oot-and-mouth, which surfaced in 60 countries in 1999. South America, South Africa and Asia all had outbreaks and through trade with these countries, the infected meat has been distributed worldwide. Once the disease is present, it spreads very quickly within 100 miles of the infection other cases can occur (Brown 2).
             Slaughter is the best method of controlling the disease. Foot-and-mouth disease can survive in the respiratory tract of infected animals and is easily transmitted to other livestock. If the disease is allowed to remain in the livestock, higher numbers will become increased and heighten the chances of a cycle of re-infection. Animals that are infected are no longer productive farm animals as some may be lame, milk and meat yields falls and conception rates fall as the increase of abortion is observed.
             It is difficult to fully determine the effects of the slaughtering as new cases are still being reported. Studies are revealing that the move
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