shipping fever

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

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noun
Etymology: so called from its frequent occurrence when cattle are shipped to market
1. also shipping pneumonia : a highly fatal form of hemorrhagic septicemia marked by high fever and pneumonia and occurring chiefly in cattle and sheep under conditions of unusual exposure or exhaustion
2.
b. : a contagious fibrinous lobar pneumonia of the horse of complex etiology
c. : a contagious febrile virus disease of the horse marked by septicemia, inflammation of mucous surfaces, and pulmonary involvement — called also equine influenza, pinkeye; see influenza 2

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Vet. Pathol.
a respiratory disease of cattle, caused by Pasteurella haemolytica, often spread during the shipment of livestock.

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shipping fever,
a disease similar to influenza, affecting animals, such as cattle and horses, that are being shipped. The exhaustion of travel and changes in climate, water, and feed cause them to lose appetite, and to develop fever and a cough and red, watery eyes.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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