The State government has formed an eight-member expert committee which will look into the death of cattle due to the rapidly spreading viral infection of foot and mouth disease.

Animal Husbandry Minister T B Jayachandra said on Monday the committee would investigate the causes for the spread of the disease, and what should be done to prevent it in the future. Dr R N Sreenivas Gowda, the former vice-chancellor of Karnataka Veterinary Animal and Fisheries University, will head the panel.