| DRUG | TRADE NAME | DOSAGE FORM | SPECIES | SPONSOR | WITHDRAWAL |
| Albendazole | Valbazen | Liquid suspension | Goats | Pfizer, Inc. | Meat: 7 days
Dairy: 120 hours |
| Ceftiofur Sodium | Naxcel | Injection | Goats | Pharmacia & Upjohn | Meat: 0 days
Dairy: 0 days |
| Decoquinate | Deccox | Premix | Goats | Alpharma, Inc. | Meat: 0 days
Dairy: (Drug not used) |
| Fenbendazole | Panacur 10% Suspension | Liquid suspension | Goats | Intervet, Inc. | Meat: 14 days
Dairy: 120 hours |
| Fenbendazole | Safe-Guard Type A 20% | Premix | Goats | Intervet, Inc | Meat: 14 days
Dairy 120 hours |
| Monensin sodium |
The Inspection Process of Goats
Because food safety is of a great concern to consumers, it is important that producers play their part in ensuring the safety of the food supply. This can be done by inspecting all goats before they are sold or slaughtered for human consumption. The inspection should include the goat’s skin, eyes, nose, external reproductive system, mouth, feet, and locomotion. The inspector should look for conditions such as caseous lymphadenitis, epithelioma, lethargy, locomotion problems, missing eyes, bloat, swellings, respiratory problems, swollen …
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points
The Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) process allows producers to converse with wholesale food processing customers using the same food safety blueprint and language. HACCP works at the producer level as it does for customers receiving on-farm products. It requires producers to conduct a hazard analysis to determine what significant hazards can occur at each step of production at the farm level. This must be done to plan for and execute a program that will prevent or control …
Goat Musculoskeletal Diseases
Goat Integumentary Diseases
Orf, Contagious Ecthyma, Sore Mouth
This disease affects sheep and goats and is caused by a highly contagious virus. Lesions most commonly occur on the mouth and face but can also occur on the feet, teats and genitalia. The virus is present worldwide and can remain infective in scabs in the environment for months to years.
The virus is spread by direct contact between animals or …
Ringworm
Ringworm is a fungal disease, caused by one of four species. It is transmitted by direct or indirect contact with contaminated equipment or environment. The fungi invade the skin and hair fibers. Breaks in the hair and hair loss occur due to the breakdown of the hair shaft. Young goats or goats housed in dark damp barns as well as those …
Goat Ophthalmic Diseases
Vitamin A
Signs of vitamin A deficiency include poor appetite, weight loss, unthrifty appearance with a poor hair coat, night blindness and a thick nasal discharge. Vitamin A deficiency also makes the animal more susceptible to respiratory, diarrhea and parasitic problems. It may also lead to reproductive inefficiency and urinary problems.
Control: Control includes 2,000 kg International Units per day for a …
Salt
Goats that lack sodium may lick dirt and show reduced growth and feed intake as well as reduced milk production. Sodium chloride can be provided free choice or mixed with the feed at 0.5-percent of the complete ration of dry matter. Either blocks or loose salt can be used. Salt is important for maintaining adequate water intake for hot summer days …