NAHMS-453 Goat 2019 VS Initial Questionnaire

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Veterinary Services

Goat 2019
VS Initial Questionnaire

National Animal Health Monitoring System

2150 Centre Ave Bldg B Fort Collins, CO 80526

Form Approved

OMB Number 0579-0354

Expiration date:

State FIPS: ________ Operation #: __________ Interviewer: ______ Date: ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_____________

Arrival time at operation: ________

Section A—Inventory

1. How many kids and goats do you have on this

operation today?

a. Preweaned Kids g101 _____ head

b. Weaned Kids (less than 1 year old) g102 _____ head

c. Adult does (1 year old or older) g103 _____ head

d. Adult bucks and wethers (1 year old or older) g104 _____ head

e. Total [Add 1a to 1d.] g105 _____ head

[IF no kids or goats, then go to Section O.]

NAHMS-453

Date

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0579-0354. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 1 hour and 15 minutes per response, including the time to review instructions, search existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the information collected.

Section B—Preventive Practices

1. Do you have a written herd health management plan for your operation? g201 ₁ Yes ₃ No

If Yes, were any of the following resources used in the development of the plan?

a. Veterinarian g202 ₁ Yes ₃ No

b. Extension (university) g203 ₁ Yes ₃ No

c. Other producers g204 ₁ Yes ₃ No

d. Reference materials (online or book) g205 ₁ Yes ₃ No

e. Other (specify: __________________________) g206oth g206 ₁ Yes ₃ No

2. In the last 12 months, did this operation normally require or perform

individual animal testing for any of the following diseases:

Resident goats New additions

in herd [SKIP if no new additions.]

a. Caprine arthritis encephalitis (CAE)? g207/g215 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

b. Johne’s (paratuberculosis)? g208/g216 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

c. Brucellosis? g209/g217 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

d. Q fever (coxiellosis)? g210/g218 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

e. Caseous lymphadenitis (boils, CL, abscesses)? g211/g219 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

f. Scrapie? g212/g220 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

g. Tuberculosis? g213/g221 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

h. Other? (specify: _____________________) g214oth g214/g222 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

3. During the previous 12 months, how many of your goats had abscesses,

boils, or lumps (typically on the head, neck, shoulder, or upper rear legs)? g223 _____ #

[If question 3 = 0, SKIP to question 5.]

4. Were any of the following actions taken for animals with abscesses,

boils, or lumps?

a. Call the veterinarian g224 ₁ Yes ₃ No

b. Cull the animal to market or slaughter g225 ₁ Yes ₃ No

c. Isolate the goats g226 ₁ Yes ₃ No

i. If Yes, how many days was the goat isolated? g227 _____ (d)

d. Drain or lance the lumps g228 ₁ Yes ₃ No

i. If Yes, was the drainage disposed of away from the goat raising areas? g229 ₁ Yes ₃ No

e. Lab tests for caseous lymphadenitis

(CL)/abscesses (e.g., culture, SHI test) ……………… g230 ₁ Yes ₃ No

f. Treat with antibiotics g231 ₁ Yes ₃ No

g. Inject a substance into the abscess/lump g232 ₁ Yes ₃ No

h. Other (specify: __________________) g233oth g233 ₁ Yes ₃ No

5. During the previous 12 months, did any adult or kid goats on your operation receive any vaccines?g240 ₁ Yes ₃ No

[If question 5 = No, SKIP to question 9.]

6. Which of the following vaccines were used during the previous 12 months for [read column heading]:

[Enter product code in appropriate columns for each vaccine used for the age groups listed. Use the Vaccine Reference Card attached to the back of the questionnaire. IF don’t know product, write ‘99’ in space for vaccine]

	Nursing kids	Weaned kids	Adult does		Adult bucks/ wethers
CHECK box if you didn’t have this class of goat 	1	1	1		1	g241/g265/g281/g297
CLOSTRIDIAL vaccines?	1 Yes 3 No	1 Yes 3 No	1 Yes 3 No		1 Yes 3 No	g242/g266g282/g298
[If column = Yes, enter product code for vaccine used.]
a. Clostridium type C and D for enterotoxemia (overeating disease, bloody scours, pulpy kidney disease) [Not as part of a 7/8 way.]						g244/g268/g284/g300
b. Tetanus (Cl. tetani) [Not as part of a 7/8 way.]						g245/g269g285/g301
c. 7- or 8 way vaccine (Blackleg, malignant edema, Clostridium chauvoei and/or Cl. septicum) and/or Cl. novyi and/or Cl. Sordellii and C D and T)						g246/g270/g286/g302
RESPIRATORY vaccines?	1 Yes 3 No	1 Yes 3 No	1 Yes 3 No		1 Yes 3 No	g247/g271/g287/g303
d. Pneumonia (Pasteurella/Mannheimia)						g248/g272/g288/g304
e. BRSV						g249/g273/g289/g305
f. Other respiratory vaccines						g250/g274/g290/g306
MASTITIS vaccines?			1 Yes 3 No			g251
g. Staph. aureus						g252
h. Gram negative (E. coli, J5)						g253
i. Other mastitis vaccines						g254
Anti-Abortion vaccines?			1 Yes 3 No			g255
j. EAE (Chlamydiophila abortus)						g256
k. Leptospirosis						g257
l. Campylobacter fetus/ jejuni (vibrio)						g258
OTHER vaccines?	1 Yes 3 No	1 Yes 3 No	1 Yes 3 No		1 Yes 3 No	g259/g275/g291/g307
m. CL (Abscesses, caseous lymphadenitis)						g260/g276/g292/g308
n. Sore mouth (contagious ecthyma)						g261/g277/g293/g309
o. Rabies						g262/g278/g294/g310
p. Scour control						g263/g279/g295/g311
q. Other vaccines						g264/g280/g296/g312

[If question 6a (Clostridium C and D) and question 6c = missing for adult does, SKIP to question 8.]

7. How frequently were adult does vaccinated for Clostridium C and D? [Check one only.] g313

₁ 3 to 4 times a year

₂ Twice a year

₃ Annually

₄ Less often than annually

8. Who vaccinated goats for sore mouth during the previous

12 months and did they wear gloves when administering the

vaccine?

₁ NA (sore mouth vaccine not used) SKIP to question 9.

Gave vaccine If Yes, were gloves worn?

a. Veterinarian g314/g318 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₂ DK ₃ No

b. Farm worker(s) g315/g319 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₂ DK ₃ No

c. Owner/operator g316/g320 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₂ DK ₃ No

d. Other (specify: ______________) g317oth g317/g321 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₂ DK ₃ No

[If question 8 is answered, SKIP to question 10.]

9. How important were the following reasons for not using

sore mouth vaccine in your herd?

a. High cost g322 ₁ Very ₂ Somewhat ₃ Not

b. Not easily obtainable g323 ₁ Very ₂ Somewhat ₃ Not

c. Mode of administration not convenient g324 ₁ Very ₂ Somewhat ₃ Not

d. Vaccine is live g325 ₁ Very ₂ Somewhat ₃ Not

e. Other goat owner/producer recommended against it g326 ₁ Very ₂ Somewhat ₃ Not

f. Veterinarian recommended against it g327 ₁ Very ₂ Somewhat ₃ Not

g. No history of sore mouth g328 ₁ Very ₂ Somewhat ₃ Not

h. Did not know it was available g329 ₁ Very ₂ Somewhat ₃ Not

10. Do you currently have any of the following type(s) of herd health management or

certification program(s) specifically to control or prevent Johne’s disease in your herd?

a. A unique program developed specifically for this operation g330 ₁ Yes ₃ No

b. A State-sponsored certification program g331 ₁ Yes ₃ No

c. Other (specify: _____________________________) g332oth g332 ₁ Yes ₃ No

11. Which of the following measures do you practice to prevent

Johne’s disease in your herd?

a. Obtain newly acquired breeding does and bucks

from Johne’s-negative herds g333 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₄ NA (no breeding does/bucks acquired)

b. Use known, reputable source(s) of

goats (not sale barn) g334 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₄ NA (no goats added)

c. Prohibit contact with goats

from other operations g335 ₁ Yes ₃ No

d. Do not expose kids to feces of infected

or unknown status does g336 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₄ NA (no kids or no does)

e. Conduct definitive tests for Johne’s

at necropsy g337 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₄ Don’t know

f. Other measures (specify: ________) g338oth g338 ₁ Yes ₃ No

g. Test any goats, sheep, or cows for Johne’s g339 ₁ Yes ₃ No

If 11g =Yes, do you test:

		What type of test(s) are used:
a. The goat herd annually	1 Yes 3 No g340	Fecal 1 Yes 3 No345b Blood 1 Yes 3 No345f Other 1 Yes 3 No345o (specify: _______) g345oth
b. Any goats with clinical signs (chronic weight loss despite a good appetite)	1 Yes 3 No 4 NA (no goats with clinical signs) g341	Fecal 1 Yes 3 No g346f Blood 1 Yes 3 No g346b Other 1 Yes 3 No g346o (specify: _______) g346oth
c. All incoming goats	1 Yes 3 No 4 NA (no goats added) g342	Fecal 1 Yes 3 No g347f Blood 1 Yes 3 No g347b Other 1 Yes 3 No g347o (specify: _______) g347oth
d. All incoming sheep	1 Yes 3 No 4 NA (no sheep added) g343	Fecal 1 Yes 3 No g348f Blood 1 Yes 3 No g348b Other 1 Yes 3 No g348o (specify: _______) g348oth
e. All incoming cows	1 Yes 3 No 4 NA (no cows added) g344	Fecal 1 Yes 3 No g349f Blood 1 Yes 3 No g349b Other 1 Yes 3 No g349o (specify: _______) g349oth

12, In the previous 12 months, were any paid or unpaid personnel, including owners and family members, who had duties directly related to raising goats trained in the following procedures?

If Yes, enter the code indicating the primary person responsible for providing each type of training.

Training Personnel Codes
1 = Owner	4 = Veterinarian
2 = Manager/herdsman	5 = University/extension personnel
3 = Other employees	6 = Other (specify: __________________) g356OTH

Procedure		Training provided?	Training personnel code
a. Identifying sick or injured animals		1 Yes 3 No		G357/G366
b. Animal handling		1 Yes 3 No		G358/G367
c. Euthanasia		1 Yes 2 NA 3 No		G359/G368
d. Kid rearing practices		1 Yes 2 NA 3 No		G360/G369
e. Husbandry procedures (e.g., disbudding, castration, tattooing)		1 Yes 2 NA 3 No		G361/G370
f. Transportation of goats		1 Yes 3 No		G362/G371
g. Milking routines		1 Yes 2 NA 3 No		G363/G372
h. Feeding and nutrition		1 Yes 3 No		G364/G373
i. Goat behavior		1 Yes 3 No		G365/G374
j. Other (Specify………..)	1 Yes 3 No			G375OTH

Section C—Kidding Management

1. During the previous 12 months, were any kids born on this operation? g401 ₁ Yes ₃ No

Note: All remaining questions refer to the last completed kidding period.

[If question 1 = No, SKIP to section D.]

2. During the most recently completed kidding period:

a. How many kids were born alive: g402 ______ #

b. How many kids were born dead: g403 ______ #

c. Total kids born (2a+2b) g404 ______ #

3. During the most recently completed kidding period:

a. How frequently (in hours) were kidding areas checked for newborns? g405 _____ h

b. How often were navels dipped on newborn kids with a

chlorhexidine or iodine solution?............................................................ g413 ₁ Always ₂ Sometimes ₃ Never

c. Were kids physically separated from their dams prior to weaning off milk? g406 ₁ Yes ₃ No

[If question 3c = No, SKIP to question 5.]

4. During the most recently completed kidding period, How many hours or days

following birth were buck and doe kids separated

from their dams? [If <1 hour, enter closest quarter hour.]

a. Doe kids g407/g409/g411 ₁ Removed immediately OR _____ h OR _____ d

b. Buck kids g408/g410/g412 ₁ Removed immediately OR _____ h OR _____ d

Note: For the purposes of the next three questions, kidding areas are

specific areas to which does are moved to kid.

5. During the most recently completed kidding period, did this operation

use a separate area, specifically for kidding? g414 ₁ Yes ₃ No

[If question 5 = No, SKIP to question 8.]

6. On average, how many hours or days are does in the separate kidding area/pen?

[Answer to nearest quarter hour if <1 h.]

a. Prior to kidding [Enter 0 if moved during kidding.] g415/g417 _____ h OR _____ d

b. After kidding [Enter 0 if removed immediately after kidding.] g416/g418 _____ h OR _____ d

7. During the most recently completed kidding period, how frequently were the kidding areas cleaned

and disinfected? [Check one only for each column]

Note: Cleaning is defined as removing all bedding and fecal material and replacing

with clean bedding material.

Note: A chemical disinfectant includes: 1:10 bleach dilution, phenolic product (1 Stroke Environ® or

SynPhenol-3®) or an accelerated hydrogen peroxide product (Intervention®) or lime.

[Check one only for each column.]

Cleaning	Disinfection
1 Never cleaned	1 Never disinfected
2 Cleaned once at the end of the kidding season	2 Disinfected once at the end of the kidding season
3 Cleaned multiple times throughout the kidding season	3 Disinfected multiple times throughout the kidding season
4 Cleaned after each kidding	4 Disinfected after each kidding
5 Other (specify: ________________) g419oth g419	5 Other (specify: ________________) g420oth g420

8. What percentage of newborn does and bucks received colostrum by:

Doe kids Buck kids

a. Hand feeding only; kids were separated from the mothers immediately

after birth and hand fed (e.g., teat feeder/bottle/tube feeder) g430/g433 _____ _____ %

b. Both nursing the doe and hand feeding g431/g434 _____ _____ %

c. Nursing only g432/g435 _____ _____ %

100% 100%

[If questions 8c does and bucks = 100% (nursing only), SKIP to question 14.]

9. During the most recently completed kidding period, how many hours following birth did the

majority of newborn does and bucks get their first hand-feeding of colostrum?

[If <1 hour, enter closest quarter hour.]

a. Doe kids g436/g438 ₁ Fed immediately OR _____ h

b. Buck kids g437/g439 ₁ Fed immediately OR _____ h

10. How were the newborn doe and buck kids that were hand fed colostrum (question 8) normally fed?

Doe kids Buck kids

[Check one only.] [Check one only.]

a. Bottle g440/g443 ₁ ₁

b. Tube feeder (esophageal feeder) g441/g444 ₂ ₂

c. Bucket g442/g445 ₃ ₃

11. How many ounces of colostrum was normally

fed by hand to newborn doe and buck kids

Doe kids Buck kids

a. At the first feeding?

[If allowed to nurse prior to hand feeding, enter 0.] g446/g449 _____ _____ oz

b. Total for all subsequent feedings in the first 24 h? g447/g450 _____ _____ oz

c. Total in the first 24 h (should equal a + b)? g448/g451 _____ _____ oz

12. During the most recently completed kidding period, for the first colostrum feeding,

what percentage of doe and buck kids on this operation

consumed colostrum from the following sources (for kids that nursed at first feeding) enter % kids in option 12a)?

Doe kids Buck kids

a. Individual doe unpasteurized colostrum g452/g459 _____ _____ %

b. Individual doe pasteurized colostrum g453/g460 _____ _____ %

c. Pooled (mixed from multiple does) unpasteurized colostrum g454/g461 _____ _____ %

d. Pooled (mixed from multiple does) pasteurized colostrum g455/g462 _____ _____ %

e. Commercial colostrum replacer or supplements g456/g463 _____ _____ %

f. Cow colostrum g457/g464 _____ _____ %

g. Other (specify: ________________________) g458oth g458/g465 _____ _____ %

100% 100%

13. What was the primary method used to store colostrum?

[Check one only.] g466

₁ Do not store colostrum

₂ Stored without refrigeration

₃ Stored in a refrigerator

₄ Stored in a freezer

₅ Other (specify: __________________________) g466oth

14. For the most recent kid crop, what percentage of doe and buck kids

received the following liquid diet types:

Doe kids Buck kids

1. Nursing only g467a/g478a _____ _____ %

2. Nursed plus other liquid diet g467b/g478b _____ _____ %

3. Other liquid diet only g467c/g478c _____ _____ %

4. Total g467d/g478d 100% 100%

[IF 14a = 100% for both does and bucks, SKIP to section D.]

15. What percent of doe and buck kids received the following liquid diet types: Doe kids Buck kids

1. Unpasteurized goat milk g468/g479 _____ _____ %

2. Pasteurized goat milk g469/g480 _____ _____ %

3. Unpasteurized waste goat milk g470/g481 _____ _____ %

4. Pasteurized waste goat milk g471/g482 _____ _____ %

5. Cow milk g472/g483 _____ _____ %

6. Nonmedicated goat milk replacer g473/g484 _____ _____ %

7. Medicated goat milk replacer g474/g485 _____ _____ %

8. Nonmedicated cow milk replacer g475/g486 _____ _____ %

9. Medicated cow milk replacer g476/g487 _____ _____ %

10. Other (specify: ____________________) g477oth g477/g488 _____ _____ %

[Total can be >100% if kids are fed multiple liquid diet types.]

[If questions 15i both bucks and doe kids = 0 (no medicated cow milk replacer fed), SKIP to question 17.]

16. Of those kids that received medicated cow milk replacer, which of the

following medications were in the milk replacer?

a. CTC (chlortetracycline) g489 ₁ Yes ₂ DK ₃ No

b. OTC (oxytetracycline) g490 ₁ Yes ₂ DK ₃ No

c. NT, Neo-Terramycin®, Neo-Oxy (neomycin and oxytetracycline) g491 ₁ Yes ₂ DK ₃ No

d. Deccox® (decoquinate)…………………………………………………………………… g492 ₁ Yes ₂ DK ₃ No e. Bovatec® (lasalocid) g493 ₁ Yes ₂ DK ₃ No

f. Other (specify: _________________________________) g494oth g494 ₁ Yes ₂ DK ₃ No

17. Excluding kids that nursed only, what percentage of doe and buck kids

were fed milk or milk replacer using the following equipment:

Doe kids Buck kids

a. Bottle g495/g500 _____ _____ %

b. Bucket g496/g501 _____ _____ %

c. Trough or mob feeder (e.g., milk bar) g497/g502 _____ _____ %

d. In-line milk feeding system (free choice) g498/g503 _____ _____ %

e. Other (specify: _______________________) g499oth g499/g504 _____ _____ %

[Total can be >100% if kids are fed with multiple methods.]

18. For the most recent kid crop, how frequently was milk feeding equipment

cleaned and disinfected? [Check one only for each column.]

A chemical disinfectant includes: 1:10 bleach dilution, phenolic product (1 Stroke Environ®

or SynPhenol-3®) or an accelerated hydrogen peroxide product (Intervention®)

Cleaning (rinsed with water ± soap)	Disinfection
1 Never cleaned	1 Never disinfected
2 After the kids were weaned and moved	2 After the kids were weaned and moved
3 Less than once a day	3 Less than once a day
4 Once a day	4 Once a day
5 After each feeding	5 After each feeding
6 Other (specify:________________) g505oth g505	6 Other (specify:________________) g506oth g506

Section D—Parasite Control

1. Which of the following categories best describes your use of the FAMACHA©

card/eye color score? [Check one only.] g601

₁ Had not heard of the FAMACHA© card before this study

₂ Have seen or heard about the FAMACHA© card, but do not use

₃ Have used the FAMACHA© card some

₄ Regularly use the FAMACHA© card as management tool

[If question 1 = 1 or 2, SKIP to question 3.]

2. Do you use the FAMACHA© card to:

a. Identify or cull worm-susceptible goats or kids? g602 ₁ Yes ₃ No

b. Selectively deworm goats or kids (e.g., only goats

with certain scores are dewormed)? g603 ₁ Yes ₃ No

c. Other? (specify: ______________________________) g604oth g604 ₁ Yes ₃ No

3. During the previous 12 months, how many goats were tested for

internal parasites by any fecal test method listed in question 4 below? g605 _____ #

[If question 3 = 0, SKIP to question 6.]

4. During the previous 12 months, how many of the following tests were performed

on goats in your herd? (Count each test separately. For example, if you have 20 goats and each one was tested twice by fecal flotation, put “40” in 4.a. below)

a. Fecal flotation or fecal egg count (not as part of a fecal egg count reduction test) g606 _____ #

b. Fecal egg count reduction test (fecal egg count both before and after deworming)

[Count pre- and post-deworming as one.] g607 _____ #

c. DrenchRite® (lab test for resistance to dewormers) g608 _____ #

d. Other (specify: _______________________________) g609oth g609 _____ #

[If 4a and 4b = 0 skip to question 6.]

5. During the previous 12 months who completed the majority of the fecal flotations

or fecal egg counts? [Check one only.] g610

₁ Self or employee on the operation

₂ Private veterinarian

₃ State/university laboratory

₄ Private laboratory

₄ Other (specify: ___________________________) g610oth

6. During the previous 3 years, did you deworm any goats

with medications or natural/alternative dewormers? g611 ₁ Yes ₃ No

[If question 6 = No, SKIP to question 11.]

7. During the previous 12 months, how many kids

and adult goats on this operation were:

Kids Adults

a. Never dewormed g612/g615 _____ _____ #

b. Dewormed once g613/g616 _____ _____ #

c. Dewormed twice g614/g617 _____ _____ #

d. Dewormed three or more times g618/g619 _____ _____ #

[If question 7b-7d for both kids and adults=0 (never dewormed), SKIP to question 11.]

8. Did you use any of the following products to treat for worms (do not include

treatment for Coccidia) during the previous 12 months?

[For help categorizing specific products into anthelmintic class use the Anthelmintic Reference Card.]

a. High tannin concentrate plants (e.g., lespedeza, birdsfoot trefoil) g620 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₄ DK

b. Natural or alternative substances

i. Diatomaceous earth g621 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₄ DK

ii. Botanicals/herbs/cayenne pepper g622 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₄ DK

iii. Copper oxide particles g623 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₄ DK

iv. Other (specify: __________________________________) g624oth g624 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₄ DK

c. Avermectins (e.g., Ivomec® Cydectin® Dectomax®) g625 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₄ DK

If Yes, check route(s) of administration g626 ₁ Drench/paste ₂ Injection ₃ Pour-on

d. Benzimidazoles (e.g., Panacur®/Safeguard®/Valbazen®) g627 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₄ DK

If Yes, check route(s) of administration……………g628 ₁ Drench/paste ₂ In feed ₃ Other (specify______)

e. Imidazothiazoles (e.g., Levasole®--levamisole) g629 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₄ DK

If Yes, check route(s) of administration g630 ₁ Oral ₂ Injection

f. Benzenesulphonamides (e.g, Curatrem®, Ivomec Plus®) g631 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₄ DK

g. Tetrahydropyrimidines (e.g., Rumatel®) g632 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₄DK

i. Other (specify: __________________________) g633oth g633 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₄ DK

9. What was the total amount spent on deworming products administered to goats on your operation during the previous 12 months (include those administered by a veterinarian)? g634 $ _____

Deworming reason list for question 10
1	All goats treated on a regular schedule as a preventative measure (e.g., seasonally, annually)
2	Worms were seen
3	When the goat’s hair coat or body condition are poor
4	Fecal consistency (diarrhea)
5	Based on fecal tests (e.g., fecal floats, FECRT)
6	Based on FAMACHA card system/eye anemia score
7	Bottlejaw
8	Other (specify: _______________________________________) g635oth

10. Of the reasons in the deworming reason list, choose the top three reasons,

in order of importance, that you use to decide which goats to deworm.

Code

a. Most important reason g636 _____

b. Second most important reason g637 _____

c. Third most important reason g638 _____

11. During the previous 12 months, did you do any of the following

as part of your internal parasite control program?

a. Rotate pastures g639 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₄ NA (goats not on pasture)

b. Select for parasite-resistant goats or cull worm-susceptible goats g640 ₁ Yes ₃ No

c. Use a higher dose of dewormer in goats than the labeled

dose recommended for sheep g641 ₁ Yes ₃ No

d. Give a combination of two or more dewormer drugs at once g642 ₁ Yes ₃ No

e. Rotate dewormers g643 ₁ Yes ₃ No

f. Graze multiple species on the same pasture g644 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₄ NA (goats not on pasture)

g. Leave animals in a dry lot after deworming for 24 to 48 h g645 ₁ Yes ₃ No

h. Change kidding season to reduce the risk of high parasite exposure g646 ₁ Yes ₃ No

i. Provide additional protein supplement to increase resistance g647 ₁ Yes ₃ No

j. Feed a biological control product such as BioWorma® (Duddingtonia flargrans) g648 ₁ Yes ₃ No

k. Other (specify: _________________________) g649oth g649 ₁ Yes ₃ No

12. During the previous 12 months, have you observed any of the following

external parasites on your goats:

a. Lice? g650 ₁ Yes ₃ No

b. Mites? g651 ₁ Yes ₃ No

c. Ticks? g652 ₁ Yes ₃ No

Section E—Goat and Herd Health

1. How many of your operation’s does were in milk during the previous 12 months?

[Include all does whether nursing kids or being milked. Count each doe only once,

even if she kidded twice in the 12-month period.] g701 _____ head

[If question 1 = zero, SKIP to question 4.]

2. How many of the does in milk (question 1), had clinical mastitis (abnormal milk or swollen udder) in the previous 12 months? g702 D/K_____ head

[If question 2 = 0 or Don’t know, SKIP to question 4.]

3. How was mastitis most often diagnosed on this operation during the

previous 12 months? [Check one only.] g703

₁ Visual observation of udder and/or milk

₂ California mastitis test (CMT) or somatic cell count (SCC)

₃ Culture of milk

₄ Other (specify: ____________________________) g703oth

4. Did any bred does abort during the previous 12 months? g704 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₄NA (no bred does)

[If question 4 = No or NA, SKIP to question 7.]

5. Were any of the following steps taken for aborting does?

a. Removed placentas or fetuses as soon as possible g705 ₁ Yes ₃ No

b. Cleaned the area by removing bedding and/or dirt g706 ₁ Yes ₃ No

c. Disinfected the area g707 ₁ Yes ₃ No

d. Physically separated does that aborted from other does g708 ₁ Yes ₃ No

If Yes, were they: [Check one only.] g709

₁ Permanently removed from the herd [SKIP to question 6.]

₂ Not returned to the herd for the rest of the kidding season [SKIP to question 6.]

₃ Separated and then returned to the herd after how many days g710 _____ d

6. Were the abortions suspected to be caused by any of the following?

If Yes, were causes diagnosed by a veterinarian or laboratory?

Abortions If Yes,

suspected to be caused by diagnosed by a

the following? vet or lab?

a. Campylobacteriosis (vibrio abortion) g711/g719 ₁ Yes ₂ DK ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

b. Chlamydiosis (enzootic abortion) g712/g720 ₁ Yes ₂ DK ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

c. Toxoplasmosis g713/g721 ₁ Yes ₂ DK ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

d. Q fever g714/g722 ₁ Yes ₂ DK ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

e. Salmonellosis g715/g723 ₁ Yes ₂ DK ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

f. Listeriosis g716/g724 ₁ Yes ₂ DK ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

g. Cache Valley virus g717/g725 ₁ Yes ₂ DK ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

h. Other (specify: ________________) g718oth g718/g726 ₁ Yes ₂ DK ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

7. Indicate if, during the previous 3 years, any of the following

were present (suspected or confirmed) in your herd.

[Check No if you have no reason to suspect that the

disease has been in your herd.]

If Yes,
Suspected to be diagnosed

in the herd during by a

the previous veterinarian

3 years or a lab?

a. Caprine arthritis encephalitis (CAE)? g727/g732 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

b. Caseous lymphadenitis (boils, CL, abscesses)? g728/g733 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

c. Johne’s (paratuberculosis)? g729/g734 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

d. Q fever (coxiellosis)? g730/g735 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

e. Sore mouth (orf, contagious ecthyma)? g731/g736 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

[If question 7e = No, SKIP to question 10.]

8. How many goats and kids in your herd had sore mouth

(suspected or confirmed) during the previous 12 months? g737/g738 _____ head ₁ DK

[If question 8 = zero or Don’t know, SKIP to question 10.]

9. How many of those died? [Should be ≤question 8.] g739 _____ head

10. Have you or any of your family members or employees ever been infected with: IF YES,

Diagnosed by

Infected with: a doctor?

a. Q fever? g740/g742 ₁ Yes ₂ DK ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

b. Sore mouth (orf)? g741/g743 ₁ Yes ₂ DK ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

11. During the previous 12 months, were any goats given any injections? g744 ₁ Yes ₃ No

[If question 11 = No, SKIP to question 14.]

12. For each goat injected, was a new needle used? g745 ₁ Yes ₃ No

[If question 12 = Yes, SKIP to question 14.]

13. Were the needles chemically disinfected between goats?.................... g746 ₁ Yes ₃ No

Note: In this question disinfection refers to the use of a chemical solution

(e.g., Betadine, Nolvasan, bleach) used to kill disease-causing organisms.

14. During the previous 12 months, did this operation share any

equipment with other livestock owners (e.g., tractors, feeding equipment,

manure spreaders, trailers, clippers, hoof trimmers, dehorners)? g747 ₁ Yes ₃ No

[If question 14 = No, SKIP to section F.]

15. Was shared equipment cleaned prior to use? g748 ₁ Yes ₃ No

If Yes, which of the following best describes this operation’s cleaning

procedures? [Check one only.] g749

₁ Wash equipment with water (with or without soap) or steam only

₂ Chemically disinfect only

₃ Wash and chemically disinfect equipment

₄ Other (specify: _________________________________) g749oth

Section F—Antimicrobial Use in Feed and Water

Note: The following questions ask about all kids and adult goats. Feed includes milk, milk replacer and starter.

1. During the period from September 1, 2018, through August 31, 2019, did this operation

use a coccidiostat in the feed (including milk, milk replacer or starter) or water? g801 ₁ Yes ₃ No

[If question 1 = No, SKIP to question 3.]

2. Which of the following coccidiostats were used in feed

(including milk, milk replacer, or starter) or drinking water?

Feed Water

a. Ionophores (Rumensin®, Bovatec®) g802 ₁ Yes ₃ No --------------

b. Decoquinate (Deccox®) g803/g810 ₁ Yes ₃ No --------------

c. Amprolium (Corid®) g804/g811 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

d. Sulfa drugs (Albon®, Sulmet®, etc.) g805/g812 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

If 2d=Yes, g806/g813 # adults treated _____ # adults treated ____

g807/g814 # kids treated _____ # kids treated _____

g808/g815 Avg # d treated _____ Avg # d treated ____

e. Other (specify: ___________________) g809oth g809/g816 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

3. During the period from September 1, 2018, through August 31, 2019, did this

operation use any ionophores as growth promotants in feed? g817 ₁ Yes ₃ No

4. From September 1, 2018, through August 31, 2019, were kids or adults given any antibiotics

in drinking water to prevent, control or treat a disease or disorder? g818 ₁ Yes ₃ No

[If question 4 = No, SKIP to question 6.]

5. From September 1, 2018, through August 31, 2019, what goat types were given antibiotics in drinking water to prevent, control or treat a disease or disorder?

For each goat type mark the reason(s) for administration, and write in the code for the primary antibiotic used (Antibiotic Reference Card), number of goats given antibiotics, and the average number of days used for each disease/disorder.

Goat type given antibiotics in water	Reason (Disease/disorder ) for giving antibiotics	Code for primary antibiotic used in water	No. of animals	Avg. No. of days
Kids   1 Yes 3 No g819 If No, SKIP to next goat type.	Respiratory disease 1 Yes 3 Nog821r Digestive disease1 Yes 3 No g821d Other 1 Yes 3 No g821o (specify: ________) g821oth	_____g823r _____g823d _____g823o	____g825r ____g825d ____ g825o	_____ g827r _____ g827d _____ g827o
Adults  1 Yes 3 Nog820 If No, SKIP to question 6.	Respiratory disease 1 Yes 3 No g822r Digestive disease 1 Yes 3 No g822d Other 1 Yes 3 No g822o (specify: ________) g822oth	_____g822r _____g822d _____g822o	____g824r ____g824d ____ g824o	_____ g828r _____ g828d _____ g828o

6. From September 1, 2018, through August 31, 2019, were any kids or adults given any

antibiotics, other than ionophores, in feed (including milk, milk replacer or starter)

to prevent, control, or treat a disease/disorder? g829 ₁ Yes ₃ No

[If question 6 = No, SKIP to section G.]

7. From September 1, 2018, through August 31, 2019, what goat types were given antibiotics in feed (including milk, milk replacer or starter)?

For each goat type mark the reason(s) for administration, and write in the code for the primary antibiotic used (Antibiotic Reference Card), number of goats given antibiotics, and the average number of days used for each disease/disorder.

Goat type given antibiotics in feed	Reason (Disease/Disorder) for giving antibiotics	Code for primary antibiotic used in feed	No. of animals	Avg. No. of days
Preweaned kids   1 Yes 3 No g830 If No, SKIP to next goat type.	Respiratory disease 1 Yes 3 No g833r Digestive disease 1 Yes 3 No g833d Other 1 Yes 3 No g833o (specify: _______) g833oth	_____ g836r _____ g836d _____ g836o	_____ g839r _____ g839d _____ g839o	_____ g842r _____ g842d _____ g842o
Weaned kids   1 Yes 3 No g831 If No, SKIP to next goat type.	Respiratory disease 1 Yes 3 No g834r Digestive disease 1 Yes 3 No g834d Other 1 Yes 3 No g834o (specify: _______) g834oth	_____ g837r _____ g837d _____ g837o	_____ g840r _____ g840d _____ g840o	_____ g843r _____ g843d _____ g843o
Adults   1 Yes 3 No g832 If No, SKIP to section G.	Respiratory disease 1 Yes 3 No g835r Digestive disease 1 Yes 3 No g835d Other 1 Yes 3 No g835o (specify: _______) g834oth	_____ g838r _____ g838d _____ g838o	_____ g841r _____ g841d _____ g841o	_____ g844r _____ g844d _____ g844o

Section G—Health Conditions and Losses

1. From September 1, 2018, through August 31, 2019, how many kids and adult

goats were lost, stolen, died, or euthanized from all causes?

[Exclude kids born dead and slaughtered goats.]

If total head >0, how many of the total head were:

Predator Nonpredator

Total head Lost/stolen (died/euthanized) (died/euthanized)

a. Preweaned kids g901/g906/g911/g916 _____ _____ _____ _____ head

b. Weaned kids g902/g907/g912/g917 _____ _____ _____ _____ head

c. Adult does g903/g908/g913/g918 _____ _____ _____ _____ head

d. Adult bucks/wethers g904/g909/g914/g919 _____ _____ _____ _____ head

e. Total losses g905/g910/g915/g920 _____ _____ _____ _____ head

2. How many of those adult goats and kids that died from nonpredator reasons

(question 1e Nonpredator total) were necropsied to determine the cause of death? g921 _____ head

For the remainder of this section, it is possible for a single goat to have had more than one condition, such as diarrhea and an abortion. Even if a goat died having experienced two or more conditions during the previous 12 months, the death or removal (culled) should be listed as due to a single primary cause.

Use the Antibiotics Reference Card to help answer questions 4, 6, and 8.

3. During the period from September 1, 2018, through August 31, 2019, were there

any preweaned kids on this operation? g936 ₁ Yes ₃ No

[If question 3 = No, SKIP to question 5.]

4. How many different preweaned kids became affected with the following conditions?

Of those affected preweaned kids, how many received an antibiotic, what was the primary

antibiotic used, how many died and how many were removed (culled)?

Note: Do not include antibiotics administered in the feed (including milk, milk replacer or starter) or drinking water. Include intramammary antibiotics, antibiotics used topically, and antibiotics used by injection, bolus, or drench.

Only answer for treatment uses, do not include prevention.

1	2	3	4	5	6
Condition	No. of different preweaned kids affected in previous 12 months? _______ g922 [Enter 0 if none.]	Of the (col 2) preweaned kids, how many received an antibiotic to treat the condition at least once during the previous 12 months? _______ g923 [Enter 0 if none.]	Code for primary antibiotic used	Of the (col 2) preweaned kids, how many died or were euthanized primarily due to this condition? [must be less than or equal to 1a nonpredator]	Of the (col 2) preweaned kids, how many were removed primarily due to this condition?
a. Digestive issues (e.g., scours, overeating/enterotoxemia, coccidia)	g937	g946	g954	g962	g972
b. Navel infection	g938	g947	g955	g963	g973
c. Kidding problems or other perinatal conditions (e.g., floppy kid syndrome, weak kids)	g939	g948	g956	g964	g974
d. Eye conditions (e.g., pinkeye, conjunctivitis)	g940	g949	g957	g965	g975
e. Respiratory problems (e.g., pneumonia, shipping fever, runny nose)	g941	g950	g958	g966	g976
f. Lameness (e.g., joint swelling, wound, trauma)	g942	g951	g959	g967	g977
g. Weather-related, starvation causes (e.g., chilling, drowning, lightning)	g943			g968	g978
h. Other known conditions, (specify: ____________) g944oth	g944	g952	g960	g969	g979
i. Unknown conditions (e.g., found dead)	g945	g953	g961	g970	g980
j. Total				g971	g981

Total = 1a (nonpredator)

5. During the period from September 1, 2018, through August 31, 2019,

were there any weaned kids on this operation? g982 ₁ Yes ₃ No

[If question 5 = No, SKIP to question 7.]

6. How many different weaned kids became affected with the following conditions?

Of those affected weaned kids, how many received an antibiotic, what was the primary

antibiotic used, how many died and how many were removed (culled)?

Note: Do not include antibiotics administered in the feed or drinking water. Include intramammary antibiotics, antibiotics used topically, and antibiotics used by injection, bolus, or drench.

Only answer for treatment uses, do not include prevention.

1	2	3	4	5	6
Condition	No. of different weaned kids affected in previous 12 months? _______ g924 [Enter 0 if none.]	Of the (col 2) weaned kids, how many received an antibiotic to treat the condition at least once during the previous 12 months? _______ g925 [Enter 0 if none.]	Code for PRIMARY antibiotic used	Of the (col 2) weaned kids, how many died or were euthanized primarily due to this condition? [must be less than or equal to 1b nonpredator]	Of the (col 2) weaned kids, how many were removed primarily due to this condition?
a. Digestive: intestinal worms	g983			g1009	g1020
b. Other digestive problems (e.g., scours, overeating /enterotoxemia)	g984	g993	g1001	g1010	g1021
c. Pinkeye	g985	g994	g1002	g1011	g1022
d. Respiratory problems (e.g., pneumonia, shipping fever, runny nose)	g986	g995	g1003	g1012	g1023
e. Lameness: Footrot	g987	g996	g1004	g1013	g1024
f. Other Lameness (e.g., joint swelling, wound)	g988	g997	g1005	g1014	g1025
g. Central nervous system signs (e.g., uncoordinated, staggering, swaying, falling down, circling, blindness)	g989	g998	g1006	g1015	g1026
h. Weather-related and poising/toxicity causes (e.g., chilling, drowning, lightning, noxious feeds/weeds)	g990			g1016	g1027
i. Other known conditions (specify: _____________) g101oth	g991	g999	g1007	g1017	g1028
j. Unknown conditions (e.g., found dead)	g992	g1000	g1008	g1018	g1029
k. Total				g1019	g1030
				Total = lb (nonpredator)

7. During the period from September 1, 2018, through August 31, 2019, were there

any adult does on the operation? g1031 ₁ Yes ₃ No

[If question 7 = No, SKIP to question 9.]

8. How many different adult does became affected with the following conditions?

Of those affected adult does, how many received an antibiotic, what was the primary

antibiotic used, how many died and how many were removed (culled)?

Note: Do not include antibiotics administered in the feed or drinking water. Include intramammary antibiotics, antibiotics used topically, and antibiotics used by injection, bolus, or drench.

Only answer for treatment uses, do not include prevention.

1	2	3	4	5	6
Condition	No. of different adult does affected in previous 12 months? _______ g926 [Enter 0 if none.]	Of the (col 2) adult does, how many received an antibiotic to treat the condition at least once during the previous 12 months? _______ g927 [Enter 0 if none.]	Code for PRIMARY antibiotic used	Of the (col 2) adult does, how many died or were euthanized primarily due to this condition? [must be less than or equal to 1c nonpredator]	Of the (col 2) adult does, how many were removed primarily due to this condition?
a. Digestive: intestinal worms	g1032			g1076	g1092
b. Other digestive problems (e.g., scours, overeating/enterotoxemia	g1033	g1048	g1062	g1077	g1093
c. Pinkeye	g1034	g1049	g1063	g1078	g1094
d. Central nervous system signs (e.g., uncoordinated, staggering, swaying, falling down, circling, blindness)	g1035	g1050	g1064	g1079	g1095
e. Respiratory problems (e.g., pneumonia, shipping fever, runny nose)	g1036	g1051	g1065	g1080	g1096
f. Reproductive problems: abortions	g1037	g1052	g1066	g1081	g1097
g. Other reproductive problems (e.g., retained placenta/uterine infection, dystocia)	g1038	g1053	g1067	g1082	g1098
h. Mastitis	g1039	g1054	g1068	g1083	g1099
i. Metabolic problems (e.g., milk fever, twin kid disease, pregnancy toxemia)	g1040	g1055	g1069	g1084	g1100
j. Lameness: Footrot	g1041	g1056	g1070	g1085	g1101
k. Other Lameness (e.g., joint swelling, wound)	g1042	g1057	g1071	g1086	g1102
l. Weather-related causes or poisoning/toxicity (e.g., chilling, drowning, lightning, noxious feeds/weeds)	g1043			g1087	g1103
m. Chronic weight loss	g1044	g1058	g1072	g1088	g1104
n. Other known conditions (specify: _____________) g1045oth	g1045	g1059	g1073	g1089	g1105
o. Unknown conditions (e.g., found dead)	g1046	g1060	g1074	g1090	g1106
p. Total	g1047	g1061	g1075	g1091	g1107
				Total = lc (nonpredator)

9. During the period from September 1, 2018, through August 31, 2019, were

there any adult bucks/wethers on the operation? g1108 ₁ Yes ₃ No

[If question 9 = No, SKIP to Section H.]

10. How many different adult bucks/wethers became affected with the following conditions?

Of those affected adult bucks/wethers, how many received an antibiotic, what was the primary

antibiotic used, how many died and how many were removed (culled)?

Note: Do not include antibiotics administered in the feed or drinking water. Include intramammary antibiotics, antibiotics used topically, and antibiotics used by injection, bolus, or drench.

Only answer for treatment uses, do not include prevention.

1	2	3	4	5	6
Condition	No. of different adult bucks/wethers affected in previous 12 months? _______ g926 [Enter 0 if none.]	Of the (col 2) adult bucks/wethers, how many received an antibiotic to treat the condition at least once during the previous 12 months? _______ g927 [Enter 0 if none.]	Code for PRIMARY antibiotic used	Of the (col 2) adult bucks/wethers, how many died or were euthanized primarily due to this condition? [must be less than or equal to 1d nonpredator]	Of the (col 2) adult bucks/wethers, how many were removed primarily due to this condition?
a. Digestive: intestinal worms	g1109			g1141	g1154
b. Other digestive problems (e.g., scours, overeating/enterotoxemia	g1110	g1121	g1131	g1142	g1155
c. Pinkeye	g1111	g1122	g1132	g1143	g1156
d. Central nervous system signs (e.g., uncoordinated, staggering, swaying, falling down, circling, blindness)	g1112	g1123	g1133	g1144	g1157
e. Respiratory problems (e.g., pneumonia, shipping fever, runny nose)	g1113	g1124	g1134	g1145	g1158
f. Reproductive problems: other (e.g., penile or testicular disorders, urinary calculi)	g1114	g1125	g1135	g1146	g1159
g. Lameness: Footrot	g1115	g1126	g1136	g1147	g1160
h. Lameness (e.g., joint swelling, wound)	g1116	g1127	g1137	g1148	g1161
i. Weather-related causes and poisoning/toxicity (e.g., chilling, drowning, lightning, noxious feeds/weeds)	g1117			g1149	g1162
j. Chronic weight loss	g1118	g1128	g1138	g1150	g1163
k. Other known conditions (specify_____________) g1119oth	g1119	g1129	g1139	g1151	g1164
l. Unknown conditions (e.g. found dead)	g1120	g1130	g1140	g1152	g1165
m. Total				g1153	g1166
				Total = 1d (nonpredator)

NAHMS Goat 2019

Dairy Operation

Questionnaire

National Animal Health Monitoring System

2150 Centre Ave, Bldg B

Fort Collins, CO 80526

Form Approved

OMB Number 0579-0004

Approval expires: xxxx

Animal and Plant

Health Inspection

Service

Veterinary

Services

NAHMS-453

Date

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0579-0326. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 1.0 hour per response, including the time to review instructions, search existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the information collected.

Section H— Dairy Inventory

1. Did you milk any does during the previous 12 months? d101 ₁ Yes ₃ No

[If question 1 = No, go to Section O]

2. How many total dairy goats (does), whether dry or in milk, were

present on September 1, 2019? d102 _____ head

[If question 2 is less than 5 head, go to Section O]

3. How many total dairy goats (does) were milked on this operation

on September 1, 2019? d103 _____ head

4. The number of dry dairy adult does on September 1, 2019, was:

[question 2 - question 3] d104 _____ head

5. How many first-lactation does born on this operation were

added to the milking herd from September 1, 2018, through August 31, 2019?

[Include kid does that were born on the operation and raised off site.] d105 _____ head

6. How many purchased/leased does were added to the

milking herd from September 1, 2018, through August 31, 2019? d106 _____ head

7. How many adult dairy does were permanently removed (culled) from the

herd from September 1, 2018, through August 31, 2019?

[Exclude does that died.] d107 _____ head

8. How many adult dairy does died from September 1, 2018,

through August 31, 2019? d108 _____ head

9. What was the peak number of does milked on this operation

at any time from September 1, 2018, through August 31, 2019? d109 _____ head

10. Is the milk produced on your operation weighed: d111

[Select one only.] ₁ Daily ₂ Monthly ₃ Less frequently than monthly ₄ Never

[If Question 10=Never or milk is not weighed throughout the entire lactation then skip to section I.]

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11. What is the average milk production (in pounds) per doe? d110a/ d110b ____lb/year OR ___lb/day

[Answer in annual milk production per doe or pounds per doe per day.]

[Note: One gallon = 8.6 lb.]

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Section I—General Management

1. Of the total number of dairy goats on this operation on September 1, 2019,

what percentage were registered with a breed association? d201 _____ %

2. During the previous 12 months, did this operation

produce any certified organic dairy milk? d202 ₁ Yes ₃ No

3. During the previous 12 months, did your operation milk any dairy cows? d204 ₁ Yes ₃ No

4. What is the average number of days post kidding

that does are put into the milking string? d205 _____ d

5. What is the average length of lactation (days milked) for the

majority of your does? d206 _____ d

6. What is the maximum length of lactation (days milked) for

any doe milked in the last 12 months? d207 _____ d

(Note: Some does could have been milked for more than 365 days.)

7. What is the average number of days does are dry? d208 _____ d

Section J—Kidding Management

1. During the previous 12 months, what was the average kidding interval

(in months) for dairy does? [Kidding interval is the time from one

kidding to the next kidding for an individual doe.]. d301 _____ mo

2. During the previous 12 months, what was the average age (in months)

of dairy does at the time of first kidding? d302 _____ mo

3. During the previous 12 months, did this operation use any of the

following methods to estimate colostrum quality?

a. Visual appearance d303 ₁ Yes ₃ No

b. Volume of first milking colostrum (in pounds) d304 ₁ Yes ₃ No

c. Colostrometer d305 ₁ Yes ₃ No

d. Brix refractometer (handheld measuring device) d306 ₁ Yes ₃ No

e. Other (specify: ________________________________) d306oth d306 ₁ Yes ₃ No

4. What is the typical feeding protocol during the first 4 weeks of life?

Milk Consumption Record
Kid week of life	Amount of milk offered at each feeding (ounces )	Frequency (times per day)
1st	1 Left with dam OR _____ oz		d309/d313/d317/d321
2nd	1 Left with dam OR _____ oz		d310/d314/d318/d322
3rd	1 Left with dam OR _____ oz		d311/d315/d319/d323
4th	1 Left with dam OR _____ oz		d312/d316/d320/d324

Section K—Milk Marketing

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1. During the previous 12 months, what percentage of the milk

produced on this operation was:

a. Fed to kids? d401 ______ %

b. Fed to other livestock on this operation? d402 ______ %

c. Consumed as unpasteurized/raw milk by employees or family? d403 ______ %

d. Consumed as pasteurized milk by employees or family? d404 ______ %

e. Made into cheese on the farm? d405 ______ %

f. Made into other milk products (e.g., candy, yogurt, ice cream, soap)

on the farm? d406 ______ %

g. Sold, traded, or given away as liquid milk? d407 ______ %

100%

[If question 1g = 0, SKIP to question 3.]

2. What percentage of liquid milk was sold, traded, or given away for:

a. Human consumption? d408 ______ %

b. Pet consumption? d409 ______ %

c. Livestock consumption? d410 ______ %

d. Making into cheese? d411 ______ %

e. Making into other milk products (e.g., candy, yogurt, ice cream, soap)? d412 ______ %

100%

Cheese or other

Milk milk products

3. During the previous 12 months, were any goat milk or

milk products sold, traded, or given away? d413/d414 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

[If Milk column = No and Cheese or other milk products = No, SKIP to Question 5.]

If Yes, were the products sold, traded or given away:

a. Directly to the public (including Internet sales,

farmers’ markets, etc.)? d415/d420 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

b. To retail establishments, restaurants, or

other commercial sales? d416/d421 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

c. To a cooperative or as part of a cooperative? d417/d422 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

d. To a wholesaler, dealer, or processor

(e.g., cheese plant)? d418/d423 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

e. Other? (specify: ____________) d419oth d419/d424 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₁ Yes ₃ No

4. During the previous 12 months, did the buyer(s) of the goat milk

or goat milk products ever pay a premium for:

a. High protein content? d425 ₁ Yes ₃ No

b. Low bacteria counts? d426 ₁ Yes ₃ No

c. Low somatic cell count? d427 ₁ Yes ₃ No

d. Out-of-season milk? d428 ₁ Yes ₃ No

e. Other? (specify: _____________________________) d429oth d429 ₁ Yes ₃ No

5. During the previous 12 months, did this operation routinely

perform on-farm pasteurization of goat milk intended for human

consumption? [Pasteurization means to follow the Pasteurized

Milk Ordinance (PMO) time and temperature guidelines to ensure

destruction of certain microorganisms.] d430 ₁ Yes ₃ No

6. During the previous 12 months, did you market any raw (unpasteurized)

goat milk or raw goat milk products intended for human consumption?

[Include direct purchase and goat shares.] d431 ₁ Yes ₃ No

7. During the previous 12 months, did this operation participate in a:

a. Dairy Herd Improvement Association (DHIA) program? d432 ₁ Yes ₃ No

b. Other Quality assurance program (a program to improve milk

product quality through assessments and monitoring)? d433 ₁ Yes ₃ No

Section L—Milking Procedures

1. What is the primary method by which does are milked on this operation?

[Check one only.] d501

₁ Hand

₂ Machine—bucket milker

₃ Machine—pipeline

[If question 1 = 1 or 2, SKIP to question 3.]

2. Which of the following best describes the primary milking parlor on this operation?

[Check one only.] d502

₁ Side by side (parallel)

₂ Herringbone (fishbone)

₃ Rotary (carousel)

₄ Other (specify: ____________________) d502oth

3. How many times per day were does usually milked during the previous 12 months?

[Check one only.] d503

₁ Less often than once a day

₂ Once a day

₃ Twice a day

₄ More often than twice a day

4. Who milked the majority of does on this operation during the previous 12 months?

[Check one only.] d504

₁ Owner(s)/operator(s)

₂ Family member(s) of owner

₃ Hired worker(s) (nonfamily member)

₄ Other (specify: ______________________________) d504oth

5. During the previous 12 months, how often did milkers

wear disposable gloves when milking? d505 ₁ Always₂ Sometimes ₃ Never

6. How frequently are milkers trained on milking procedures?

[Check one only.] 506

₁ As new milkers only

₂ Less often than once a year

₃ Once a year

₄ More often than once a year

₅ No training for milkers

7. Does this operation clip/singe the hair on udders of milking does?d507 ₁ Yes ₃ No

Codes for question 8
1 = At each milking	4 = Other (specify: ) d508oth
2 = At least once a day	5 = Not performed
3 = At least once a week

8. During the previous 12 months, which frequency best describes

this operation’s use of forestripping for:

Code

1. Fresh does d508 _____

2. Does with mastitis d509 _____

3. All other does d510 _____

[If questions 8a, 8b, 8c ALL = 5, SKIP to question 10.]

9. When was forestripping performed? [Check one only.] d511

₁ Before teat washing

₂ After teat washing

₃ No teat washing

[If question 9 = 3 (No teat washing), SKIP to question 11.]

10. During the previous 12 months, which of the following best describes

how teats were usually washed prior to milking? [Check one only.] d512

₁ No washing

₂ Commercial udder/ teat wipes

₃ Udder/teat wash or disinfectant solution used with single-use cloth/paper towels

₄ Udder/teat wash or disinfectant solution used with multiple-use cloth/paper towels

₅ Washed with water only

 ₆ Other (specify: __________________________________) d512oth

11. During the previous 12 months, which of the following best describes

how teats were usually dried prior to milking? [Check one only.] d513

₁ Teats not dried prior to milking

₂ Single-use cloth/paper towel

₃ Multiple-use cloth/paper towel

₄ Other (specify: __________________________) d513oth

12. During the previous 12 months, were teats typically

pre-dipped prior to milking? d514 ₁ Yes ₃ No

13. During the previous 12 months, which of the following best describes

the primary post-milking procedure used for teat disinfection?

[Check one only.] d515

₁ Dip teats with commercial postdip product

₂ Dip teats with nonlabeled/homemade solution

₃ Spray teats with commercial postdip product

₄ Foam teats with commercial postdip

₅ No post-milking teat disinfection

₆ Other (specify: _________________________________) d515oth

14. Which of the following best describes the order in which goats are milked?

[Check one only.] d516

₁ No particular order

₂ Based on age only

₃ Based on health only

₄ Based on age and health

₅ Based on production level

₆ Other (specify: _____________________________) d516oth

Section M—Milk Quality

1. During the previous 12 months, did you routinely perform

somatic cell count (SCC) testing on the milk from your herd? d601 ₁ Yes ₃ No

[If question 1 = No, SKIP to question 3.]

2. What was the herd average somatic cell count (cells/mL)

for milk tested during the previous 12 months? d602 _____,000

3. During the previous 12 months, did this operation test

milk on-farm for antibiotic residues?................................603 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₄ NA (no antibiotics used)

[If question 3 = No or NA, SKIP to question 6.]

4. Which of the following antibiotic residue testing kits did this operation use

most commonly during the previous 12 months? [Check one only.] d604

₁ Snap® kit (beta lactam or tetracycline)

₂ Delvotest®

₃ CITE Probe®

₄ Charm Farm

₅ Pensyme® Milk Test

₆ Other (specify: __________________________) d604oth

5. Were milk samples tested for antibiotic residues from:

a. Fresh does? d605 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₄ NA (fresh does not milked or not treated)

b. Individual does recently treated with antibiotics? d606 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₄ NA (removed from milking herd or no does treated)

c. Bulk tank—before processor pickup? d607 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₄ NA (no bulk tank)

d. String samples (samples representing a group/pen of does) d608 ₁ Yes ₃ No

e. Other? (specify: ____________________________) d609oth d609 ₁ Yes ₃ No

6. During the previous 12 months, were any cultures

performed on milk produced by this operation? d610 ₁ Yes ₃ No

[If question 6 = No, SKIP to question 11.]

7. During the previous 12 months, were milk cultures

performed on the following:

a. Milk from individual does? d611 ₁ Yes ₃ No

b. Bulk-tank milk? d612 ₁ Yes ₃ No ₄ NA (no bulk tank)

c. String samples (samples representing a group/pen of does)? d613 ₁ Yes ₃ No

[If question 7a = No, SKIP to question 9.]

8. During the previous 12 months, what type of does were typically

selected for milk culturing?

a. Fresh does d614 ₁ Yes ₃ No

b. All clinical mastitis cases d615 ₁ Yes ₃ No

c. Chronic clinical mastitis cases d616 ₁ Yes ₃ No

d. Clinical mastitis cases that did not respond to treatment d617 ₁ Yes ₃ No

e. High somatic cell count does d618 ₁ Yes ₃ No

f. Other (specify: ________________________________) d619oth d619 ₁ Yes ₃ No

9. During the previous 12 months, were any of the milk cultures performed by:

a. Farm personnel, done on-farm? d620 ₁ Yes ₃ No

b. A State or university diagnostic laboratory? d621 ₁ Yes ₃ No

c. A commercial lab? d622 ₁ Yes ₃ No

d. A private veterinary lab (veterinary clinic)? d623 ₁ Yes ₃ No

10. During the previous 12 months, were any of the following

organisms identified from milk that was cultured?

a. Coagulase neg staph (CNS) non-aureus d624 ₁ Yes ₂ DK ₃ No

b. Staph. aureus d625 ₁ Yes ₂ DK ₃ No

c. Mannheimia spp. (Pasteurella) d626 ₁ Yes ₂ DK ₃ No

d. Mycoplasma spp. d627 ₁ Yes ₂ DK ₃ No

e. E. coli/Pseudomonas/Klebsiella other gram neg d628 ₁ Yes ₂ DK ₃ No

f. Strep. Agalactiae d629 ₁ Yes ₂ DK ₃ No

g. Environmental strep (Strep. spp.) non-agalactiae d630 ₁ Yes ₂ DK ₃ No

h. Other (specify:________________) d631oth d631 ₁ Yes ₂ DK ₃ No

11. During the previous 12 months, by which method were goats

with clinical mastitis usually milked? [Check one only.] d632

₁ No known does with mastitis in the previous 12 months

₂ NA (any does with mastitis are dried off)

₃ At the end of milking

₄ In a separate string from healthy goats

₅ Using a separate milking unit from healthy goats

₆ No specific procedure followed

₇ Other (specify: ___________________________________) d632oth

[If question 11 = 1 (no known mastitic does), SKIP to section N.]

12. During the previous 12 months, did the mastitis treatment protocol involve:

Treatment

a. Intramammary (IMM) antibiotics (exclude dry doe treatment)? d633 ₁ Yes ₃ No

i. IF yes, number of does treated with IMM antibiotics: _______ # does

b. Oral or injectable antibiotics? d634 ₁ Yes ₃ No

c. Organic/homeopathic remedies? d635 ₁ Yes ₃ No

d. Pain medications (anti-inflammatories, analgesics)? d636 ₁ Yes ₃ No

e. Other? (specify: ____________________________) d637oth d637 ₁ Yes ₃ No

Management

f. Frequent stripping of affected udder half? d638 ₁ Yes ₃ No

g. Early dry-off? d639 ₁ Yes ₃ No

h. Moving does to a separate milking pen? d640 ₁ Yes ₃ No

i. Other? (specify: ____________________________) d641oth d641 ₁ Yes ₃ No

[If question 12a = No (no IMM antibiotics used), SKIP to section N.]

13. Treatment with IMM antibiotics for mastitis was based on:

a. Veterinary recommendation d642 ₁ Yes ₃ No

b. Recommendation from other producers d643 ₁ Yes ₃ No

b. Previous treatment effectiveness d644 ₁ Yes ₃ No

c. Previous culture and antimicrobial sensitivity results d645 ₁ Yes ₃ No

d. Individual doe culture results before therapy d646 ₁ Yes ₃ No

e. Other (specify: _______________________________) d647oth d647 ₁ Yes ₃ No

14. Of does treated during the previous 12 months with IMM antibiotics for

Mastitis (Q12 ai), what percentage were given the following antibiotics and what

withdrawal time was used for each?

Withdrawal

Percent time (d)

a. Spectramast® LC (ceftiofur hydrochloride) d648/d657 _____ _____

b. ToDay® /Cefa-Lak® (cephapirin) d649/d658 _____ _____

c. DariClox® (cloxacillin) d650/d659 _____ _____

d. Pirsue® (pirlimycin hydrochloride) d651/d660 _____ _____

e. Masti-Clear™ (penicillin) d652/d661 _____ _____

f. Polymast™ (hetacillin potassium) d653/d662 _____ _____

g. Amoximast® (amoxicillin) d654/d663 _____ _____

h. Hetacin-K® (hetacillin potassium) d655d664 _____ _____

i. Other (specify: _________________) d656oth d656/d665 _____ _____

Total ≥100%

15. How were IMM antibiotics typically administered to mastitic does?

[Check one only.] d666

₁ The whole tube administered into one teat

₂ A tube split between the two teats

₃ Other (specify: __________________) d666oth

Section N—Dry Doe Procedures

1. During the previous 12 months, what percentage of does were

dried off based on the following protocols?

a. Set schedule (e.g., so many days prior to kidding) d701 _____ %

b. Milk production level d702 _____ %

c. Presence of mastitis or high somatic cell count d703 _____ %

d. Other reason (specify: ___________________) d704oth d704 _____ %

Total 100%

2. During the previous 12 months, what percentage of does were

dried off using the following methods?

a. Abruptly stop milking d705 _____ %

b. Skip milkings before complete dry off

(e.g., milk once a day for a number of days) d706 _____ %

c. Other (specify: ________________________) d707oth d707 _____ %

Total 100%

3. During the previous 12 months, which of the following management

practices did this operation routinely use at dry off?

a. Perform California Mastitis Test (CMT) or other individual-doe

SCC test d708 ₁ Yes ₃ No

b. Reduce the quality/energy content of feed d709 ₁ Yes ₃ No

c. Reduce access to feed d710 ₁ Yes ₃ No

d. Reduce access to water d711 ₁ Yes ₃ No

4. During the previous 12 months, were intramammary antibiotics

used at dry off on any does? d712 ₁ Yes ₃ No

[If question 4 = No, SKIP to question 8.]

5. During the previous 12 months, approximately what percentage

of does were treated with dry-doe IMM antibiotics at dry off? d713 _____ %

[If question 5 = 100% SKIP to question 7.]

6. Were IMM antibiotics given to any does at dry off because of:

a. High somatic cell count (SCC)? d714 ₁ Yes ₃ No

b. History of mastitis (clinical/chronic)? d715 ₁ Yes ₃ No

c. Low milk production? d716 ₁ Yes ₃ No

d. Adverse weather? d717 ₁ Yes ₃ No

e. Other? (specify: _______________________) d718oth d718 ₁ Yes ₃ No

7. Of does treated during the previous 12 months with dry-doe IMM

antibiotics, what percentage were given the following antibiotics

and what withdrawal time was used for each?

Withdrawal

Percent time (d)

a. Spectramast® DC (ceftiofur hydrochloride) d719/d728 _____ _____

b. Tomorrow®/Cefa-Dri (cephapirin benzathine) d720/d729 _____ _____

c. Bovaclox™, Dry-Clox®, Dry-Clox® intramammary

infusion, Orbenin®-DC (cloxacillin benzathine) d721/d730 _____ _____

d. Gallimycin-Dry (erythromycin) d722/d731 _____ _____

e. Biodry® (novobiocin) d723/d732 _____ _____

f. Vet Go Dry™/ Hanford’s US (penicillin G procaine) d724/d733 _____ _____

g. Quartermaster® Dry Doe Treatment (penicillin G

procaine/dihydrostreptomycin) d725/d734 _____ _____

h. Albadry Plus® Suspension (penicillin G

procaine/novobiocin) d726/d735 _____ _____

i. Other (specify: _________________) d727oth d727/d736 _____ _____

Total [may be >100% if used more than one at dry off] ≥ 100%

8. During the previous 12 months, were internal or external

teat sealants used at dry off on any does? d737 ₁ Yes ₃ No

Section O: Office Use Only

State FIPS:__________ Operation #:_________ Interviewer:___________ Date: ___________

2-digits 4-digits Initials (mm/dd/yy)

1. Total time for interview (include time to discuss the program and complete the

questionnaire). If more than one data collector present, enter the combined time gitime _____ min

2. Total travel time (round trip). If more than one data collector present,

enter the combined time. gttime _____ min

3. Data collector(s): [Enter the number for each category.]

____ Federal VMO ____ Federal AHT ____ State personnel ____ Other (specify) gvmo/gaht/gst/goth

4. Enter response code 99 if questionnaire is completed or enter

one code of 00–07 that best describes the reason why the owner

is not participating grco _____ code

Contact attempt history
Date (mm/dd)	Time (am/pm)	Action	Outcome
1/22	4:30 pm	Phone call	Left msg on machine
gdate	gtime	gaction	goutcome

99 = Survey completed

00 = Inaccessible after five contact attempts

01 = Poor time of year or no time

02 = Does not want anyone on operation

03 = Bad experience with government veterinarians

04 = Does not want to do another survey or divulge

information

05 = Told NASS they did not want to be contacted

06 = Ineligible (no goats)

07 = Other reason (explain below)

5. This operation plans to complete the following biologics testing:

Pre- and post parasite testing gpara ₁ Yes ₂ No

Scrapie genetic resistance testing/serum banking/nasal swabs/vaginal swabs gscrap ₁ Yes ₂ No

Fecal pathogen testing gfecal ₁ Yes ₂ No

6. Which of the following best describes the respondent’s position

with this operation? gpos _____ code

1 = Owner

2 = Manager

3 = Family member (other than owner or manager)

4 = Other hired employee

5 = Other (specify: _______________________________)gposoth

7. Producer data quality gpdq ₁ Good to excellent ₂ OK ₃ Poor

8. Did the respondent use written or computerized records to assist in
answering this survey? grec ₁ Yes ₃ No

Comments regarding this questionnaire or operation:

VMO or AHT signature: ___________________________________________________

TO BE COMPLETED BY THE COORDINATOR:

Field data quality gfdq ₁ Good to excellent ₂ OK ₃ Poor

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