Foot lesion with ruptured vesicles, foot-and-mouth disease, pig
Foot lesions in an inoculated pig on day 4 after experimental infection with foot-and-mouth disease virus. Ruptured and white (unruptured) vesicles are present on the heel bulb. Lesions on the feet, resulting in lameness and reluctance to move, are a characteristic finding in pigs.
Courtesy of National Veterinary Institute, DTU Vet, Lindholm, Denmark.
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