![]() Of illness in my herd and do not wish to bring in any. Meaning, I no longerīring in animals from the outside and I also do not let my goats After years of breeding and holistic husbandry, I now maintain a "closed" herd. I started my herd with just a few does and bucks have "bred Known to be raised in a totally "free" herd for many yearsĪnd all of a sudden, as many as seven years later, "revert". Herd has recently tested negative to the antibodies. With tests, and practicing CAE prevention (pulling kids, separatingĬAE positive animals, etc.), there is no way of guaranteeing thatĪ herd is totally "free" of CAE. Also, not all CAE-infected goats produce antibodies, thus "false There may even be a possibility that this goat hasĪ resistance to the disease and could pass that resistance on to her The goat can have the CAE virus, but they may never actually develop Live a long normal live, and some people can have it and develop AIDS. CAE is like HIV some people can have it and Means that at some point in her life she was exposed to CAE, it does Has CAE, it means she possess antibodies to the disease. Test comes back positive, it does not necessarily mean that the goat Just a few blood tests to find out if a goat has CAE, all with varyingĭegrees of accuracy. Stronger, and are hardier and more disease resistant as adults.ĭrawback in trying to eliminate CAE from my herd is that there are To their own mother's milk as they are growing up, grow bigger and Also, I have found that kids that have access This cooking destroys much of the nutrients I believe that kids especially need "uncooked" colostrum Without thisīeneficial bacteria, the kids immune systems do not become as strongĪs it would on raw milk. Pasteurizing milk kills bacteria, and yes, it will kill the CAE virus,īut it also kills the beneficial bacteria in the milk. Without their mothers they become stressed, thus causing disease. Kids need their mothers to love them and teach them. I also feel that raising the kid in an unnatural way (bottle feeding)Ĭauses stress. To take the kids away, not onlyīreaks their heart, it causes stress, which causes diseases to surface Yes, I agree that CAE can be a very bad and painfulĭisease, and I are not pro-CAE, I just cannot ethically "pull" The kids from their mothers, which conflict with my personal and It is this part of the practice, of taking This is so that the CAE virus can not be passed from the mother Mother the moment it is born and bottle raising it on pasteurized This practice entails removing the kid from it's Of this method of transmission, many goat breeders practice "CAE To kid, through infected colostrum, body fluids, and milk. Is believed that the most direct infection route for CAE is from mother, It has beenįound that this virus also produces changes in the lung and/or udderīut the name CAE is still the name used to refer to this virus. Result from the same virus infection, the name of the disease wasĬhanged to Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis Syndrome (CAE). ![]() Of Goats (VLG) but when it became apparent that arthritis could also It was originally named Viral Leukoencephalomyelitis They accept me as a member of the herd andīrings us to CAE (Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis), a nervous disease What I do is spend time with them everyday from I do not bottle raise my kids (unless absolutely necessary) and theyįriendly kids). Must bottle raise a goat to have it be friendly toward people. Use whatever medical treatments are needed to best help my animalsĪre loving, caring, intelligent creatures. Possible, but also take advantage of living in the 21st century and I raise and treat all my animals withĪny of my animals do get sick, I treat them in natural ways, if Give them food treats to "buy" their affections I give I spendĪ lot of time with them and they are all very friendly. Is not to say I never come in contact with my animals. (and also the more work it is to raise them). The more I "messĪround" with the animals, the more prone to illness they are ![]() "naturally", but you can look at how they would have livedīefore my interference and work from there. Of course, you can not raise your animals completely Happens is when you alter the way the animal would have naturally The body can ward off illness just fine on it's own. Much of the time, if you can eliminate stress, I believe stress is a greatĬontributor to dis-ease. Sources and draw my own conclusions about how you feel on this matterĪnd how you wish to handle it for my particular situation.Īt Fias Co Farm I try to raise my animals as "naturally"Īs I possibly can in this day and age. That you research this subject thoroughly from a few different, reliable Stance (and it is not the most popular one). People have different opinions on this matter. ThereĪre many different sides to the "CAE story" and different Can be a very touchy subject amongst "goat people".
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