As a goat owner, you need to know how to check your goat’s vital
signs. Checking your goat’s temperature, can tell you a lot about its overall
health.
Taking a goat’s temperature is easy. You need either a digital or
traditional glass thermometer that you can buy from a feed store, a drug store,
or a livestock supply catalog. Both types are fairly inexpensive.
To take a goat’s temperature grab a thermometer and take the
following steps:
1. Immobilize
the Goat
You can hold a small kid across your lap. Secure an adult in a
stanchion, have a helper hold him still, or tie him to a gate or fence.
2. Lubricate Your
Thermometer
Use KY jelly or petroleum jelly.
3. Insert the
Thermometer a Few Inches into the Goat’s Rectum
Hold the thermometer in place for at least two minutes.
4. Slowly Remove
the Thermometer
Read the temperature and record it on the goat’s health record.
5. Clean the
Thermometer
Use an alcohol wipe or a cotton ball that has been wet with alcohol.
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