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Hoof and Mouth disease in Cattle
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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 8541"><p>> Please help me! I am a second year</p><p>> vet tech student doing an oral</p><p>> presentation on Hoof and Mouth</p><p>> Disease in Cattle for my large</p><p>> animal diseases class. I have</p><p>> found a few sources but need</p><p>> advice on where to find specific</p><p>> cases to liven up my presentation.</p><p>> I have all the basics; causes,</p><p>> vaccines, countries affected, etc.</p><p>> Does it tend to affect a certain</p><p>> breed of cow? There is no other</p><p>> way to treat besides slaughter,</p><p>> correct? Any advice anyone would</p><p>> have would be GREATLY appreciated.</p><p>> Thanks! I am a vet tech in a large animal clinic. I was just discussing this with one of our vets. He informed me that there is no vaccine for hoof and mouth disease. The disease originated from sheep not pigs and it was then transferred to cattle through consumption. The sheep were slaughtered and not fully cooked down to by product and fed to the cattle. There is alot more to this disease. I would do some more research on this subject..it is creating quite a scare in the states right now.</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:breezeacres@aeroinc.net">breezeacres@aeroinc.net</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 8541"] > Please help me! I am a second year > vet tech student doing an oral > presentation on Hoof and Mouth > Disease in Cattle for my large > animal diseases class. I have > found a few sources but need > advice on where to find specific > cases to liven up my presentation. > I have all the basics; causes, > vaccines, countries affected, etc. > Does it tend to affect a certain > breed of cow? There is no other > way to treat besides slaughter, > correct? Any advice anyone would > have would be GREATLY appreciated. > Thanks! I am a vet tech in a large animal clinic. I was just discussing this with one of our vets. He informed me that there is no vaccine for hoof and mouth disease. The disease originated from sheep not pigs and it was then transferred to cattle through consumption. The sheep were slaughtered and not fully cooked down to by product and fed to the cattle. There is alot more to this disease. I would do some more research on this subject..it is creating quite a scare in the states right now. [email=breezeacres@aeroinc.net]breezeacres@aeroinc.net[/email] [/QUOTE]
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