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Diseases of the goat

 

John Matthews BSc BVMS MRCVS

Chalk Street Services Ltd, The Limes
Chelmsford, Essex, UK

 

4th Edition

 

 

 

 

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Preface to the fourth edition

It is now 25 years since the first edition of Diseases of the Goat was published as Outline of Clinical Diagnosis of the Goat and 7 years since the third edition was published. The original concept was to provide a reasonably priced text that would provide useful and practical information for veterinary surgeons, whether they were in farm animal, mixed or small animal practice, and that would also be of use to students and goatkeepers. Despite the plethora of information that is now available on the Internet, I still believe that the book provides a valuable source of information that is readily accessible, whether kept in the car, surgery or on the farm.

The identification of a new disease in ruminants throughout Northern Europe, caused by Schmallenberg virus, which followed the arrival of blue tongue virus earlier in the century, and outbreaks of tuberculosis, long thought by British goatkeepers to be of no importance in goats, which occurred in both commercial and show herds, emphasised the fact that no country is an island, let alone an individual farm, so I have included more information on exotic diseases in this edition. In response to requests from readers of the third edition, I have expanded the chapter on poisonous plants to make it more relevant for readers out-with the United Kingdom and included information on predators, euthanasia, post-mortem techniques and fracture repair. As in the previous editions, I have tried to include new references that are likely to be relevant to the veterinarian in practice and updated the information throughout the book.

I hope that this new edition will continue to provide general practitioners with the support they need when dealing with caprine patients.

Acknowledgements

As with the previous editions, I am extremely grateful to my wife Hilary, who has provided encouragement and support during the compilation of this edition and given valuable advice on goat husbandry.

Tony Andrews, David Harwood, Peter Jackson, Katherine Anzuino and Leigh Sullivan have supplied photographs that are reproduced with their permission and I am pleased to acknowledge their contribution and that of their colleagues involved with the clinical cases to which they relate. Peter Cox supplied photographs for the cover.

I am pleased to acknowledge the contribution of the many members of the Goat Veterinary Society and the American Association of Small Ruminant Practioners, whose tips and advice, which they have willingly shared with other veterinary surgeons and goatkeepers, I have incorporated in this edition.

Author's note

For many medical conditions, there are no drugs available that are specifically licensed for use in goats. Dose rates are quoted in the book for many unlicensed drugs. These drug rates have been obtained from published reports, data held on file by the drug manufacturers and from personal experience. Whenever possible, the clinician should use drugs that carry a full product licence, both for goats and for the condition being treated. In all cases where unlicensed drugs are used, milk should not be used for human consumption for a minimum of 7 days and meat for a minimum of 28 days following the administration of the drug. Not all the drugs mentioned have a current licence for food-producing animals in the United Kingdom. It is the reader's responsibility to ensure that he/she is legally entitled to use any drug mentioned.