Also, goats in intensive management could suffer from coccidiosis and internal parasites. There are prophylactic and other treatment drugs which can be used with goats. Local extension agents will be good contact for health needs and sources of prescription and nonprescription drugs. Generally, goats are susceptible to most diseases and parasites affecting other ruminants. Adult goats can have puffy knees or arthritis.
Kids can suffer from progressive paralysis eventually leading to death.
There is no known cure for CAE at the present. Major route of transmission is unpasteurized colostrum and milk. Infected bucks can also transmit CAE to uninfected does. In a herd with known incidence of CAE, kids need to be raised on pasteurized colostrum or milk. The demand for goat meat is growing in the Southern States and some big metropolis in the North and Western United States.