The oocyst is not infecticve to other goats when passed but becomes infective after a period of maturation outside the animal. Infective oocysts are very hardy. Disinfectants will not kill them. Dryness and direct sunlight are the only environmental conditions that kill oocysts. Large numbers of intestinal cells are destroyed as the parasites multiply.
Kids often die due to reduced appetite and dehydration.
The droppings may be moist and soft. Kids that do not die from coccidiosis often become unthrifty due to destruction of the intestinal lining. Early diagnosis through miscropic detection of numbers of oocysts in the feces followed by prompt treatment using Amprolium are the keys to limiting losses due to coccidia. Since goats become infected with worms while grazing worm contaminated pasture, control measures that prevent serious pasture contamination will prevent economic loss due to worms. Goats prefer browse compared to pasture.