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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