#about
• Hypothermia: There's a Killer in Your Barn
  Robin Cotten. GoatWorld
  http://www.goatworld.com/articles/hypothermia.shtml

Pneumonia

• Lamb Pneumonia
  Iowa State University
  http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM829X10.pdf
• Pneumonia
  Iowa State University
  http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM829X5.pdf

Rectal Prolapse

• Rectal Prolapse in Lambs
  Fed M. Hopkins and W. Warren Gill. University of Tennessee
  http://sutton-tx.tamu.edu/publications/ACFD10E.pdf
• Length of docked tail and incidence of rectal prolapse in lambs
  D. L. Thomas, D. F. Waldron, G. D. Lowe, D. G. Morricals, H. H. Meyer, R. A. High, Y. M. Berger, D. D. Clevenger, G. E. Fogle, R. G. Gottfredson, S. C. Loerch, K. E. McClure, T. D. Willingham, D. L. Zartman, and R. D. Zelinsky. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Texas A & M, Iowa State University, Oregon State University, and Ohio State University.
  http://cals.arizona.edu/pima/4-h/projects/sheep/tail_docking_rectal_prolapses.pdf

Spider Lamb Syndrome

• Spider Lamb Syndrome
  Terri Taraska. Colorado State University
  http://www.dlab.colostate.edu/webdocs/ext_vet/cleon13.html
• The Test for Spider Lamb Syndrome Gene in Sheep
  Bert Moore. North Dakota State University
  http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/hettinge/sheepday/spider.htm
• Spider Syndrome
  Gerald Q. Fitch. Oklahoma State University
  http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-150/CR-3902pod.pdf

Tetanus

• Tetanus
  Terri Taraska. Colorado State University
  http://www.dlab.colostate.edu/webdocs/ext_vet/cleon14.html

Watery Mouth (E. coli scours)

• Holy Spring Weather Produces Its Own Unique Set of Health Problems
  Joseph S. Rook, Michigan State University Vet Med
  http://cvm.msu.edu/extension/Rook/ROOKpdf/Msbecoli.pdf

White Muscle Disease (nutritional muscular dystrophy, stiff lamb/kid disease)

• White Muscle Disease (WMD) in Sheep and Goats
  Susan Schoenian, University of Maryland
  http://sheepandgoat.com/articles/WMD.html
• White Muscle Disease
  Purdue University
  http://ag.ansc.purdue.edu/sheep/ansc442/Semprojs/whitemus/whitemus.htm

Metabolic and Nutritional Diseases

General

• Nutritional Effects on Sheep Health
  Helen A Swartz. University of Missouri
  http://www.case-agworld.com/cAw.LU.nutr.html
• Nutritional Diseases of Sheep
  Clell V. Bagley. Utah State University
  http://extension.usu.edu/files/agpubs/sheep10.pdf

Bloat

• Preventing Bloat on Pasture
  S. Ray Smith. University of Minnesota
  http://www.uwex.edu/ces/forage/wfc/proceedings2001/preventing_bloat_on_pasture.htm
  

Copper-Related

• Copper Toxicity in Sheep
  Susan Schoenian. Maryland Cooperative Extension
  http://sheepandgoat.com/articles/coppertox.html
• Copper Deficiency
  John Maas. University of California-Davis
  http://danr.ucop.edu/uccelr/vet07.htm