Please see these resources generated by the Goat Veterinary Society:
Disbudding
The GVS Position Statement on Analgesia at disbudding
GVS & BVA Joint Position Statement Disbudding Goat Kids
To disbud or not to disbud? John Matthews
Tuberculosis in Goats
Approaching TB in commercial goat herds
Approaching TB in Small Goat Herds
Herd Health Planning
New Graduates
GVS Day 1 Competencies (New Graduates)
Recommended Reading / Texts
- E. Gascoigne and B. Dustan; Health Planning For Goats (2019) UK Livestock Nov/Dec Vol 24/6 pp246-251
- J. Matthews and B. Dustan; Disbudding of Goat Kids (2019) In Practice (Nov) pp433-443
- D. Harwood and K. Mueller (2018) Goat Medicine and Surgery, CRC Press
- J. Matthews (2016) Diseases of the Goat 4th Edition, Wiley Blackwell
- D. Sherman and M. Smith (2009) Goat Medicine 2nd Edition, Wiley Blackwell