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swine plague

American

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

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

Etymology

Origin of swine plague

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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Treatment of hogs suffering from cholera or swine plague is not always satisfactory.

From Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry by Pratt Food Co.

If they have been exposed to hog cholera or swine plague the diseases will be manifested within this time, and the sick animals can be treated or killed and disposed of at once.

From Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry by Pratt Food Co.

The following are the diseases most commonly mentioned in the laws of the several states: Anthrax, black quarter, hog cholera, swine plague, rabies, glanders and tuberculosis.

From The Young Farmer: Some Things He Should Know by Hunt, Thomas Forsyth

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