Goat Vaccination Schedule Chart

Goats are docile animals. In natural condition, they eat leaves of neem or other trees which keep them healthy.

Animals are confined to the specific area and in a large group in Intensive Farms. Sickness in a single animal can spread rapidly in the entire group and may result in huge loss for the Goat Farmers.

As they say,

Prevention is better than cure

Proper health routine is must for goats as shown below,

• Cleaning of place
• Disinfection place
• Routine screening of animals
• Separating seek animal

Most important is vaccination. Below is the goat Vaccination Schedule prescribed by CIRG, Mathura for Indian Conditions. You are advised to talk to a local veterinary surgeon for specific information as per the area.

This calendar is generic and information purpose only.

Goat Health Calendar

Vaccination

Name of disease	Initial Vaccination		Annual Vaccination
	1st Injection	Booster Injection
Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD)	At 1-3 months age	After 6 months after 1st vaccination	Every 6 months interval
Peste des petits ruminants(PPR)	At 2-4 months age		Protect goat for 4 years
Goat Pox	At 3-5 months age		Annual vaccination
Enterotoxaemia (ET)	At 3-4 months age 2 injections at 21 days interval	6 months after 1st Vaccination – 2 injection at 21 days interval	Annual vaccination as booster
Hemorrhagic Septicemia (HS)	At 3-4 months age	6 months after 1st vaccination in endemic areas	Annual Vaccination

 

Deworming Schedule

Name of Infection	Age	Period of Administration
Coccidiosis	First month	Any coccidiostat for a week period
Endoparasite	After first month	Three times in a year
Lice infestation	–	Pre & Post winter
Tick infestation		At 4 months interval i.e 3 times in a year

 

Regular Screening

Disease	Period	Recommendation
Brucellosis	Once in a year	Positive cases to be removed
Johne’s Disease	Once in a year, preferably after parturition	Positive cases to be removed
Mycoplasmosis	Once in a year	Treatment with specific drug

 

Download PDF – Goat Vaccination Schedule Chart

Reference:

Commercial Goat Farming – A Techno-Economic Feasibility Analysis