Monday, April 25, 2011

Causes of Early Embryonic Death in Goats

Conception to 90 days:

Signs
•Early Embryonic death
•Delayed return to heat/ prolonged  breeding season
•impaired placental growth
•Decreased # of live kids
•sporadic malformations
•Small weak kids
•Does in poor body condition

Causes:
•Urea/NPN in diet
•Remove Urea from diet
•If protein required add protein
•Internal/external  \parasite 
•Check for parasites prior to breeding 
•deworm
•Fed 20 to 30 % Below nutritional requirements
•Formulate an appropriate ration  Put on a rising plane of nutrition at breeding
•Heat stress 1o increase in body temperature
•Provide shelter from the heat
•Chronic disease johnes, scrapie, pneumonia, caseous lymphadenitis
•bad teeth
•Cull