By Deb Haines Healthy goats are usually quiet, yet energetic and playful. They do not cry a lot accept for their normal bleating for food, or the doe in heat and buck during mating times. You will learn these to be the healthy sounds of your goats. Goats that are ill can usually be noticed easily,Continue reading “Serious Illness In Goats: Signs”
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Cold Weather: Be Prepared
By Deb Haines Winter can be stressful to goats and other livestock, Wind chills and prolonged cold increases their need for shelter, food and water. Now is the time to prepare your farm and livestock for the cold, winter temperatures ahead. A thought out plan for your farm will prepare you for unexpected emergencies and willContinue reading “Cold Weather: Be Prepared”
Keeping A Sick/Weak/Preemie Goat kid Up Sternal: How To
By Deb Haines Many times we don’t expect to have sick, weak or even preemie goat kids and we are unprepared for them. These kids need to be monitored carefully and kept warm. This is when many find it difficult to keep these weak babies in a sternal ( upright position). Keeping these sick, weakContinue reading “Keeping A Sick/Weak/Preemie Goat kid Up Sternal: How To”
Checking The Ligaments On Pregnant Doe Ligaments: How To
By Deb Haines One of the best ways to identify an impending kidding is to feel the both (two) tail ligaments located on each side of the tail. Goats have two cord-like ligaments that run along each side of the rear portion of their spine towards their tail. Most of the time, these ligaments areContinue reading “Checking The Ligaments On Pregnant Doe Ligaments: How To”
Resource Guarding
By: Shiloh Holland
Swollen Sheath: FAQ
From: Various HVC Vets You’ve come out to the barn and found that your gelding’s sheath is swollen. There are many reasons for this. The first thing to do is to examine the sheath and ventral (bottom) abdomen. Do this safely by standing with your hip at the horse’s shoulder and face backwards. Have aContinue reading “Swollen Sheath: FAQ”
Avian Influenza in Cats
By: Deb Haines We are getting numerous posts concerning the meme floating around on Facebook on Cats catching Avian bird flu. While the risk of cats contracting and spreading bird flu to humans is low, cat owners should be aware of the potential risks and take precautions to protect their pets and themselves. The informationContinue reading “Avian Influenza in Cats”
Chicken Eggs: What to know
As you may know, egg production may result in some odd–looking eggs. It’s often a topic in CVC, let’s go into some of the most common egg oddities in poultry eggs and can hopefully help with your concerns. Some of these deviations may impact egg quality and result in eggs that should be discarded. ItContinue reading “Chicken Eggs: What to know”
Canker (Trichomonosis)
Canker is an infection caused by protozoan parasites and characterized by caseous oral accumulation, raised caseous lesions in the upper digestive tract and weight loss. The protozoa live in the sinuses, mout, throat, esophagus, liver and other organs. The organism is fragile in the environment and transmission occurs through contact with infected oral secretions orContinue reading “Canker (Trichomonosis)”
Avian Leukosis in Poultry
Avian Leukosis (ALV) are leukaemia-like proliferative diseases caused by the avian leukosis virus. These are retrovirus-caused diseases. Transmission: mostly through egg transmission. Chicks hatched from infected eggs will be immune tolerant and won’t develop antibodies, have an increased risk of death, lay fewer eggs and will shed virus into their own eggs, perpetuating the infection.Continue reading “Avian Leukosis in Poultry”
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