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A highly contagious viral [[disease]] of cattle and swine, as well as sheep, [[goat]]s, deer, and other cloven-hoofed ruminants. Although rarely transmissible to humans, FMD is devastating to livestock and has critical economic consequences with potentially severe losses in the production and marketing of [[meat]] and milk.

'''Foot and mouth disease''' is a highly contagious viral [[disease]] of cattle and swine, as well as sheep, [[goat]]s, deer, and other cloven-hoofed ruminants. Although rarely transmissible to humans, FMD is devastating to livestock and has critical economic consequences with potentially severe losses in the production and marketing of [[meat]] and milk.

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==References==

[http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Help/A-Z_Index/index.asp USDA Index]

[http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Help/A-Z_Index/index.asp USDA Index]

[[Category:United States Government Word Definitions]]

[[Category:United States Government Word Definitions]]