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Baa's and Bleat's - The AASRP Podcast

This podcast is sponsored by the American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners. In Season 1, host Dr. Michelle Buckley from Iowa State University will explore dairy goat production by providing insights on improving milk quality and antimicrobial stewardship. Each episode focuses on a different aspect of dairy goat production with guest speakers ranging from veterinarians to farm managers. Questions can be directed to DairyGoatExtension@iastate.edu.Season 1 is also supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Agricultural and Food Research Initiative Competitive Program, Antimicrobial Resistance grant number: 2020-04197. Listeners are encouraged to write to DairyGoatExtension@iastate.edu with questions that were sparked by previous episodes for our content experts to discuss.

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C-section Survival with Dr. George Elane

April 10, 2025 • The American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners (AASRP) • Season 3 • Episode 15

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Join us for a discussion about doe and kid survival metrics based on different sedation and anesthesia protocols with Dr. George Elane, Assistant Professor of Equine Soft Tissue Surgery at Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine.

In this episode, Dr. Elane discusses the decision-making process for choosing between sedation and general anesthesia for goat c-sections. He also covers the risks and benefits to does and kids when considering both options. Other topics discussed include analgesia protocol options and post-operative antibiotic selection.

More information about Dr. Elane's work can be found here: https://vetmed.tamu.edu/elane-lab/team/

The article discussed in today's episode is titled "Sedated cesarean sections are associated with increased kid survival compared to general anesthesia in goats: retrospective cohort of 45 cases (2011–2021)" and can be found here: https://avmajournals.avma.org/view/journals/javma/261/3/javma.22.10.0466.xml

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