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A severe inflammation of the lungs of cattle, caused by a bacterium of the genus Pasteurella, sometimes seen following the stress of transport to market under poor conditions
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shipping fever — noun a deadly form of septicemia in cattle and sheep; involves high fever and pneumonia; contracted under conditions of exposure or exhaustion (as often happens when the animals are shipped to market) (Freq. 6) • Syn: ↑shipping pneumonia •… … Useful english dictionary
shipping fever — ship·ping fever n an often fatal febrile disease esp. of young cattle and sheep that occurs under highly stressful conditions (as shipment over long distances and crowding in feedlots), is marked by high fever and pneumonia, and is caused by… … Medical dictionary
shipping fever — Vet. Pathol. a respiratory disease of cattle, caused by Pasteurella haemolytica, often spread during the shipment of livestock. * * * … Universalium
shipping fever — /ˈʃɪpɪŋ fivə/ (say shiping feevuh) noun → haemorrhagic septicaemia …
shipping pneumonia — noun a deadly form of septicemia in cattle and sheep; involves high fever and pneumonia; contracted under conditions of exposure or exhaustion (as often happens when the animals are shipped to market) • Syn: ↑shipping fever • Hypernyms: ↑animal… … Useful english dictionary
stockyard fever — noun or stockyard pneumonia or stockyards pneumonia : shipping fever of cattle … Useful english dictionary
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shippingfever — shipping fever n. Any of various diseases contracted by cattle or other animals during shipping or similarly stressful events, especially one caused by bacteria of the genus Pasteurella, characterized by fever and coughing. * * * … Universalium
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