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calf diphtheria

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noun

  1. vet science a disease of the throat in young calves caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum , resulting in breathing difficulty and a painful cough

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This disease has also been termed calf diphtheria, gangrenous stomatitis, ulcerative stomatitis, malignant stomatitis, tubercular stomatitis, and diphtheritic patches of the oral mucous membrane.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

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