Rapid infectious disease test SaberVet

veterinaryfor cattlefor calves

Bovine foot-and-mouth disease virus (Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus, FMDV) type O is an important type of virus causing foot-and-mouth disease, foot-and-mouth disease is a highly contagious animal disease, which causes serious economic losses to the livestock industry. 1.Clinical symptoms Acute symptoms: Fever: body temperature rises above 40°C at the beginning of the disease. Oral blisters and ulcers: blisters appear on the oral mucosa, tongue, lips, gums, hard palate and other parts of the mouth, and ulcers are formed after the blisters rupture. Hoof blisters and ulcers: blisters appear at the crown of the hoof, the skin between the hooves, the hoof toes, and the ball of the hoof, rupture of the blisters and formation of ulcers, leading to lameness. Udder blisters and ulcers: blisters appear on the cow’s teats and udder skin, rupturing to form ulcers, leading to decreased milk production. Salivation: the sick animal salivates a lot, the saliva is sticky, sometimes with blood. Chronic symptoms: Lameness and swollen joints: lameness is common during the recovery period and there may be chronic ulcers and deformities on the hooves. Growth and development affected: the growth and development and production performance of cattle may be affected for a long time after the disease has recovered. 2.Transmission Direct contact: through contact with saliva, nasal fluid, milk, urine, feces and other body fluids of infected animals. Indirect contact: through the virus contaminated feed, water, utensils, vehicles, clothing and other transmission.