GROOMING OF GOATS

& VETERINARY TOOLS

GROOMING OF GOATS CONSISTS OF:
 Hoof Trimming
 Dehorning
 Bathing
 De-worming
HOOF TRIMMING
 HOOF TRIMMING

• Over grown hooves are painful to your

goats; instead of walking, you will often see
them lying down. Hoof trimming, therefore,
should be practiced regularly in your goat
project. Hoof trimming is done every two to
three months or as you see it is needed.
PROCEDURES IN HOOF TRIMMING
MATERIALS IN HOOF TRIMMING
& PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)

HOOF TRIMMER HAND GLOVES

SAFETY BOOTS SAFETY GOGGLES

USED AFTER HOOF TRIM

COMBINEX WONDER DUST PINE TAR

DEHORNING/DISBUDDING
 DE-HORNING (DISBUDDING)
• Disbudding is the term used when the “buds” or tiny
“horns” are removed.
• Dehorning is a term used typically for when horns are
removed from older goats, but essentially, when you
disbud your goat, you are preventing their horns from
growing.
• Goats should not be allowed to grow horns. Horns are
not only dangerous to other goats but to human being
as well. It is advantageous, therefore, that you always
disbud your kids when they are about one week old.
 DE-HORNING (DISBUDDING)
• Disbud the kid using the hot iron method. Adults can
be dehorned using a dehorning instrument or by
sawing off the horn close to the skull. Consult a
veterinarian or an agricultural extension worker about
the procedure, disbudding is important because goats
with horns will fight any may damage each other.
 DE-HORNING (DISBUDDING)
2. Electric Dehorner
An iron is heated to red hot, then held firmly to
the horn bud for about 20 seconds, destroying the
horn-producing cells and preventing further growth.
Advantages: Bloodless, can be used in calves up to
four months of age.
Disadvantages: More painful for the animal than
caustic paste*; iron may fail to get back up to heat
between calves, resulting in ineffective disbudding;
requires more physical restraint of animal than paste
disbudding; poses a risk of injury to the handler.
 DE-HORNING (DISBUDDING)
3. Cutting of Horn
In this method of dehorning, a hand
saw is used to remove the horn along
with a ½ to 1 inch .
Advantages: Can be used in older calves
with large horns.
Disadvantages: Risk of infection and
death from blood loss; may lead to set-
backs in overall health and performance,
including weight loss; animal must be
monitored for several days afterward.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
(PPE)

HAND GLOVES

SAFETY BOOTS SAFETY GOGGLES

MATERIALS IN DEHORNING

ELECTRIC “LAGARENG HOOF

DEHORNER BAKAL” TRIMMER
BATHING
 IMPORTANCE OF BATHING
• To keep them from external parasites
• To make them vigor and alert
• To avoid the wide spread of disease
 MATERIALS IN BATHING
• Soap
• Wash out or Zero mite
DE-WORMING
 DE-WORMING
• To eradicate the presence of internal
and external parasite in the animal
body.
DE-WORMING

Injectables Dosage

Doramectin 1ml / 50kg

Ivermectin 1ml /50kg

Oral

Albendazole 0.8ml / 20kg

Triclabendazole 1tables / 50kg

 DE-WORMING

DEWORMER

INJECTABLE ORAL
NOTE!!!!!
Doramectin Albendazole
ALBENDAZOLE
- NOT to be given to
Ivomec Triclabendazole pregnant animals during the first
3 months of pregnancy.
Ivermectin
 DE-WORMING

DEWORMER

INJECTABLE ORAL
NOTE!!!!!
ALBENDAZOLE
- NOT to be given to pregnant
Doramectin Albendazole
animals during the first 3 months
of pregnancy.
Ivomec Triclabendazole
FENBENDAZOLE
- NOT to be given to pregnant
Ivermectin Fenbendazole animals during the first 2 months
of pregnancy.
Thank you