Sheep and goats

The most overt sign in sheep and goats may be lameness. This will appear similar to endemic disease causes of lameness like footrot.

Close inspection is required to see some of the other signs of FMD. Affected sheep and goats may:

• seem depressed
• develop sudden lameness
• be reluctant to stand
• form blisters around the top of the foot and between the claws
• have lesions on the tongue and dental pad (hard to detect)
• result in significant deaths in lambs.