Chat
09-11-2014, 10:57 AM
Dave, thanks again for the feedback.
My vet didn't necessarily tell me wrong information. She said - as did you - that CAE is transferred through either milk or blood, and in her opinion the chances of adult goats having blood-to-blood contact were pretty small and didn't warrant keeping the goat quarantined from other goats.
We do, of course, have alfalfa here in the eastern part of WA were I live, but I haven't had good luck buying "quality" alfalfa from the sellers I've found so far. Most of it seems to have an unacceptable mix of grass and/or weeds. But your point is well taken and I'll keep looking for better stuff.
Mineral blocks: Another good point. In fact I'll be removing the blocks and putting them on loose minerals immediately.
My vet didn't necessarily tell me wrong information. She said - as did you - that CAE is transferred through either milk or blood, and in her opinion the chances of adult goats having blood-to-blood contact were pretty small and didn't warrant keeping the goat quarantined from other goats.
We do, of course, have alfalfa here in the eastern part of WA were I live, but I haven't had good luck buying "quality" alfalfa from the sellers I've found so far. Most of it seems to have an unacceptable mix of grass and/or weeds. But your point is well taken and I'll keep looking for better stuff.
Mineral blocks: Another good point. In fact I'll be removing the blocks and putting them on loose minerals immediately.