Diseases of the goat / John G. Matthews.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Matthews, John G.

Contributor:

Matthews, John G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Goats--Diseases--Diagnosis.

Goats.

Veterinary clinical pathology.

Goats--Diseases.

Physical Description:

xii, 364 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Science, 1999.

Summary:

Previously published under the title Outline of Clinical Diagnosis in the Goat, this new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include the latest treatment techniques for diseases in goats. Each chapter starts with the initial assessment and clinical examination of the patient, together with further investigations which may aid diagnosis, before considering specific diseases, their diagnosis, clinical signs and treatment. There are also chapters on plant poisoning, anaesthesia, disbudding and dehorning, and surgical techniques. The book aims to provide those involved in caprine medicine with a readily accessible reference on goats, however great or small their professional involvement with the species.

Contents:

1 Female Infertility 1

The normal female goat 1

Investigation of female infertility 1

Initial assessment 2

Assessment of individual doe 2

The four main individual infertility problems 4

Pregnancy diagnosis 12

Use of prostaglandins 14

Control of the breeding season 15

2 Abortion 22

Initial advice to owners 22

Initial assessment 22

Clinical examination 23

Laboratory investigation 23

Infectious causes 24

Non-infectious causes 34

3 Male Infertility 37

Investigation of male infertility 37

Initial assessment 37

Assessment of individual buck 37

Individual buck problems 42

4 Preparturient Problems 45

Preparturient problems 45

Postparturient problems 49

5 Weak Kids 52

Initial assessment 52

Clinical examination 52

Prematurity/low birth weight 53

Birth injury 53

Intrauterine malnutrition 54

Postnatal malnutrition 58

Congenital defects 58

Postnatal infections 58

Floppy kid syndrome 59

Exposure 60

6 Lameness in Adult Goats 63

Initial assessment 63

Clinical examination 63

Treatment 64

Non-infectious diseases of the foot 65

Infectious diseases of the foot 69

Lameness above the foot 74

7 Lameness in Kids 88

Trauma 88

Congenital abnormalities 88

Infections 90

Nutritional causes 93

8 Chronic Weight Loss 100

Initial assessment 100

Clinical examination 100

Primary nutritional deficiency 102

Inability to utilise available foodstuffs 104

Unwillingness to utilise available footstuffs 106

Inability to increase feed intake to match production demands 106

Interference with absorption of nutrients/loss of nutrients 110

Interference with rumen/intestinal mobility 118

Presence of chronic disorders 119

Pruritic conditions 120

9 External Swellings 122

Throat swellings 122

Other swellings around the head and neck 124

Body swellings 130

Leg swellings 131

10 Skin Disease 133

Initial assessment 133

Clinical examination 133

Examination of skin 133

Laboratory investigation 135

Treatment of external parasites 138

Pruritic skin disease 138

Non-pruritic skin disease 144

Skin disease presenting as swellings 149

11 Nervous Diseases 151

Initial assessment 151

Clinical examination 151

Laboratory investigation 152

Postmortem examination 157

Treatment 157

Neonatal kids 158

Kids up to 1 month old 159

Kids 2 to 7 months old 164

Kids 7 months to adult 166

12 Diseases of the Mammary Gland 186

Mastitis 186

The milking machine and mastitis 193

Preventing and controlling mastitis 193

'Hard udder' 194

Udder oedema 195

Trauma to the udder 195

Abscesses 195

Fibrous scar tissue 195

Pustular dermatitis of the udder 196

Fly bites 196

Tumours 196

Orf 196

Maiden milkers 196

'Witch's milk' 197

Milking males (gynaecomastia) 197

Milk problems 197

Self-sucking 200

Teat abnormalities 200

13 Diarrhoea 202

Initial assessment 202

Clinical examination 203

Laboratory investigation 203

Treatment 203

Birth to 4 weeks 205

From 4 to 12 weeks 212

Over 12 weeks 224

14 Colic 226

Initial assessment 226

Further investigations 226

Examination of rumen contents 226

Clinical signs of colic 227

Colic in adult goats 227

Diarrhoea/enteritis 227

Indigestion (ruminal atony) 227

Acute impaction of the rumen (acidosis) 228

Ruminal tympany 230

Enterotoxaemia (Clostridium perfringens type D; pulpy kidney disease) 231

Abomasal ulceration 233

Left-sided displacement of the abomasum 234

Urolithiasis 234

Liver disease 238

Toxic minerals 239

Fertiliser ingestion 240

Post kidding problems 241

Peritonitis 241

Cystitis 241

Leiomyoma 242

Plant posioning 242

Colic in kids 242

Diarrhoea 242

Abomasal bloat 242

Mesenteric torsion 243

Coccidiosis 243

Ruminal bloat 243

Urolithiasis 244

Visceral cysticercosis 244

Plant poisoning 244

15 Abdominal Distension 246

Initial assessment 246

Further investigations 246

Adult goats 247

Ruminal distension 247

Abomasal distension 249

Distension related to pregnancy and the reproductive tract 250

Ventral hernia 250

Ascites 251

Abdominal tumours 251

Ruptured bladder (urolithiasis) 251

Kids from birth to 1 week old 251

Prematurity 251

Congenital abnormalities 251

High alimentary tract obstruction 252

Older kids 252

Abomasal bloat 252

Ruminal bloat 254

Constipation 254

Mesenteric torsion 255

'Pot belly' 255

16 Respiratory Disease 256

Initial assessment 256

Clinical examination 256

Infections respiratory disease 258

Airway obstruction 264

Inhalation pneumonia 264

Trauma 264

Heat stress 264

Allergic alveolitis 264

Neoplasia 265

Other conditions producing respiratory signs 265

17 Anaemia 266

Initial assessment 266

Clinical examination 266

Laboratory investigation 267

Treatment 267

Helminthiasis 269

Protozoal causes 270

Bacterial causes 271

Plant poisoning 271

External parasites 272

Trauma 272

Cow colostrum 273

Mineral deficiencies 273

Mineral poisoning 274

Protein deficiency 274

Chronic disease 274

Congenital disease 274

18 Sudden Death 275

Initial assessment 275

Examination of carcase 275

Postmortem examination 275

Sudden death in kids 276

Sudden death in adult goats 277

19 Eye Disease 280

Infectious keratoconjunctivitis 280

Foreign bodies 282

Trauma 282

Entropion 283

Photosensitisation 283

Blindness 283

20 Plant Poisoning 285

Public health considerations 286

Treatment of plant poisoning 287

Specific plant poisoning 288

Plants affecting milk 292

21 Anaesthesia 295

Initial clinical examination 295

General anaesthesia 295

Local anaesthetics 304

22 Disbudding and Dehorning 309

Anatomy 309

Disbudding of kids 309

Descenting of kids 311

Dehorning 311

Descenting of adult goats 312

23 Surgical Techniques 314

Castration 314

Surgical treatment of obstructive urolithiasis 316

Caesarian section 322

Exploratory laparotomy to examine the uterus and ovaries 325

Mastectomy 325

Appendix 1 The Normal Goat 328

Physiological values 328

Weight 329

Haematology 331

Urinalysis 331

Cerebrospinal fluid 331

Biochemistry 332

Reproductive data 333

Appendix 2 Drug Dosages 334

Administration of drugs 335

Sedatives and anaesthetics 336

Analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs 337

Anthelmintics 339

Drugs for flukes (trematodes) 339

Drugs for tapeworms (cestodes) 340

Antibiotics 340

Anticonvulsants 340

Coccidiosis 341

Drugs acting on the digestive tract 342

External parasites 342

Fertility 344

Fungal treatments 345

Respiratory disease 345

Appendix 3 Diagnostic Reference Charts 346.

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: Outline of clinical diagnosis in the goat. 1991.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 350-351 ).

Related Work:

Matthews, John G. Outline of clinical diagnosis in the goat.

ISBN:

0632051671

OCLC:

41488729