Goat Testing Lab Options?

[MargaretClare]

I’m using UBRL and so far I’m very satisfied with their work and their prices. I do the bio-Screen, Brucellocis and Q-Fever; and serum prego Test If needed.I had one goat come up as suspect (can’t remember right now for what), re-tested after a certain time frame and it came back as negative. They are super helpful, explaining everything and even call with results before you get the tests by email.
From now on I have a closed herd, after my initial testing with recheck 6 months later, I will still test yearly. (I have reg. dairy goats)
There are meat goat breeders upstream and up from rainwater flow from me and I have no idea about their Status.
Some diseases could spread this way, or even goat owning visitors or buyers can bring stuff in.
I know a lot meat goat breeders don’t think a CL test necessary, since the animals get butchered early. In dairy (show) circles they advertise often as abcess free herd. But I rather want to prove it on paper.
In an ideal world everyone would test and cull positive animals, we could eradicate these diseases.

That's another question I had that I forgot to ask. If a goat does come back positive or suspect is there a specific timeframe to wait before retesting and do I just pull out and isolate that goat or should I move all negative goats into a clean area?

When I first learned about testing goats and I read up on it Johnes scared the crap out of me (and still does) and I'm amazed at how few people in my area that test only test for CAE and CL.

 

[germanchickTX]

I believe the re-test was a month later. But they will tell you...
Im not too worried about any of the tests I’m doing, any of the diseases that can affect a human are, if I read right, treatable in humans.
Naturally I wouldn’t consume anything by choice and prefer my animals to be negative.
That’s why I also don’t sell any goats with any problem, not even as pet. I know how ppl are; suddenly they want baby goats out of them or something happens and they have to sell, and so the disease gets circulated...
If possible (in this case it was basically a physical problem),I rather butcher for my own use and so far I didn’t run into any disease problem yet...

 

[Georgia Girl]

Is there a lab that will test blood serum for Zinc,Calcium and /selenium level? thanks

 

[MargaretClare]

Is there a lab that will test blood serum for Zinc,Calcium and /selenium level? thanks

Texas A&M does that kind of testing and I think UC Davis and WADDL do as well but you'd have to check on that.

 

[Georgia Girl]

We had a member on here some time ago... she shared her experience with CAE.

https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/dont-tell-me-that-cae-is-no-big-deal.24625/#post-326055

IMO it is foolish to not test for this annually as titers do change and yes some goats may end up with out symptoms but many will have symptoms.

Owning a dairy I would think would be even more reason. With so much associated as far as mastitis as well as the link to other health issues why would you risk it? No it isn't zoonotic but high SCC can cause you to have to dump milk from your tank and there goes that days milk -far too expensive IMO not to test.

With CL & Johnes both are zoonotic. Johnes is not killed by pasteurization.

At the end of the day people choose what they choose to spend their money on.

Disease is costly. Very costly.

Here in NC with our fees so low for in State @ $1.65Each for CAE & Johnes... if someone says they can't afford to test their goats I just SMH. Seriously.

What is the name of the NC lab and their web site. Thanks

 

[Southern by choice]

Rollins lab- https://www.ncagr.gov/vet/ncvdl/