BBMGA - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)

Getting started with Boer or Meat Goats for the first time and have some questions before you join our society. Need some advice on how to get started with the BBMGA, or unsure who you should contact for a specific question? Perhaps you've always wanted to know something about Boer or Meat Goats but haven't felt sure of where to ask? We hope this FAQs page will help you find out a little more about keeping Boer or Meat Goats or becoming a member of the BBMGA.

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Meat Goat Wellbeing and Health

BBMGA Membership and Queries

Meat Goat Care and Breeding

Meat Goat Conformation

Goat Meat

Goats can potentially suffer from a number of parasites that are broadly characterised as "ECTOPARASITES"

such as mange and lice that live on the body surface and "ENDOPARASITES" such as worms that live inside the body.

- Goat endoparasites include:

- Nematodes (Helminths) - roundworms.

- Tapeworms

- Fluke

- Coccidia

- Cryptosporidia

- Haemonchus Contortus ( also known as the "barber's pole worm" ).

We recommend that all goat herds should have an individualised health plan created in collaboration with the herd's registered farm livestock veterinarian. Any medical treatments must be made with the full support and advice of veterinary professionals.

All information on the BBMGA website is intended for information purposes only, and any medical or veterinary interventions made based on the information on this site must first be checked with a veterinary professional.

There are numerous different diseases and conditions that goats can suffer from. Just a handful of these include the following:

- Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis ( CAE )

-- Caseous Lymphadenitis ( CL )

- Johne's Disease ( Paratuberculosis )

- Coccidiosis

- Scrapie

- Tuberculosis ( TB )

- Bacterial Pneumonia

- Listeriosis ( "Circling Disease" )

- Pregnancy Toxemia ( Ketosis )

- Contagious Ecthyma ( "Off / Sore Mouth" )

- Enterotoxemia ( Overeating Disease )

- Foot Rot and Foot Scald

- Keratoconjunctivitis ( Pinkeye )

- Polioencephalomalacia ( Deficiency of Thiamine / Vitamin B1 )

- Haemonchosis ( These parasites are blood suckers that might result in severe anaemia, hypoproteinaemia, intermandibular edema (bottle jaw), and death, resulting in several considerable economic losses )

BBMGA - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)

What are the common worms that meat goats can suffer from?

What diseases can goats suffer from?

What health schemes are available for Boer and meat goats in the UK?