Goat Kid Joint Ill. My rule of thumb for adequacy colostrum consumption in that time frame is about one ounce per pound of bodyweight. The more commonly affected joints include the carpus shoulder hock and stifle.
With joint ill more than one joint is hot swollen and painful. My 3 week old favorite doeling i think has joint ill. My rule of thumb for adequacy colostrum consumption in that time frame is about one ounce per pound of bodyweight.
Joint ill usually occurs in angora goat kids under a month old and results in the development of swollen joints lameness and deaths.
The more commonly affected joints include the carpus shoulder hock and stifle. The fetlocks knees hocks shoulders and stifles are the joints usually affected. She is eating fine but hunched up and doesn t feel well. My rule of thumb for adequacy colostrum consumption in that time frame is about one ounce per pound of bodyweight.