Common Diseases of Goats, Treatment and Preventive measures

Abstract

Goat diseases are economically significant and potential to achieve many national and international assurances on food security, poverty alleviation and improved nutritional standard. These diseases pose several constraints to the development of livestock sector to a country where is endemic. This sector constitutes a quantum of significant livestock production which serves as a source of meat, milk, wool and source of income to a farmer. Although, most of these diseases are quite responding to various treatment regimens with the exception of those few microbes which largely be control through timely recognition, movement restriction, vector control and moreover the use of effective high quality vaccines.