How do you keep your goats from disease?

[Fullhousefarm]

Interesting on the health certificates. Every show I've ever gone to: County youth, State, Club, etc have ALL required a health certificate, which IMO doesn't mean much, but it is required and they last 90 days.

All also check the goats at entry- some better than others.

I will say that last year all our human kids got sick from a virus picked up at a goat show, so maybe I need some better biosecuity for them!

 

[secuono]

Anyone and everyone I know that shows any species at all- 1) Quarantines all their own animals for 30 days once they come back. and 2) needs to have vet certificates up to date all year long.

fence line between them is NOT GOOD ENOUGH for QT. Depending on the diseases, you need air space or solid walls, on a farm you can't have solid walls, so even more air/mosquito space is needed.

 

[babsbag]

I have lots of friends that show goats and none of them quarantine their animals when they return. Personally I find goat shows boring so no interest there for me. At some of the smaller shows my friends will house their goats in their trailer if it isn't too hot. Can't do that at fairs though. I know a few that have brought home pneumonia a few times but most of them have had no problems. I really think it is the stress more than anything.

 

[OneFineAcre]

I went to the Mt State Fair last week. No need to quarantine, I took all of my does and kids. So far, none sick. Never have had more than a cold in 5 years of showing knock on wood.
Not going to say any more on this topic. If you don't want to show your animals, then don't.

 

[Southern by choice]

That's ok if you don't want to say anymore, it is a matter of seeking good info from others that have experience in these issues.
As with everything there are pro's and con's.

@babsbag will the pasturella vaccine prevent this?
Do any of you give any special vaccines to protect your herd?
If there is a way DD could do this and I can safely support her than I will but I really want to do what we can to prevent any issues.

 

[babsbag]

Southern, start her off with some small local shows if there are any. We some here where you can literally take the animal and show and then leave at the end of the day. The pasturella vaccine should help, if that is what it is. If it is stress related URI then that isn't going to be a solution. I wouldn't worry about CL, the goats are checked before they go in so lumps would be obvious. I wouldn't worry about CAE, obviously, and I also wouldn't worry about myco unless you are next to a coughing goat or they are sharing water buckets. I have seen people put up tarps between the pens, but I also see hundreds of them housed next to each other and no problems arise. I know two vets that show heavily and they don't quarantine.

I think if she wants to show one or two particular goats you should go for it. Great experience for a kid, it is amazing the self assurance they can develop from showing. And if you do showmanship all the better, there they have to learn oral reasoning and be able to answer questions pertaining to the breed or species they are showing.