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...