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Diseases of the Goat

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I have just about every goat medicine and management book available and this is by far the best. Smith and Pugh are decent books, but when you need a quick answer Matthews is the best. This book is inexpensive, portable, and gives treatment options not found in the other texts. I am a veterinarian and see on an average of 10-15 small ruminants per week and this book is used constantly. I found the anaesthetic protocols particularly useful as I am not fond of using Xylazine in goats. There are few pictures, but the information is easily located and you don't have to wade through alot of useless albiet interesting informatin. This book may not be as useful to goat owners as for veterinarians, because it does assume a basic veterinary education. Any vet that works on small ruminants should have a copy of this book, and if you are a goat owner you may want to consider purchasing this as a gift for your veterinarian or at least showing them this review and encouraging them to buy a copy. I cannot reccommend this book highly enough for the small ruminant practitioner.

"Diseases of the goat" is an excellent comprehensive reference manual for experienced goat herders and veterinarians alike. The book covers all major diseases and their treatments, and includes drug dosage recomendations. All drugs are listed with their generic and brand names. Some surgical proceedures are also discussed, and anesthetic dosages are discussed as well. This book is the first book I pull out when my veterinarian needs reference material on goats.

I am always searching for information on goats, and this to me is a must have for any goat owners library. It takes you through each disease and breaks down signs symptoms as well as how to treat and the tests that are run in the lab for diagnosis. The only thing about it is a lot of the diseases that are discussed are in the UK, But we are seeing them in the US so it gives the owner a heads up.

An excellent book for both the beginner and the experienced goat owner. It contains the medical details so necessary for in depth understanding. However, is designed in a very user friendly manner that allows the unfamilar person to obtain the information needed.

Diseases of the Goat is a very helpful book and loaded with useful information. I recommend it for anyone who is raising goats,or just getting started. Very Good Book!!

this was a gift for my vet.he told me it had some very well written and helpful information in it.

This is one of the best books out there for anyone that has even ONE goat. Many times, when symptoms arise - there isn't much time available to figure out what's going on. This will help goat owners both prevent and treat (with the help of their vets for the medication end) problems.

I owned a copy and used it regularly,, Then in 2003 I met the author,, I bought a second copy to obtain his authograph.

I only recommend this for all goat owners.