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Headings: Recognizing Soremouth
Recognizing Soremouth
Content: Because most vaccines are unattenuated live virus preparations vaccination of an animal which is part of an uninfected herd introduces the disease to the herd. Even if all members of a herd are vaccinated the caution concerning "carrier" goats must be considered when an animal from that herd is sold into a herd where vaccination is not practiced. Vaccinated animals which are carriers should also be suspect at shows and other gatherings. On the "pro" side: In herds which contain show animals it can almost insure that obvious infection will not crop up just before or during that special exhibition. Such infection would surely cause the animal to be barred from the arena and holding pens. Milking animals which are vaccinated and do not become carriers can also benefit from vaccination as their handlers or their kids are less likely to be infected.