definition :  contagious disease affect cattle caused by fmd virus characterized by appearence of vesicles and nodules in mouth and foot of cattle and the udder of cow and buffaloes    affect : cow, buffaloes, sheep, goat, bulls, and all clovened foot animals    signs :  high temperature resist for 5-9 days   off food   smacking movement of the lips   salivations   ulcers in the tongue and lips   lamness due to vesicles in the foot   milk drop and vesicles and ulcers appear in the mammary gland       treatment :    give animal easily digesable foods  green fodders   apply gentiana on the mouth and foot of  the affected animals   give anti inflamatory to the animals " pyrogesic , analgin, flunixin, ....."  give antibiotic " pen strept, coli prime, coli trime, norodine,......"  for 3 successive days   saling to the animals if off food   tonics " ad3 , antoplex, maxivet,......."    prevention :  vaccinati...