Rebecca Sanderson shares the importance of umbilical care in newborn kids. Improper closure of the navel can result in bacteria transferring into the goat causing navel ill, also known as joint ill.
If you do little else for your does at kidding time, do consider at least dipping the umbilical cord of the new babies to help prevent navel ill.” – Rebecca Sanderson
Source: Backyard Goats, March 30, 2022. Link.
Also see: Care of a newborn goat’s umbilical cord, You Tube, February 2018. Link. (2 minutes)