Bottle jaw is a term used to describe an area of edema under the chin of a goat. Edema is intra-cellular fluid, or simply swelling. It’s not infection and would run clear if drained. Bottle jaw ...

Bottle Jaw Bloodsucking worms can cause Bottle Jaw in goats. When it occurs, the goat’s blood vessels begin to leak into other parts of their body, generally, the lower half. The jaw and face ...

Affected sheep become anemic, lose weight, become weak and often develop "bottle jaw," due to fluid accumulating ... resistance to worms within sheep and goat populations is good," Redden said.

However, the last three years have seen me lose my animals to what my vet calls bottle jaw. The sheep and goats develop a swollen neck. My vet says this is due to stomach worms. Initially ...

That's what we call bottle jaw and that's caused by low protein. "She was very unwell." A quick blood test revealed the goat's red blood cell count was critically low. "We knew that she was very ...

Dear Daktari, I have been keeping sheep and goats in a ranching system in Kajiado County for years now. However, the last three years have seen me lose my animals to what my vet calls bottle jaw.