Written by Administrator-GL
|
Monday, 10 December 2007 |
Problems in Goats Which Can Frequently Be Related to Nutrition
Originally published
in Agribusiness Dairyman
Reprinted in REDGA Goat Notes & United Caprine News ('96)
Paralytic Problems:
Problems:
Possible nutritional answers:
Milk Fever |
Ca/Phos. Ratio; Vit. D; inorganic sulfate |
Downer milk fever |
The above + magnesium |
Grass tetany |
Magnesium |
Knuckling fetlocks, weak hindlegs |
Vitamin E, Selenium, Copper |
Nerve loss |
Copper |
Ataxia |
Copper, copper-molybdenum |
Breeding Problems:
Problems:
Possible nutritional answers:
Retained placentas, metritis |
Copper, zinc, selenium, vitamin E |
Lack of estrus |
Copper, zinc, selenium, vitamin E |
Tailess sperm in semen |
Selenium |
Lack of libido |
Copper-molybdenum |
Hoof Problems:
Problems:
Possible nutritional answers:
Hoof Rot |
Copper, iodine |
Abnormal hoof growth |
Copper |
Soft hoof growth |
Copper |
Swollen fetlocks |
Copper |
Laminitis |
High rumen acid upsets copper absorption |
Hairy wart resistance |
Copper (nutrition), formaldehyde (foot
bath) |
Intestinal Problems:
Problems:
Possible nutritional answers:
Acidosis (pH balance) |
Sodium bicarbonate |
Low butterfat test |
Sodium bicarbonate |
Undigested feed in manure |
Copper, cobalt |
Scouring |
Copper, molybdenum |
Worm resistance |
Copper, molybdenum |
Low production |
Copper, zinc, manganeses, inorganic sulfate |
Abnormal appetite |
Copper, cobalt |
Metabolic Problems:
Problems:
Possible nutritional answers:
High somatic cell count |
Copper, zinc, selenium, Vitamin E |
Ketosis |
Copper, inorganic sulfate |
White muscle disease |
Selenium |
Pneumonia |
Copper, zinc, selenium, Vitamin E |
Heart abnormalities |
Copper, selenium, magnesium |
Anemia |
Iron, copper, cobalt |
Tongue lolling |
Copper |
Retarded growth |
Copper, molybdenum |
Sudden death |
Copper, selenium, grease & nitrate |
Off-flavor milk |
High iron (feed or water; Vitamin E |
High culling rate |
Poor mineral nutrition program |
Fat cow syndrome |
Copper, inorganic sulfate |
Hair off color, no bloom |
Copper, selenium |
|
|
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 21 April 2010 )
|