A dry, draft-free environment is an excellent preventative measure. For example, a six pound kid will receive 300 ml of colostrum within 12 hours. Kids could be left on does to nurse or started on a good quality milk replacer after they get their colostrum. A lamb milk replacer may be the best substitute for goat milk. Casein, a protein in lamb milk replacer, can be completely replaced with whey protein concentrate, this allows acidification.
Acidification helps maintain the quality of the unused milk and reduces the incidence of diarrhea.
Maintaining milk replacer quality after mixing is particularly important when kids are fed ad libitum. The biggest problem with using lamb milk replacers occurs with the feeding schedule. There is a tendency to feed them as much milk as they will consume each feeding. Unfortunately, this may result in bloat and sudden death of diarrhea. A restricted feeding is necessary.