FMD Threat Rises with Weather Change: Expert Shares Prevention & Treatment Tips

• Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) risk increases with winter-to-summer transition, concerning farmers in Sultanpur.
• Dr. Diwakar Kumar, an animal scientist, highlights FMD as a highly contagious disease, capable of infecting an entire village's livestock.
• Symptoms include mouth blisters, drooling, hoof lesions, reduced milk production, and animal weakening.
• Changing weather weakens animal immunity, making them susceptible to active viruses and bacteria; poor hygiene exacerbates spread.
• Prevention involves strict hygiene, isolating sick animals, regular vaccination, and applying boric acid/glycerin for mouth sores and Betadine for hoof wounds.