Bluewater Feeds was kind enough to send the following information to us for publication. It affects swine, cattle, sheep, goats, deer, elk and other cloven hoofed animals. FMD is not a risk to human health. Foot and mouth disease is a reportable disease in the Health of Animals Act. Any suspect case must be immediately reported to a CFIA veterinarian.
Specific measures are in place to control and eliminate the disease if needed.
The disease has not been found in Canada since 1952. Increased international travel and recent outbreaks in several countries make it necessary for Canadian farmers to be alert. Know the Signs of FMD in Livestock Blister-like lesions or vesicles are the most apparent clinical signs of foot and mouth disease. The blisters occur on the nose, tongue, lips, between toes, above hooves and on teats. Foot lesions can cause lameness.