hoof-and-mouth disease

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Noun hoof-and-mouth disease has 1 sense

foot-and-mouth disease, hoof-and-mouth disease - acute contagious disease of cloven-footed animals marked by ulcers in the mouth and around the hoofs
--₁ is a kind of animal disease

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Hoof-and-Mouth Disease

Description:

Hoof-and-Mouth Disease is a highly contagious viral infection that affects cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep, and goats. It causes sores on the mouth, hooves, and sometimes the udders of affected animals.

Sample Sentences:

As a noun:

The outbreak of hoof-and-mouth disease led to the culling of thousands of livestock.
Despite the efforts to control hoof-and-mouth disease, it spread rapidly through the region.

As an adjective:

The government implemented strict quarantine measures to prevent the spread of hoof-and-mouth disease.
Farmers affected by the hoof-and-mouth disease outbreak faced devastating financial losses.

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