Neonatal disease management in sheep, goats, and camelids

Course overview

This course provides a focused overview of neonatal disease management in sheep, goats, and camelids. Participants will learn to recognize, diagnose, and treat the most common infectious and non-infectious conditions affecting newborn lambs, kids, and crias. Practical guidelines for prevention, colostrum management, environmental hygiene, and herd-level strategies will be emphasized. Attendees will leave with clear, evidence-based tools to improve neonatal survival and clinical outcomes in small ruminants and camelids. Learning Objectives: 1. Identify the most common infectious and non-infectious diseases affecting neonatal sheep, goats, and camelids, including early clinical signs and key risk factors. 2. Develop effective diagnostic approaches for neonatal diseases 3. Implement evidence-based treatment protocols tailored to field and hospital settings for critically ill neonates. 4. Apply practical preventive strategies for neonatal diseases