Texas fever

American  

noun

1. babesiosis of cattle.

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Texas fever British  

noun

1. vet science another name for blackwater fever

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Etymology

Origin of Texas fever

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25

Example Sentences

Texas ranchers had developed a hardy breed of longhorn cow that thrived in the ecological niche left by the vanishing buffalo and was capable of surviving harsh conditions and the tick-borne Texas fever.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

They are the hardiest deer, are immune to hoof and mouth disease, Texas fever, lumpy jaw and black tongue.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1893 he demonstrated that the "Texas fever" which was destroying cattle herds in the Southwest was caused by a microbe which the cattle tick took from sick beasts, nourished and transmitted to well beasts.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 20 years the County had spent more than $250,000 in eradicating the Texas fever tick which had blocked progress of livestock and dairy development.

From Time Magazine Archive

There are some diseases, as, for instance, Texas fever and rabies, which are caused by a minute animal parasite known as protozoa, while others again, like lumpy jaw and aspergillosis, are caused by fungi.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.