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swine plague

noun

, Veterinary Pathology.
  1. hemorrhagic septicemia of hogs, caused by the bacterium Pasteurella suiseptica, characterized by an accompanying infection of pneumonia.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of swine plague1

First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences

A great drawback to our swine-raising industry is the terrible swine plague which so frequently devastates our swine herds.

Swine plague, which in the United States in 1879 destroyed over a million hogs, and chicken cholera, also engaged his attention.

He also aided agriculture by discovering a vaccine for swine plague.

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