GARDEN ROUTE | KAROO NEWS - While test results are awaited after a suspected outbreak of foot and mouth (FMD) disease in Hartenbos, near Mossel Bay, it is important to know the symptoms of FMD.
Cattle with FMD may develop blisters (vesicles) that progress to erosive sores:
- on the feet - between the toes and at the junction of the hoof horn and the skin.
- in the mouth.
- on the tongue.
- on the teats/udder.
Other signs of FMD in cattle include:
- lameness.
- fever.
- depression.
- reluctance to feed.
- drooling.
- producing less milk.
- sudden death in calves.
Blisters on tongue with yellow-tan edges.
Lesion in the hoof of a cow.
If you suspect FMD in your animals, please report it immediately by contacting:
Garden Route Emergency Call Centre
• 044 805 5071 / 081 709 5193
Dr Leana Janse van Rensburg (State Vet, George)
• 044 803 3770 / 083 797 0010
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
Dr Cathy Fox (State Vet, Oudtshoorn)
• 044 203 9443/5 / 082 699 6043
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
Close-up of a cow's nose showing a small fluid-filled blister inside the nostril.
Blisters on tongue with yellow-tan edges.
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