CAE Negative!

[Taffy]

If your goat has CAE you have two options. Euthanize it or follow suggested protocols for keeping it separated from goats who test negative.

you wrote yourself that you never had a goat that tested CAE positive or had CAE. So your above statement reflects only what everybody is repeating over and over and it's simply no longer correct.

You don't need to kill a goat that has tested positive and with proper management of the health (!) of this goat this animal can also live with negative goats without passing on the infection.

And a positive tested goat can be treated and become negative for years. Also, again, without posing risk to other herd mates.

I didn't state a goat had to be killed. It is one option. The other option is to follow suggested protocols for keeping it separated from goats who test negative.

I have never read scientific studies that state a CAE positive goat can live with CAE negative goats without posing a risk or that a previously positive testing goat can become negative. I would like to read the information you are basing these statements on.