FMD in adults can cause production losses such as decreased weight gain.

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FMD in adults can cause production losses such as decreased weight gain.

Foot-and-mouth disease in adults often leads to production losses because the infection causes fever, mouth and hoof lesions, and overall malaise that reduces feed intake. When animals eat less and are less efficient at converting feed into body mass, growth slows and weight gain declines. This loss of appetite and performance is a common, well-recognized impact of FMD in mature livestock, making decreased weight gain a typical production loss.

Foot-and-mouth disease in adults often leads to production losses because the infection causes fever, mouth and hoof lesions, and overall malaise that reduces feed intake. When animals eat less and are less efficient at converting feed into body mass, growth slows and weight gain declines. This loss of appetite and performance is a common, well-recognized impact of FMD in mature livestock, making decreased weight gain a typical production loss.

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