foot rot
Also called fouls, stinkyfoot. Veterinary Pathology. an infection of sheep, causing inflammatory changes in the area of the hoofs and lameness.
Plant Pathology. a stem rot at ground level; crown rot.
Origin of foot rot
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How to use foot rot in a sentence
If the sheep were put on cultivated land or placed on straw as I saw them in Hokkaido there would be serious risks of foot rot.
The Foundations of Japan | J.W. Robertson ScottThe same mixture will answer for “foot rot” if rubbed well into the paws.
Full Revelations of a Professional Rat-catcher | Ike MatthewsThere does exist a disease there, however, similar to foot-rot in sheep, that is proving fatal to many cattle.
It is said that they assist in draining the land, and thus prevent the foot-rot in sheep.
Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom | Samuel Griswold GoodrichSheep kept on smooth land and soft pasture are liable to the foot rot.
The American Reformed Cattle Doctor | George Dadd
British Dictionary definitions for foot rot
vet science See rot 1 (def. 11)
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