Proper Care for Farm Animals and Other Companions

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Goat Parasites

Just like horses, dogs, and cats, goats can also be infected with internal parasites. It is important to know the symptoms and have your goat treated. If internal parasites go left undetected, the goats can become very ill and even sometimes die.

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Poliomyelitis in Goats

Bacteria are usually present, which inhibit the absorption of thiamin or consume the thiamin, preventing absorption by the goat. Thaimin and glucose are imperative for the function of the nervous system. Thiaminase-producing plants or bacteria are involved, which can cause a change in the pH of the digestive tract, killing normal bacteria and introducing a thiamin deficiency. The absence of thiamine causes death to millions of brain cells.

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Weigh the Risk of Trichomoniasis

Trichomoniasis (Trich) is a highly contagious, sexually-transmitted disease in cattle is caused by a microscopic protozoan, Tritrichomonas foetus. Transmission of the disease is when there is an infected bull exposing unexposed cows or infected cows exposing uninfected bulls. A bull is one of the primary carrier of Trich, but, he might not exhibit any outward abnormal clinical signs, and can pass a semen test. Trich does not interfere with a cow’s ability to breed, but to stay bred. Trich results in abortions and infertility, and can be costly to eradicate from a herd.

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