Health

Keeping sheep and goats healthy is key to being successful. On this page, health-related links are listed alphabetically according to subject category: antibiotics, biosecurity, disease dianostics, diseases, first aid, flock health, government links, herd health, medicines, quality assurance, and vaccines.

Alternative Veterinary Medicine Centre
American Association of Small Ruminant Vet Practioners (AASRP)
American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
International Veterinary Information Service (IVIS)
Institute for Animal Health (IAH)
National Biosecurity Resource Center @ Purdue University
Organic Vet Home Page @ the Univ. of Reading (UK)
UKVet - Journal for the veterinary surgeon in general practice
Vet Sciences Tomorrow
Vetsweb.com | Twitter
WWW Virtual Library for Veterinary Medicine

Antibiotics

[TABLE] Antibiotics commonly used in livestock production
[PDF] Guidelines for the prudent use of antibiotics in food animals
Healthy livestock produce healthy food: antibiotic use
Ten lessons on antibiotics - Univ. Minnesota

Biosecurity

Biosecurity for meat goat producers - Langston Univ.
[PDF] Biosecurity at the farm level - Ft. Valley State Univ.
[PDF] Biosecurity for sheep and goat producers - Texas AgriLife
Biosecurity for sheep production ASI fact sheet
[PDF] Biosecurity for sheep producers- Tasmania, Aust.
[PDF] Biosecurity in Practice Series: Sheep flocks
Biosecurity on sheep farms: Sheep 201
Biosecurity in the sheep flock - Ontario, Canada
[PDF] Biosecurity on U.S. sheep operations - NAHMS
Biosecurity: Smallstock in Development
[PDF, brochure] Goats: some biosecurity tips - Tasmania, Aust.
Guarding against contagious livestock diseases from farm visitors
Farm and Ranch Biosecurity - Univ. Nebraska
Protecting your health and the health of your animals

Disease diagnostics

[PDF] Common diagnoses - AVMA
Consultant: a diagnostic support system for vet medicine
Diagnosis and pathology of some diseases of ruminants - GoatConnection
Lamb autopsy: notes on a procedure for determining cause of death | PDF
[PDF] Lamb post-mortem protocol for use on farm . . .
[PDF] Small ruminant clinical diagnosis and therapy

Diseases

[PDF] Common diseases and health problems in sheep and goats
Diseases - GoatWisdom
Disease summaries - Moredun Foundation
My Flickr™ Animal Health (Disease) Images
Index of sheep diseases - Organic Vet
[PDF] Livestock disease: cause and control - Oklahoma St. Univ.
[PDF] Minimizing disease in your sheep flock - Utah St. Univ.
NADIS Sheep Diseases
Sheep diseases A-Z: Sheep 201
Sheep diseases - University of Minnesota
Sheep health and disease - NSW, Australia
Treating sick animals in general - FAO United Nations

First aid

How to fix a goat's broken leg - Goat-Link.com
Injuries and wounds: treatment procedures - Onion Creek Ranch
[PDF] Selected small ruminant medical emergencies and first aid
[PDF] Sprains, bruises, and broken legs - Pipestone Vet Clinic

Flock health

Best preventative herd health management strategies for sheep | PDF
[PDF] Flock health guide for BC sheep producers
General health care of sheep and goats by Susan Schoenian
[PDF] Herd health management and record keeping for dairy sheep
[PDF] A planning calendar for sheep herd health and management
[PDF] Sheep health and management - Oklahoma State Univ.

Government animal health links

Animal Disease Traceability Home
Animal Drugs @ FDA
Animal Health Australia
Animal Health Board New Zealand
Animal Health Monitoring & Surviellance (NAHMS) | Sheep | Goats
Animal Health & Plant Inspection Service (APHIS)
Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB)
Food Animal Residue Avoidance and Depletion Progam (FARAD)
Minor use animal drug program (MUMSRx)
National Animal Disease Information Service (NADIS) - UK
United States Animal Health Association | sheep/goat committee
U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Herd health

Dairy Goat Herd Health Program - milkproduction.com
Goat health facts - Amer. Meat Goat Assoc.
[PDF] Goat herd health and productivity - Meat and Wool NewZealand
Goat herd health calendar - VA Tech | PDF
Herd health and management - GoatConnection
Herd Health Handbook for Goat Producers - Univ. Florida
[PDF] Herd health program for dairy goats - Univ. Arkansas
[PDF] Herd health program for goats - Ft. Valley State Univ.
[PDF] Herd health program for meat goats - Univ. Arkansas
Meat goat herd health management - Univ. Florida | PDF

Medicines

[PDF] Common goat medicines and "easy to understand" dosages
Drug use in sheep: Sheep 201
[PDF] Drug use in food animals - Utah State University
[PDF] Drug withdrawal times for sheep and goats - Mississippi St. U.
Giving medication to animals by injection - Ontario, Canada
Goat medicines and how to use them - BoerGoats.com
Livestock medicines - Ontario, Canada
[PDF] Proper uses of pharmaceutical products - Pipestone Vet Clinic
Safe use of animal medicines - Univ. Nebraska
Sheep farm husbandry: injection techniques: Woolshed 1 blog

Quality assurance

Alabama meat goat safety and quality assurance
Introduction to a meat quality assurance program and HACCP
Quality assurance and vaccines - UC Davis
Sheep Safety and Quality Assurance Program
Testing goat milk for antibiotic residues - Ontario, Canada
Trouble-shooting antibiotic residues in goat milk - Ontario, Canada
Use of antibiotic residue kits for goat milk -Langston Univ.

Vaccines

[PDF] Basic immunology - Pipestone Vet Clinic
Flock vaccinations: Sheep 201 | CD-T vaccinations
[PDF] How vaccination works - NSW, Australia
Meat goat vaccination program - NC State University | GoatWorld
Proper handling of livestock vaccines - Penn State Univ.
[PDF] Responsible use of vaccines and vaccination in sheep
[PDF] Understanding vaccination programs - Michigan St. Univ.
Use of vaccines in sheep - Univ. Minnesota
[PDF] Vaccinating lambs - Western Australia
[PDF] Vaccination principles - Pipestone Vet Clinic
[PDF] Vaccination programs for sheep - NSW, Australia
Vaccination protocol for a goat herd - Alabama CE | PDF
Vaccinations for sheep and goats by Susan Schoenian
[PDF] Vaccines - NADIS, UK - Part 1 | Part 2
[PDF] Vaccines commonly used in sheep - Univ. Tennessee
Vaccines: sheep and goats - ProVet Healthcare Info
[TABLE] Vaccines used in the sheep and goat industry

The Maryland Small Ruminant Page [sheepandgoat.com] was created in 1998 as an information portal for sheep and goat producers and anyone else interested in sheep and goat production and marketing. The web site includes original documents and images as well as a comprehensive list of links pertaining to small ruminants and related topics. The web site was developed and is maintained by Susan Schoenian, Sheep & Goat Specialist at the University of Maryland's Western Maryland Research & Education Center. Susan has been with University of Maryland Extension since 1988. She holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Animal Science from Virginia Tech and Montana State University, respectively, and also attended The Ohio State University. Susan conducts the Western Maryland Pasture-Based Meat Goat Performance Test at her research facility in Keedysville. She raises Katahdin sheep on her small farm called The Baalands in Clear Spring, Maryland. Please direct all questions, comments, or suggestions to Susan at sschoen@umd.edu.

Disclaimer: The links contained on the Maryland Small Ruminant Page [sheepandgoat.com] and its affiliated pages are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of any person, organization, business, or product. The author disclaims any liability in connection with the use of this information. Users of this web site and all external links are encouraged to use common sense and sound judgement when evaluating information. Always consider the source, bias, timeliness, and logic of the web site, as well as author's expertise and bias, when evaluating information from the web.

Last updated 19-Mar-2010 by Susan Schoenian.