Shots (Vaccines)
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We vaccinate all our babies with Covexin
8 either when they are 3 months old (doelings) or
2 months old (bucklings) just before we wether.
This is the same as CD/T but protects for other
diseases also. The bottle says to give 5cc followed
3 weeks later with a 2cc booster then 2cc boosters
once a year. We only give 3cc for the initial dose.
We booster all our does within the last 30 days
of their pregnancy to protect their kids from birth
to 3 months; our bucks get their boosters annually.
(Some does may get more than one booster a year.) |
Beginning this year we are also vaccinating all our
kids with a pneumonia vaccine. We’ve had a lot
of trouble the past couple years with pneumonia and
have decided this “insurance” is worth
the effort. For this vaccine we use 1cc Super Poly
Bac B Somnus for the initial shot and 1cc four weeks
later then annually; this is off-label for goats.
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Before a doe kids, in addition to the Covexin 8 we
give each doe 2cc Vitamin A,D,E and 2cc BoSe (because
we are in a selenium deficient area). With does in
our embryo transfer program we give the Vitamin A,D,E
and BoSe the day we start programming them.
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Other people vaccinate for other things in addition
to the above. One of the more popular vaccinations
is for caseous lymphadenitis (CL or CLA). Colorado
Serum has two vaccines, neither approved for goat:
Case-Bac and Caseous D-T. Colorado Serum does not
recommend you use their vaccines on goats because
the side effects are not what they would desire. A
third method to vaccinate is to have an autogenous
vaccine made from a sample of an abscesses that tested
positive for CLA. People who use the autogenous vaccine
revaccinate yearly; people who use the Case Bac recommend
vaccinating every six months.
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We give vaccinations SQ – in the loose skin
behind or between the front leg. With one hand pinch
the skin, forming a tent, then insert the needle into
the ent of the tent. Rub the bump formed until it
is gone. IM vaccinations should never be given to
meat goat in the hip. The rump roast is the prime
piece of meat, so IM shots should be given in the
neck.
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