
Meaning of SHIPPING FEVER
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[n] a deadly form of septicemia in cattle and sheep; involves high fever and pneumonia; contracted under conditions of exposure or exhaustion (as often happens when the animals are shipped to market) |
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| | Synonyms: | | shipping pneumonia |
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| | See Also: | | animal disease, blood poisoning, septicaemia, septicemia | |
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