BASIC HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS
The institutional veterinarian will provide a preventative medicine program which is tailored to the breed of goats being used as well as the research being performed.
Animals for chronic studies should be purchased from reliable breeders who provide healthy animals with appropriate vaccination and parasite control programs.
Incoming animals should be quarantined to determine their health status. They will also acclimate and recover from shipping stress during this period, which is usually at least 5-7 days, preferably for two weeks.