Foot and mouth disease

Foot and mouth disease of sheep, goat and cattle. What is foot-and-mouth disease of farm animals, mouth disease (FMD) is dangerous and highly contagious viral disease of livestock that has a significant impact on livestock production. first of all a disease is any condition in which there is a deviation from normal state of health or normal functioning of any or all of the tissues and organs of the animal body

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What then is foot-and-mouth disease?

the disease (FMD) is dangerous and highly contagious viral disease of livestock that has a significant impact on livestock production. The disease affects cattle, swine, sheep, goats and other cloven-hoofed ruminants animals.
the disease are diseases of animals that affect the mouth part, the mucous membrane of the mouth and the skin between and around the foot or hoofs of animals

Causes of foot and mouth diseases of animal like sheep and goat

The foot, mouth diseases of animals is caused by a virus
this disease (FMD) is dangerous and highly contagious viral disease of livestock that has a significant impact on livestock production. The disease affects cattle, swine, sheep, goats and other cloven-hoofed ruminants animals

Symptoms of foot and mouth diseases of animals

For an animal infected with the disease you will find the following symptoms
  1. Formation of blisters on the mucous membrane of the mouth and skin
  2. Formation of watery blisters around the hooves of the animal
  3. Inflammation of the udder and teats of animal is caused by the foot, mout disease virus
  4. Salivation
  5. Infected animal will become Lame
  6. And then most major loss of weight in animal is caused by the foot, mouth disease
Methods of transmission of the foot and mouth disease of sheep and goat
The disease can be transmitted through the following channels
  • Through infected materials like urine
  • the disease can also be transmitted through faeces and milk of an infected animal
  • this disease can also be passed along through mechanical means by farmers who are into mechanical agriculture and through the use of machines
How to control the spread of foot and mouth disease of animals like sheep, goat and others
  • to control the spread of this disease, isolation of an infected animal is widely advised
  • if in any way you recognize that there is a material that has been infected by this disease, the burning and burying of such contaminated material is also important
  • it is important to carry out regular vaccination on animals in order to checkmate the spread of the foot and mouth disease
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Explain the law of diminishing return

The law of diminishing returns, sometimes called the law of variable proportions, is applicable to both the agricultural and industrial sectors that use both the fixed and variable factors of production.

 Application of the law of diminishing return

The law of diminishing returns can be illustrated using. the table representing the quantity of yam produced by Mr. Kola Balogun in his one hectare farm.