calf diphtheria

British  

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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Example Sentences

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

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