The government has launched a new foot and mouth vaccine. Foot and mouth disease is a highly contagious viral disease that affects cattle, sheep, goats and other cloven hoofed animals. Symptoms include fever, blisters in the mouth and in the feet, drop in milk production, weight loss, loss of appetite, cows may develop blisters on teatsand lameness. “Most of the livestock diseases are endemic and pose severe constrains to the livestock industry, and can be prevented by vaccination. Thus, preventive vaccination has high economic returns for serious livestock diseases including foot and mouth,” the PS said.

Source: The Star January 26, 2017 00:24 UTC