1	Goat Diseases Parasites- #1 problem in KY Worms Haemonchus - barber pole worm Reduce Resistant Population by: Isolate new additions to herd Fecal Egg Reduction count , de-worm, wait 10 days egg count reduce by 90% Use cocktail dewormer (From 2 different classes)
2	Strategic Parasite Management I De-Worm –Keep Worm Eggs Off Pastures Spring, first pasture contact, each 3^rd week 3 consecutive times Two weeks prior to breeding Winter,3 – 4 weeks prior to kidding, or just following kidding Fecal egg count herd monthly during grazing season and ID = egg carrier animals
3	Strategic Parasite Management II De-worm Only goats with high fecal egg counts 50 – 100 eggs/gram of feces Dry lot infected animals for 48 hrs before allowing on pasture. Fast 12-24 hrs before Deworm 8-12 hrs after Improves contact time Drop fecal material and eggs on dry lot
4	Strategic Parasite Management III Deworm Three weeks after major rain Rate is 2 X cow rate except for Levasol at 1.5 X cow rate By mouth only Based on the heaviest animal in the herd
5	Strategic Parasite Management IV Pasture rotation: 3 months off (dry, hot) Pasture rotation: 6 months off (cool, moist) Dilution by grazing cows and goats or cows following goats Move goats forward each 7 – 10 day, leaving fecal material and parasites behind and do not graze regrowth
6	Strategic Parasite Management V Graze regrowth with horses, cows, steers or make hay Graze high or browse (Move goats off perennial pastures onto up-right growing annuals) Most importantly, avoid grazing goats close to the ground
7	Summer Grazing Techniques for Parasite Avoidance
8	Tools of the Trade Treatment decisions made from counting parasite eggs in fecal material Eggs/gram Feces FAMACHA
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10	"Stage 3 larvae contained in..." Stage 3 larvae contained in water droplets waiting to be consumed by grazing ruminant.
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12	Choice of a De-wormer Choose one product, use for at least a year or until it stops working Do fecal egg counts if suspect resistance* Change to another drug CLASS when change is need Avoid using Cydectin as long as possible
13	Classes of Dewormers
14	Prevention of Coccidiosis Monensin – Rumensin - Approved 15-20 gms/Ton Lasalocid – Bovatec – E Label 20 – 30 gms/Ton Decoquinate – Deccox – Approved .5lbs/Ton Amprolium – Corid – E Label 20-25 mg/kg in feed 5 days, 5mg/kg PO for 21 days * * Prolonged use may cause Thiamine Deficiency ** Approved by label
15	Prevention of Coccidia Infection Cultural control is the best control Restrict access to feed, water and hay by designing facilities to limit fecal contamination