However, one infectious disease that might be overlooked by sheep and goat owners is Orf Virus, better known as Sore Mouth. Orf Virus is one disease that can be transmitted to humans, and it ...

Old MacDonald's Farm at Bever Park in Cedar Rapids will be closed Thursday and Friday after a goat at the farm was diagnosed ...

The baby goat that got Steinmetz Family Farm booted from the 2024 NYS Fair didn’t have a suspected virus after all, according to the goat’s owner, Justin Steinmetz. Steinmetz last night ...

ST. PAUL — A Stevens County juvenile goat residing on a farm with a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza positive poultry flock tested positive for the same virus. This is the first U.S. detection ...

Greece recently imposed a ban on migration and the public slaughter of goats and sheep due to an ongoing ‘goat plague.‘ The virus peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is known for its severe ...

But experts don’t believe that the virus can spread easily to people. And so far, it doesn’t seem to be deadly either. Experts studied goats, dogs, pigs, cattle, and other wild small animals ...

Bird flu in cows and goats has raised alarm in the U.S. To date, four people are thought to have caught the virus from cattle, but the risk to the general public is low. When you purchase through ...

Also known as the “goat plague,” the PPR virus is a highly contagious disease affecting goats and sheep, causing severe illness and death. It has no adverse effect on human health, according ...