1995  Chronogest 45 Sponges and Folligon - 75% Success

• 8 goatlings were treated aged about 12 months.
• Sponges were inserted from 21/10/95-25/10/95 for 15-19 days
• Folligon 3ml (200 iu/ml) was given 48 hours prior to sponge removal
• Matings took place between 8/11/95-15/11/95
• 6 goats kidded
• First goat treated cycled before buck was available and did not kid
• 1 goat was never seen to cycle and did not kid
• No. of kids born to each goat that kidded were 3, 3, 2, 3, 4, 2

1996-1997 - 76% Success

• 7 Goatlings and 18 milkers treated
• 7 goatlings and 16 milkers mated
• 6 goatlings and 13 milkers Kidded
• 1 seen aborted
• 5 untreated goats kidded
• 51 Kids born - 25 Does, 24 bucks and 2 Unknown
• Dead Kids, 3 of quins (long labour), 3 kids mumified, 1 kid born alive but twisted and died
• 4 Single births
• 5 Twin births
• 4 Triplet births
• 5 Quad births
• 1 Quins birth

Treatment began 29/10/96 with a new goat starting treatment every 3rd day. Last injection given on 4/12/96.

Kiddings began on 17/2/97 and finished 25/4/97

1997-1998 - 44% Success

Regime - Same as for previous year

• 39 Adults and Goatlings treated
• 36 Mated
• 17 Kidded
• ? 2 Aborted
• 46 Kids born - 22 does, 24 bucks
• 1 Single birth
• 6 Twin births
• 7 Triplet births
• 3 Quad births

Treatments began on 3/9/97 with 2 goats started every 2nd day. Last injection given 6/12/97

Kiddings began on 8/2/98 and finished 2/5/98

1998-1999 - 22% Success

Regime - Same as for previous year

• 9 Treated
• 8 Mated
• 2 Kidded
• 2 Aborted
• 4 Kids born - 1 doe, 2 bucks, 1 macerated
• 2 Twin births

Treatments began on 20/11/98 and finished on 4/12/98

Kiddings occurred on 27/4/99 and 5/5/99.

1999-2000 - 63% Success

• 35 Treated - 1 never cycled in her entire life but had a birthweight of less than 1kg which may have been the cause
• 22 Kidded - 1 kidded 17 days early down the paddock and had dead twins on discovery
• 49 Kids born - 22 does, 27 bucks
• 4 Sigle births
• 8 Twin births
• 7 Triplet births
• 2 Quad births

Treatment began 26/9/99 and finished around 14/2/00

Kidding began 2/3/00 and finished on 15/7/00

2000-2001 - 96% Success

• 26 Treated
• 25 Kidded
• 58 Kids born - 24 does, 35 bucks
• 5 Single births
• 12 Twin births
• 3 Triplet births
• 5 Quad births

Treatment dates not recorded

Kiddings occurred from 5/3/01 to 13/6/01

2001-2002 - 57% Success

• 28 Treated
• 16 Kidded
• 32 Kids born - 20 does, 12 bucks
• 5 Single births
• 9 Twin births
• 1 Triplet birth
• 1 Sextuplet birth

Treatment dates not recorded

Kiddings occurred from 20/4/02 until 7/5/02

2002- 2003 - 78% Success

• 9 Goatlings Treated
• 7 Kidded
• 9 Kids born - 2 does, 7 bucks
• 5 Single births
• 2 Twin births

The 9 Treated goatlings were running with another 36 along with 2 bucks. The 7 that kidded did so in May 03. Of the 36 untreated goatlings, 1 only kidded and that was in late June.

2003- 2004 - 11% Success

• 36 Goatlings Treated
• 4 Kidded
• 10 Kids born - 0 does, 10 bucks
• 2 Twin births
• 2 Triplet births

The above 4 goats kidded in April. A further 9 goats were treated to kid in June for which I have no results available as yet.