Kids should receive only heat-treated colostrum and pasteurized milk or milk replacer. How Can the Disease Be Prevented?ĬAE infection and spread may be prevented by purchasing only test-negative animals or maintaining a closed herd and removing kids from infected does immediately after birth. Any goat suspected of having CAE should be reported to the State Veterinarians or USDA Area Veterinarian in Charge immediately. Even with supportive care, the encephalitic form is usually fatal. However, goats may be given supportive care including pain medication and antibiotics for opportunistic bacterial infections. In addition, CAE virus may also cause a chronic wasting disease in which goats continue to lose weight although appetite is unaffected. Small Stock Journal, Dairy Goat Journal, or United Caprine News. What are Signs of the Disease? Arthritic CAE a home milk supply, a goat that produces 1,500 pounds (680 kg) of milk a year is as. North America, Europe, Africa, Australia, and New Zealand Can the Disease Affect People?ĬAE is not a public health threat. The chronic wasting form of the disease can occur either seperately or in addition to any other form of CAE. The arthritic form of the disease is most common in adult goats, while the encephalitic form is most common in kids.
There are 5 major forms of CAE in goats: arthritis, encephalitis (inflammation of the brain), pneumonia, mastitis, and chronic wasting. CAE virus may also be spread among adult goats through contact with body secretions including blood and feces of infected goats.
The disease is typically spread from mother to kid through the ingestion of colostrum or milk. Caprine arthritis encephalitis (CAE) is a contagious viral disease of goats.
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