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<blockquote data-quote="Luv4whippets" data-source="post: 660843" data-attributes="member: 10398"><p>I have always had pet goats around here but now I am thinking about adding a dairy goat or 2. The 2 goats I have are both bucks (at the moment) and were rescues. I figure if I'm going to add a nice dairy goat to the farm I better get some health testing done. I have sent out samples for CAE and Johne's. What else would you test for? Should I test them for Brucella? The local college only tests for B.abortis. I would have to send to the state lab for </p><p>B.melitensis. My main concern is anything that can be transmitted to the dairy goat and then to us. The dairy goat has supposedly been tested for CAE, Johne's, and Brucella. Should I retest even if they have paperwork? What do you all test for in your herds? Any opinions on what goats produce the best milk? Also, the doe I am considering freshened lopsided this year. She is 3 yrs. old and has not had this problem until this freshening. She was tested for mastitis and CAE. Do you think she will freshen normally next year?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Luv4whippets, post: 660843, member: 10398"] I have always had pet goats around here but now I am thinking about adding a dairy goat or 2. The 2 goats I have are both bucks (at the moment) and were rescues. I figure if I'm going to add a nice dairy goat to the farm I better get some health testing done. I have sent out samples for CAE and Johne's. What else would you test for? Should I test them for Brucella? The local college only tests for B.abortis. I would have to send to the state lab for B.melitensis. My main concern is anything that can be transmitted to the dairy goat and then to us. The dairy goat has supposedly been tested for CAE, Johne's, and Brucella. Should I retest even if they have paperwork? What do you all test for in your herds? Any opinions on what goats produce the best milk? Also, the doe I am considering freshened lopsided this year. She is 3 yrs. old and has not had this problem until this freshening. She was tested for mastitis and CAE. Do you think she will freshen normally next year? [/QUOTE]
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