garget

American  

[gahr-git] / ˈgɑr gɪt /

noun

1. Veterinary Pathology. inflammation of the udder of a cow; bovine mastitis.

2. pokeweed.

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garget British  

/ ˈɡɑːɡɪt /

noun

1. archaic inflammation of the mammary gland of domestic animals, esp cattle

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Other Word Forms

• gargety
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of garget

1580–90; earlier, inflammation of the head or throat in livestock, apparently the same word as Middle English garget, gargat throat < Middle French gargate

Example Sentences

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garget

Perhaps one of the forms of garget, cow mammitis, is of an infectious character.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

For example, if an animal be suffered to feed in wet lands, the feet and external surface become cold; and hence diarrhœa, catarrh, garget, dysentery, &c.

From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George

This belief is undoubtedly well founded, as some of the bacteria known to be the cause of garget are gas-forming.

From Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying by Hastings, Edwin George

Too high feeding is the cause of milk-fever, caked bag, garget, and a host of evils; and very poor feed is almost equally objectionable.

From Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. by Allen, Richard L.

I cannot impress too strongly on the breeder that, as soon as symptoms of garget are observed, the cow must be firmly secured and the teats properly drawn three or four times a-day.

From Cattle and Cattle-breeders by M'Combie, William