So, I've been doing some reading on diseases, and I definitely want to test my herd for CAE, CL and Johne's.
I see on WADDL's website that there is more than one way to test for Johne's, and it's 25-35 dollars per animal!
I definitely do not have that kind of money to spend right now, but this is very important to me, so at the risk of sounding dumb I wanted to know if there is another/cheaper way to test for it that is still reliable.
I would also like input on the other tests; I read that you should test more than once, say, within a few weeks? Or is that wrong? And then maybe test again (another two, or was it 3? times) in several months, or a year?
It seems like I am going to end up spending a fortune testing all 11 of my goats. :/ I know the CAE and Cl test are cheap, but there's the tubes and syringes to buy, and shipping, and cold packs, and needles.... For me (with virtually no income right now) this is going to be way more than I can afford.
I got a few of my Nigerians quite recently, before I learned the importance of testing, and I don't want to get attached if there's a chance I will have to cull or euthanize any one of them, so I'd like to test as soon as possible to get it over with.
None of our goats have ever been tested for anything that I know of, so it's a total gamble what we'll come up with. :/
Thank you for all your advice and help.
I see on WADDL's website that there is more than one way to test for Johne's, and it's 25-35 dollars per animal!
I would also like input on the other tests; I read that you should test more than once, say, within a few weeks? Or is that wrong? And then maybe test again (another two, or was it 3? times) in several months, or a year?
It seems like I am going to end up spending a fortune testing all 11 of my goats. :/ I know the CAE and Cl test are cheap, but there's the tubes and syringes to buy, and shipping, and cold packs, and needles.... For me (with virtually no income right now) this is going to be way more than I can afford.
I got a few of my Nigerians quite recently, before I learned the importance of testing, and I don't want to get attached if there's a chance I will have to cull or euthanize any one of them, so I'd like to test as soon as possible to get it over with.
None of our goats have ever been tested for anything that I know of, so it's a total gamble what we'll come up with. :/
Thank you for all your advice and help.