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A Survey of Disease Occurrence in Korean Black Goats  

Choe, Chang-Yong (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
Kang, Da-Won (Department of Physiology and Institute of Health Science, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine)
Choi, Sun-Ho (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
Cho, Chang-Yeon (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
Jung, Byeong-Yeal (Animal, Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency)
Son, Jun-Kyu (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
Ryu, Il-Sun (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
Hu, Tai-Young (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
Jung, Young-Hun (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
Kang, Seog-Jin (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
Do, Youn-Jeong (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
Kim, Ui-Hyung (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
Park, Yong-Sang (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
Son, Dong-Soo (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics / v.29, no.2, 2012 , pp. 160-164 More about this Journal
Abstract
The goat industry has been developing for many years in Korea to meet demands for food and medicine. However, many complicated patterns of disease have arisen in goat farms as this industry has developed. In this study, disease occurrence patterns in Korean black goats were surveyed in six professional farming households in Imsil and Soonchang in the Jeonbuk province and in Hamyang and Sachon in the Gyeongnam province to understand and extend the goat disease database. We observed morbidity rates between 2.0% and 9.8% for adult goats and between 2.9% and 68.3% for kids. Kids showed a markedly higher incidence of disease when compared to adults. The rate of disease occurrence was 40.0% for floppy kid syndrome (FKS), 37.7% for diarrhea, 16.0% for respiratory disease, and 1.9% for skin disease. The observed mortality rates were 0.7% ~ 10.0%, and 2.2% ~ 24.9% for adult goats and kids, respectively. In addition, FKS, diarrhea, and respiratory disease were observed in 38.3%, 28.9%, and 10.0%, respectively, of dead goats. In conclusion, the majority of diseases in goats occur during the neonatal period, and FKS is the highest single cause of mortality in Korean black goats. Thus careful attention must be paid to kids to reduce the goat mortality rate.
Keywords
goats; disease; floppy kid syndrome; mortality rate;
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