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swine plague
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noun Veterinary Pathology.
hemorrhagic septicemia of hogs, caused by the bacterium Pasteurella suiseptica, characterized by an accompanying infection of pneumonia.
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Origin of swine plague
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby swine plague
Swindon, swine, swine fever, swine flu, swineherd, swine plague, swinepox, swine's cress, swine vesicular disease, swing, swingback
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How to use swine plague in a sentence
A great drawback to our swine-raising industry is the terrible swine plague which so frequently devastates our swine herds.
Up To Date Business|VariousSwine plague, which in the United States in 1879 destroyed over a million hogs, and chicken cholera, also engaged his attention.
An Introduction to the History of Science|Walter LibbyHe also aided agriculture by discovering a vaccine for swine plague.
An Introduction to the History of Science|Walter Libby