Adults should be vaccinated every six months for pulpy kidney and annually for tetanus. Previously unvaccinated adults require two vaccinations initially, one month apart. This immunization procedure will protect the animal under most situations. Does should be drenched two weeks before kidding. Kids should be drenched when three or four months old.
All animals receive two drenches, six weeks apart, at the beginning of summer.
They infest the skin and hair around hips, flank and shoulders. The lice are specific to goats and are thought not to survive on other farm animals. Registered sheep dips, both plunge dip and pour-on formulations are effective. All animals must be treated twice, two to three weeks apart. Early puberty has been reported in feral does, but full reproductive capacity is not usually attained until seven to nine months old, or 25 kg liveweight.