I lost several goats suddenly last season. Want to protect my flock from PPR and ET going forward.
How do I prevent PPR and enterotoxaemia in my goat flock?
HHanuman Choudhary6mo ago · 250 views
5 Answers
🌾Farmer.in Krishi TeamExpert ✓6mo ago
PPR (peste des petits ruminants) and enterotoxaemia (ET) are two of the biggest killers in goats and both are largely preventable by vaccination. PPR is controlled through a vaccine that gives long lasting protection and is also run as a national control programme, while ET is prevented by vaccination usually given before the season when sudden deaths are common. Decide the exact schedule, product and booster timing with your veterinarian or the animal husbandry department rather than on your own, since it depends on age and local risk. Apart from vaccines, avoid sudden changes to rich feed which triggers ET, keep new animals in quarantine before mixing them, and isolate and report any sick goats showing fever, diarrhoea, nasal discharge or sudden death. Clean housing and clean water further reduce losses.
MMohan Lal Gurjar6mo ago
After we started PPR vaccination through the department and quarantined new goats, our sudden deaths dropped a lot. Buying random animals from the market without checking was our biggest mistake earlier.
RRamniwas Jat5mo ago
Enterotoxaemia hit my best young growing kids, exactly the ones I could least afford to lose, because they were on rich feed. My vet explained sudden feed changes set it off, so now I change feed slowly and follow his vaccination advice. The fat healthy ones are the most at risk, which surprised me.
BBhanwar Singh Rawat5mo ago
Sudden death with no warning was the pattern in my flock too, and it is heartbreaking. Beyond the vaccinations, keeping clean water and not letting them drink from dirty stagnant puddles helped. Isolate any goat that looks even slightly off colour straight away, do not wait.
PPukhraj Gurjar4mo ago
I keep a small diary of vaccination dates for the flock because it is easy to lose track of when the PPR cover or the ET booster is due, especially before the rains. The department runs camps here, so I just ask them in advance and get the whole flock done together. Missing a year is when the trouble comes.