Register your goats with DEFRA who will isse you with a County Parish Holding (CPH) Number, after this you will then be issued with a Herd Registration Document (HRD) that will allocate your goats with their own unique herd number.
Goats that die or are slaughtered over the age of 18 months old should be reported to DEFRA (except those used for human consumption).
A Record of Medicines indicating treatments, and the dates of commencement and finish including the identification numbers of goats treated must be kept.
Goats that are being transported to other premises, Shows etc must have an up to date Movement Record Book, with any movement details logged. You must also send details to your local ADHO within 3 days.
Animals born after the 9th July 2005, must have identifying ear tags, showing the herd number and individual goat's number.
Anthrax, Scrapie, Foot and Mouth, Rabies and Brucellosis are required by Law to be reported to the authorities.
Where goat's milk is being processed for human consumption, your premises must be registered or licensed as a "dairy establishment".
All dairy producing establishments must provide a risk analysis programme that is passed by their local Environmental Health Department. Once authorised you will be allocated a health mark and unique number that should be issued on all packaging used for traceability purposes with the EU.
| PROBLEM |
CAUSE |
CURE |
| Diarrhoea |
Digestive upset |
Seek advice from your Vet |
| Mastitis |
Caused by bacterial infections that may stem from bad hygiene |
Seek advice from your Vet |
| Overgrown feet & foot rot |
Can occur when feet aren't trimmed on a regular basis |
Inspect and trim feet every 6 - 8 wks |
| Skin irritation |
Poor hygiene & grooming |
Goats should be groomed & clean - if irritation occurs seek advice from your Vet |
| Worms |
Poor fodder / greens, stress |
Use a regular de-wormer |