Enterotoxemia is caused by feeding a high grain diet to your goat herd. This condition can also occur if there is a sudden change in diet which can stimulate certain rumen microbes to overpopulate and produce toxins that cause symptoms similar to acidosis. Enterotoxemia usually results in death. To prevent this disease, all animals should be vaccinated with C&D tetanus toxoid for enterotoxemia, and their access to grain or lush pasture should be controlled.

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