Goats tend to rush more or not go at all. When being forced in confined areas, such as the approach to a drafting race or drenching in the working race, goats will go down very readily. Although surprisingly little damage results from this packing down, it is best kept to a minimum. Dogs are rarely necessary once goats have been yarded and movement in larger yards with big mobs is best done as quietly as possible. When working in forcing areas or races, trampling can be minimized by having only 12 or 15 animals at a time in the area.
Medication is essentially the same with due cognizance of liveweight.
27 Most harvested feral goats are lice infested and the particular lice involved are Damalinia caprae and Linognathus stenopsis. The most common sheep louse is Damalinia ovis. Experiments have been conducted to investigate louse transfer between sheep and goats. Though some transfer did take place under pen conditions, the transferred lice did not survive longer than 12 days and there was no hatching of eggs that may have been laid. All feral goats should be assumed to be lice infested and dipped immediately on arrival at the property.