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     Maggie Leman Moderator Username: maggieleman Post Number: 1456 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 71.111.230.109  Rating: N/A |
Sure thing Bo! Good luck with the new kids. Maggie Leman Goat 911 Capri Medic | ||
| bo thompson New member Username: bo_thompson Post Number: 9 Registered: 10-2006 Posted From: 207.65.94.98 Rating: N/A |
where is the best place to give a goat a shot at the cd-t tetanus ect. bo | ||
| bo thompson New member Username: bo_thompson Post Number: 8 Registered: 10-2006 Posted From: 207.65.94.98 Rating: N/A |
i use sweet tex loose mineral free choice for goat only with cooper-zink-calicum thanks for the help ill ck out the web you sent bo | ||
| Maggie Leman Moderator Username: maggieleman Post Number: 1455 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 71.111.230.109 Rating: N/A |
The sulfa drug is an oral drug, given by drench. Brand names are Sulmet or Albon 12.5% Drinking Water solution. They are labeled for use in cattle and poultry. For goat you do not add it to the drinking water, you dose full strength each individual goat. The dose for treating coccidia is 1 cc per 5 pounds the first day, then 1 cc per 10 pounds for 4 more days. You can then give it once a week until tehy kids are 4 to 6 months old for prevention if you have a problem with coccidia. If you provide a good loose mineral for your goats at all times you will have much less problems with parasites, respiratory disease, kidding and fertility problems, skin and hoof problems and mastitis. Look for one with 2 to 1 ratio of calcium to phosphorus and 900 to 1800 ppm copper, 3000 to 5000 ppm zinc. Do not feed anything labeled for sheep and goat, these products DO NOT have enough copper for goats to do well. The Fiasco Farm website also has a very good medications chart with proper doses for many meds given to goats. Maggie Leman Goat 911 Capri Medic | ||
| bo thompson New member Username: bo_thompson Post Number: 7 Registered: 10-2006 Posted From: 207.65.94.98 Rating: N/A |
is the sulfa drug a pill or in a shot and what is the name of some of them and ill look at coop how much to give bo | ||
| Maggie Leman Moderator Username: maggieleman Post Number: 1454 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 71.111.230.109 Rating: N/A |
The dose for ivermectin is 1 cc per 25 to 30 pounds so you are probably underdosing and making resistant worms. Increase the doe appropriately. You may be deworming way to often too, the more you deworm the faster the worms become resistant. I deworm 3 to 4 times a year. Too bad about the barn.... Maggie Leman Goat 911 Capri Medic | ||
| bo thompson New member Username: bo_thompson Post Number: 6 Registered: 10-2006 Posted From: 207.65.94.98 Rating: N/A |
i feed grain 1x daily and hay 1x daily 5 lb of medicated for 7 goats and good hay what i think they will eat.deworme and trim feet every 30 days this time im going to wait for 6 wk and look at feet i use ivomec(3cc) oral.i builted a barn this summer with stall for kidding weelllll when it started to raining it was on top of a under ground spring and i cant stop the water and it damp inside when it rain what would happen if i build a wood floor-still to damp- dont have time to build another barn--cant git concrete truck to barn till next summer(up creek with a paddle) bo | ||
| Maggie Leman Moderator Username: maggieleman Post Number: 1453 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 71.111.230.109 Rating: N/A |
For goat producers that pasture breed and aren't sure of breeding dates you may want to think about boostering the CDT every 6 months. That keeps the antibodies high in the does which will keep them high in the colostrum. Deworm teh does that day they kid or the day after, worms become more active right after kidding. Start vaccinating kids at 8 weeks, 4 weeks is still too early, they don't develop their immune system until 8 to 10 week old. A goat has to have a functioning immune system for a vaccine to have any effect. Booster kids twice more at 3 week intervals. Begin deworming kids at 8 to 10 weeks, watch for diarrhea and treat for coccidia with a sulfa drug if necessary. Diarrhea in kids 3 weeks and older is most often from coccidia, regular dewormers don't kill coccidia. If the does are in good flesh they don't need any feed changes until after they kid. Then they would benefit form more grain, or better hay such as alfalfa. It is when a doe is feeding kids that they have the most drain on their bodies and good nutrition is a must, they are TRULY eating for many mouths at that time. The Fiasco Farm website at www.fiascofarm.com has very good information and time tables of things to do when a doe is expecting. If you plan on continuing pasture breeding you amy want to look into a breeding marking harness for the buck. These harnesses hold a colored block of marking paint to the chest of the buck. When he has bred a doe she will be "colored" by the crayon and you can more accurately know when she has been bred and then will be able to better predict when she will kid. Maggie Leman Goat 911 Capri Medic | ||
| bo thompson New member Username: bo_thompson Post Number: 5 Registered: 10-2006 Posted From: 207.65.94.98 Rating: N/A |
i have 6 nanny all health, all expecting,but dont know when the baby are due.im new to the goat famley i know i am suppose to give shots to the nannys(cd-t and tetanus)4 to 6 wks before kidding but i dont know when to give the shots since i dont know when kidding date is can you help in any way.also what else do i need to do? shots,feed for nanny and babys before and after i know to dip baby navel cord and not to give it any shots till it is 4 wk old this is all i know do i need to do more. i read the message everyday trying to learn thanks bo |