Goat Health
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Stakeholders in the Australian goat industry work collaboratively to deliver animal health benefits to goat producers, and to improve farm production. However like other livestock, goats can be affected by a number of endemic diseases that can impact the health of goats, causing lost production for the goat industry and significant losses for some individual farmers.
Diseases such as lice, footrot, Johne’s disease, Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis (CAE) and resistant worms have been in Australia for many years. They can have a serious effect on your herd if you unintentionally purchase infected goats.
These diseases continue to spread as a result of purchases and goat movements where owners and buyers can’t get the right information to manage the risk.
The purpose of this website is to provide you with ready access to information to assist you in maintaining the animal health of your herd.