RBC | Vesicular stomatitis, or VS, is a virus that primarily afflicts horses and but can also affect pigs, sheep and goats. Flies and midges are the primary vector for the virus, which causes mouth ulcers and can cause lameness if it affects the coronal band, among other symptoms. It can also be spread through direct contact with an infected animal. This year’s strain, according to veterinarian Stacy Hudelson, is different that previous years.
“It…