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1

Improve and maintain farm biosecurity by adopting paddocking production system that helps in separating goats in the farm from goats of other farms. This can best be done using fences

2

Source new goats from known healthy farms and test them for Brucellosis, CCPP, RVF and PPR at reputable lab and treat all incoming goats.

3

Ensuring all fomites such as feed resources, implements and vehicles are free of contamination and

4

Appropriate design and maintenance of accommodation infrastructure (houses) for the goats and effective waste management.

5

Vaccination of goats against common epidemics, diseases outbreaks occur when flock immunity is lower than diseases challenge,

Yearly vaccination of goats against Clostridial diseases

Yearly vaccination of goats against CCPP

Yearly vaccination of goats against PPR

6

Parasite control through regular deworming and spraying with appropriate medicine,

Weekly spraying of goats against Ticks, Fleas, Mites and Flies

Quarterly deworming of goats against worms

7

Proper nutrition of all age groups of goats; kids, weaners, yearlings and breeding goats

Manage grazing land properly, remove toxic plants, spot planting with grazeable fodder

8

Breeding for increased tolerance to common diseases, stress and fertility

Flock record, kidding record, mortality record