Sheep with foot and mouth disease have lesions on their hooves, mouths and gums. They are lame and have high temperatures. Eventually, the disease runs its course. It is more devastating to cattle and buffalo than sheep and goats. Several years ago, Egypt had a major outbreak of foot and mouth.
Widespread vaccination is done when there is a threat of another disease outbreak.
Most villages have pharmacies that carry both human and animal medicines. The farmers in a village share farm machinery. Marketing and economics Islam is the official religion in Egypt, although a ten percent minority of Christians and Jews peacefully co-exist. Because Egypt is an Islamic country, sheep and goat marketing is influenced to a large extent by religious traditions. While goats seem to be eaten year round, lambs are consumed primarily at holidays.