Drugs

• Ectoparasite Treatment GuidelinesThe use of DIPS and POUR-ON products to treat ECTOPARASITES on ANGORA GOATS.
  Tuesday, 15th August 2023
• Ectoparasite Drug List 2023Ectoparasite Treatments for lice and ticks 
  Tuesday, 15th August 2023
• Anthelmintic Drug List (update) ANTHELMINTIC (Worm Dose) TREATMENTS
  Thursday, 10th August 2023
• EKO water trough tabletsAnthelmintic resistance is a common occurrence so the Mohair industry is continually looking at roundworm management and the benefits of alternative treatments. Thank you to Francois Froehlich of the farm Prospect for assisting with this study. EKO w...
  Monday, 27th March 2023
• Pain Relief Guidance- Off label drugsThere are currently NO licensed pain relief drugs for Angora goats in South Africa so the advice (through your local vet) is to use pain relief drugs ‘off-label’.
  Thursday, 17th November 2022
• Pain Relief Guidance - Angora GoatsThere are situations on Angora goat farms when pain relief is required. This may be due to injury, wounds or certain disease conditions. There are also certain management practices such as castration when pain relief is required.
  Thursday, 17th November 2022
• Coccidiosis- Baycox and Vecoxan in weaned Angora kidsBaycox and Vecoxan Field Study- Angora goat kids
  Friday, 20th May 2022
• Coccidiosis- off label treatmentsCoccidiosis is one of the most important diseases affecting Angora goat kids.
  Wednesday, 4th May 2022
• Dipping Guidelines - Washing of Angoras Goats before shearing - update February 2021IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING RESIDUES
  Tuesday, 2nd February 2021
• Drugs for treating Coccidiosis in Angora KidsCoccidiosis is one of the most important diseases affecting Angora goat kids. Outbreaks can lead to losses but most commonly the chronic form of the disease results in poor growth, production and also lowers their resistance to disease and parasites.
  Friday, 4th October 2019
• Pour-On Products: application to alternative sites on Angora Goats and the effect of Hair lengthThere are two different species of lice that are commonly found on Angora goats namely the red lice (Bovicola limbata) and the blue lice (Linognathus stenopsis). Red lice feed mainly on the dead flakes of skin and skin secretions, while blue lice att...
  Thursday, 26th April 2018
• Fipronil, Abamectin (Attila) Treatment of Lice, Ticks and Roundworms in Angora Goats
  Thursday, 14th December 2017
• Combination Doses BetterAs the SAMGA vet I regularly come across roundworm resistance when analysing faecal samples, doing faecal egg count reduction tests (FECRT) or conducting Angora goat post mortems.
  Thursday, 1st June 2017
• Ivermectin ToxicityAnthelmitic use in Angora goats generally is advised (off label) at 1.5-2x the Sheep therapeutic dose as goats metabolise anthelmintics (doses) at a much faster rate than sheep. In sheep it takes about 11 days for ivermectin to drop below the detecta...
  Tuesday, 18th April 2017
• Levamizole toxicityLevamizole  toxity has been seen in Angora goats  due to overdosing.
  Tuesday, 18th April 2017
• Rafoxanide and Closantel ToxicityRoundworm treatments  containing Rafoxanide and Closantel (Group 4 and in combinations) can potentially cause blindness in Angora goats if overdosed.
  Tuesday, 18th April 2017