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| Background Information OfClinical | Parasitic Diseases, 144 |
| Importance, 96 | Cestodiasis, 144 |
| Anatomyand Physiology, 96 | Besnoitiosis, 144 |
| Clinical Pathology, 98 | Sarcocystosis, 145 |
| Diagnostic Procedures, 101 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases, 145 |
| Diagnosis of Musculoskeletal Disease by Presenting Signs, 102 | Nutritional Muscular Dystrophy, 145 |
| Abnormally Appearing or Sore Feet, 103 | Rickets, 150 |
| Swelling Around theJoints, 104 | Osteoporosis, 150 |
| Stiff, Painful, or Abnormal Gait, 104 | Epiphysitis, 151 |
| Failure to Extend a Limb or Limbs, 104 | Bentleg or Bowie, 151 |
| Non-weightbearing on a Single Limb, 105 | Fibrous Osteodystrophy (Osteodystrophia Fibrosa), 152 |
| Bowed Limbs, 105 | Osteopetrosis, 152 |
| Conditions Restricted to a Forelimb, 105 | Laminitis, 153 |
| Conditions Restricted to a Hindlimb, 105 | Zinc Deficiency, 155 |
| Weakness and Recumbency, 106 | Toxicological Diseases, 155 |
| Specific Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System, 106 | Hypervitaminosis D, 155 |
| Viral Diseases, 106 | Fluorosis, 155 |
| Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis, 106 | Chronic Selenium Poisoning, 158 |
| Foot and Mouth Disease, 116 | Plants Toxic to the Musculoskeletal System, 159 |
| Akabane Disease and Related Orhthobunyaviruses, 123 | Lupinosis, 160 |
| Bacterial Diseases, 125 | Inherited and Congenital Diseases, 160 |
| Mycoplasma Arthritis, 125 | Myotonia Congenita, 160 |
| Bacterial Polyarthritis, 133 | Various Congenital Skeletal Abnormalities, 161 |
| Osteomyelitis, 135 | Traumatic Conditions, 162 |
| Lyme Disease, 136 | Predation, 162 |
| Clostridial Myositis and Myonecrosis, 137 | Fractures, 164 |
| Foot Scald, Foot Rot, Foot Abscesses, and Digital | Neoplastic Diseases, 165 |
| Dermatitis, 139 | References, 166 |
Maintenance of musculoskeletal health is critical for the general well-being of goats. Under extensive management systems, normal ambulation is essential for efficient and adequate food gathering and flight from predators.
Agility and limb strength are especially important in hilly, rocky environments and during periods of food scarcity, when goats may actually climb into trees to obtain feed. Successful breeding performance for male goats depends on sturdy, pain-free hindlimbs for efficient mounting of does. For milking does, incorrect hindlimb conformation and overgrown hooves can adversely affect udder health, and skeletal conformation is considered an important trait in linear appraisal systems for evaluating dairy goats.This chapter presents clinically important background information relating to the musculoskeletal system, the differential diagnosis of musculoskeletal diseases on the basis of presenting sign, and detailed discussion of the primary diseases affecting the muscles, bones, and joints of goats. The reader is referred to Chapter 19 for additional background information on requirements and use of specific nutrients affecting bone and muscle health.
Goat Medicine, Third Edition. Mary C. Smith and David M. Sherman. © 2023 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Published 2023 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.