The National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) program unit of the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) conducts periodic nationwide studies on US livestock populations to assess current health and management practices. The latest NAHMS goat study was conducted in 2009; results are available at: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/nahms/goats/index.shtml.
Summaries and sub-reports of the 2009 study include:
- Goat 2009: Part I: Reference of Goat Management Practices in the United States: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/nahms/goats/downloads/goat09/Goat09_dr_PartI_rev.pdf
- Goat 2009: Part II: Reference of Goat Health and Marketing Practices in the United States: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/nahms/goats/downloads/goat09/Goat09_dr_PartII_rev.pdf
- Goat 2009: Part III: Biosecurity Disease-Prevention Practices on US Goat Operations: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/nahms/goats/downloads/goat09/Goat09_dr_PartIIIa.pdf
- Small-scale US Goat Operations: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/nahms/smallscale/downloads/Small-scale_goat.pdf
Information sheets generated from the report include:
- Biosecurity on US Goat Operations: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/nahms/goats/downloads/goat09/Goat09_is_Biosecurity.pdf
- Disease and Mortality on US Goat Operations: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/nahms/goats/downloads/goat09/Goat09_is_Disease.pdf
- US Dairy Goat Operations: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/nahms/goats/downloads/goat09/Goat09_is_DairyGoatOps.pdf
- US Meat Goat Operations: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/nahms/goats/downloads/goat09/Goat09_is_MeatGoatOps.pdf
Survey questions and additional background information about the survey include:
- National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) to Study Goat Industry in 2009: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/nahms/goats/downloads/goat09/Goat09_Objectives.pdf
- Goat 2009 study questionnaires:
- General Goat Management Questionnaire: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/nahms/goats/downloads/goat09ques/GGMR.pdf
- Second Goat 2009 Questionnaire: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/nahms/goats/downloads/goat09ques/VS.pdf
- Environmental Samples for Johne’s Testing Collection Record: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/nahms/goats/downloads/goat09ques/environmental.pdf
- Parasite Evaluation Collection Record: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/nahms/goats/downloads/goat09ques/parasite.pdf
- Goat 2009: An In-Depth Look at the US Goat Industry: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/nahms/goats/downloads/goat09/Goat09_Brochure.pdf