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We test for both CAE and Johne’s every year so that we can hold and maintain a clean herd. Because we show heavily, we expose our goats to a number of germs and diseases. So to keep our herd safe for ourselves and for our buyers, we test yearly. We test for CAE via ELISA (blood) every year. In 2025, we are starting to exercise the “gold standard“ for Johnes and testing via pooled fecal PCR on the entire herd. 

When we do take the goats off property for shows, we show off the trailer if we can. If showing off the trailer is not an option, we tarp the pens and lay tarps on the ground with fresh shavings on top to prevent exposure to other goats at the show as well as exposure to any animals that were previously housed in our pens. We do our best to maintain a good distance from other herds while near the ring and outside the pens or trailer. As the goats go back on the trailer, we have them step into a cleaning solution that prevents contamination inside the trailer. Despite our herd being a clean tested herd, because we show, we are always at risk for exposure and contamination. We do our very best to limit our risks, but no system is fool proof. Because of this, we only give heat treated colostrum and pasteurized milk. We pull immediately from birth, and kids are housed in a pasture where no adults have been. The kids are not exposed to the adults until they are over 1 year of age.