Sheep and Goats
Custom veterinary services for herds
Sick animals
If your sheep or goats are ill, our veterinary team is available to diagnose problems and develop an appropriate treatment strategy. Common issues that affect small ruminants include:
- Coccidiosis — Coccidiosis is a costly parasitic disease that causes watery diarrhea, weakness, dehydration, fever, weight loss, and sudden death. Kids and lambs are at highest risk during the post-weaning period.
- Circling disease — This life-threatening disease, also known as listeriosis, results when goats and sheep eat spoiled forages or feed contaminated by the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes. Signs include circling to one side, facial nerve paralysis, impaired swallowing, and seizures.
- Overeating disease — This condition, also known as enterotoxemia, is caused when Clostridium perfringens toxins are absorbed through the intestine. Signs include profuse diarrhea, abdominal discomfort, fever, and sudden death.
- Foot rot — Foot rot is a contagious hoof disease that affects sheep and goats and commonly occurs during warm, rainy weather. If not treated properly, the condition can cause permanent lameness.
- Coccidiosis — Coccidiosis is a costly parasitic disease that causes watery diarrhea, weakness, dehydration, fever, weight loss, and sudden death. Kids and lambs are at highest risk during the post-weaning period.
- Foot rot — Foot rot is a contagious hoof disease that affects sheep and goats and commonly occurs during warm, rainy weather. If not treated properly, the condition can cause permanent lameness.
- Overeating disease — This condition, also known as enterotoxemia, is caused when Clostridium perfringens toxins are absorbed through the intestine. Signs include profuse diarrhea, abdominal discomfort, fever, and sudden death.
- Circling disease — This life-threatening disease, also known as listeriosis, results when goats and sheep eat spoiled forages or feed contaminated by the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes. Signs include circling to one side, facial nerve paralysis, impaired swallowing, and seizures.
Proper management can help prevent most small ruminant diseases. We can help you develop a herd management plan to keep your sheep and goats healthy.
- Instigating maximized health management tools prior to breeding
- Using preventive immunizations
- Providing optimal nutrition to improve overall health
- Ensuring low stress conditions for your animals
- Determining the desired genetic improvement for your herd
- Maximizing conception rates by providing low stress environments and high-quality nutrition for your females
Enhancing Herd Productivity
We provide comprehensive reproduction services, including estrus synchronization, pregnancy ultrasound, and breeding soundness exams for rams and bucks, to maximize your herd's productivity.
Our team can help you develop a comprehensive, life-long health management program for your small ruminants. Contact us to schedule an appointment.
Enhancing Herd Productivity
We provide comprehensive reproduction services, including estrus synchronization, pregnancy ultrasound, and breeding soundness exams for rams and bucks, to maximize your herd's productivity.
Our team can help you develop a comprehensive, life-long health management program for your small ruminants. Contact us to schedule an appointment.
