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Fight Foot and Mouth Disease Across Livestock
In this warning from Hendricks County Indiana the dangers of Foot and Mouth Disease are outlined. The piece notes the disease spreads easily by shoes clothing animals birds and wind blown dust and that recovery does not prevent reinfection. It cites estimates of cattle hog and sheep populations at risk and warns of potential massive economic loss without strict quarantine and culling. It urges stock owners to read Farmer's Bulletin No 666 and to notify veterinarians or authorities if symptoms appear.
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Dept. of Agriculture
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Holland
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Department of Agriculture
Hendricks County
Indiana
Melvis
U. S. Dept. Agri
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