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Foot and mouth disease lesion

A foot and mouth disease lesion on the tongue of a cow.

A foot and mouth disease lesion on the tongue of a cow. This disease is one of the most highly infectious livestock diseases. It can infect 'cloven-hooved' animals – in New Zealand this would include cows, sheep, pigs, horses and llama. New Zealand remains free of foot and mouth disease, but an outbreak here would cause significant losses for agriculture. 

Rights: Ministry for Primary Industries, CC BY 4.0.
Published: 9 September 2008Updated: 22 August 2018Size: 184.27 KB
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