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Foot and Mouth Disease 



with a characteristic smacking. The appetite is reduced partly 

 blisters which appear in the mouth. The animal manifests 

 and tenderness in the feet due to blisters which more often 

 the heels. These blisters vary in size from a flax seed to half 

 diameter the larger blisters are often the result of the fusion 

 smaller blisters. These blisters may be flesh colored or have 

 yellowish appearance. They may be found on the nose or 



due to the 

 uneasiness 

 appear on 

 an inch in 

 of several 

 a whitish 

 the upper 



Fig. 2 — Blisters and scabs of foot and mouth disease on 

 the mouth. Note rubber glove. 



gums as well as on the tongue. When these blisters appear on the feet 

 and the animal is exposed to manure and filth they may lose the hoofs. 

 Sheep and pigs are more often effected in the feet. 



PREVENTION OF FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE 



The state veterinarian and his deputies are paid by the people of 

 the state to render assistance in the control of such contagious diseases. 



However, the farmer is not helpless while waiting on the state to 

 render such assistance. The farmer should be aware of the fact that he 

 is dealing with a very contagious disease and must always be on the 

 guard to prevent it from spreading- 



