GOAT (CAPRINE) TERMINOLOGY
By: "GoatWorld Visitors"
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Below is a list of some of the commonly used terminology that applies to goats. This list is by no means complete. If you feel there is a term that will be useful to add to this list, please let us know so that we may add it! Please contact gary@goatworld.com with the information you feel would be appropriate for this page.
Doe - girl goat
Doeling - baby female goat
Nanny - a mother goat; infrequently used depending upon your location
Buck - boy goat
Billy - boy goat; frequently used to describe an older, adult male goat - non wether
Buckling - baby male goat
Kid(s) - baby goats, either sex
Wether - castrated male
Freshen - to come into milk
Orifice - the hole in the end of a teat
SubQ - subcutaneous, under the skin shot (sometimes written as SQ or sq)
IM - intramuscularly, in the muscle shot
Mastitis - infection of the udder
CL - Caseous Lymphadenitis, an abscess disease of goats that is highly contagious
CAE - Caprine Arthritic Encephalitis, a goat virus alot like AIDS in humans
Johnes - a wasting disease of ruminants, contagious in their fecal matter (poop)
Placenta - the big membrane that the doe expells after kidding
Lochia - the dark blood discharge a doe has for several weeks after kidding
Kidding - having babies
Colostrum - the first milk full of antibodies for the kids, essential to their life
Cocci - an oxycyt that destroys the lining of the small intestine causing diarrhea and death;
(also known as coccidiosis)
Coccidiosis - an oxycyt that destroys the lining of the small intestine causing diarrhea and death;
(also known as cocci)
Scours - diarrhea usually only associated with incorrect milk feeding
Enterotoxemia actually misnamed "overeaters", it is a toxin in all healthy goats, that multiplies with a stressor to cause stomach cramps and death
Manure - poop, nanny berries, fecal matter, excrement
CC - cubic centimeter, same as ML; 3CC and 3ML are the same thing in shots
ML - milliliter, same as CC; 3CC and 3ML are the same thing in shots
