[ThreeHavens]

Hello, all! Because I'm a wimp, I have someone else disbud my goat kids. Today I was wondering about the possibility of passing disease through the iron from kid to kid.

When I googled it, it was listed as a possible secondary method of CAE infection, which has me a little nervous. At the same time, wouldn't the heat from the iron evaporate and kill the CAE virus? Any thoughts?

 

[ksalvagno]

I can't believe they could get CAE from an iron. I would think it is too hot to have any type of anything on it.

 

[NigerianDwarfOwner707]

I agree. It is way too hot. But, to be safe you could always purchase your own but give it to the person who is doing it to use.

 

[SandyNubians]

I too agree. Just like with heat treating colostrum and/or milk it kills it off. I would assume while it's heating it kills everything. Perhaps what you were reading meant afterward? Like if they came into contact with a CAE+ goat while it was healing up or if they get scurs and that falls off and bleeds.

 

[ThreeHavens]

Thanks, guys, that's what I was thinking too!

 

[toth boer goats]

I too agree, when it gets hot, it kills anything bad, so it cannot be transmitted.