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Differential Diagnosis

Sheep and Goats - Mouth and/or Nares

 

Caustic agents

 


Presence of erythema, swelling and oedema of skin and mucosae. Transient papular-vesicular stage leading to sloughing and ulceration, followed by serocellular crusting. Lesions usually most severe on muzzle and tongue and symmetrically distributed. High group morbidity rate.

Differentiated from FMD by the absence of vesicular lesions and high fever.

   


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