Diseases of the Goat

John Matthews BSc, BVMS, MRCVS is a partner in a veterinary practice in Chelmsford, UK. He has a particular interest in caprine medicine, having kept goats for over 30 years. At present he is Senior Vice President of the Goat Veterinary Society and Honorary Veterinary Surgeon for the British Goat Society.

Preface to Third Edition xi Preface to Second Edition xii Preface to First Edition xiii Acknowledgements xiv Author's Note xiv 1 Female Infertility 1 2 Abortion 23 3 Male Infertility 42 4 Periparturient Problems 50 5 Weak Kids 62 6 Inadequate Growth Rate 75 7 Lameness in Adult Goats 87 8 Lameness in Kids 112 9 Chronic Weight Loss 123 10 External Swellings 148 11 Skin Disease 164 12 Nervous Diseases 180 13 Diseases of the Mammary Gland 213 14 Diarrhoea 236 15 Colic 268 16 Abdominal Distension 290 Adult goats 291 Kids from birth to 1 week old 295 Older kids 295 17 Respiratory Disease 298 18 Anaemia 313 19 Sudden Death 323 20 Eye Disease 327 21 Plant Poisoning 332 22 The Geriatric Goat 340 23 Herd Health and Biosecurity 345 24 Anaesthesia 354 25 Disbudding and Dehorning 372 26 Surgical Techniques 379 Appendix 1: The Normal Goat 397 Appendix 2: Drug Dosages 402 Appendix 3: Diagnostic Reference Charts 412 Appendix 4: Notifi able Diseases in the UK 416 Further Reading 417 Index 419 Colour plate section follows page 242