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shipping_fever
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[ noun ] (medicine,physiology) 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)
Synonyms Used in print (Successful Farming, 59:12...)Increases rate of gain and improves feed efficiency , aids in the prevention or treatment ( depending_on level fed ) of the early stages of shipping_fever , prevents or treats bacterial diarrhea , and aids in reducing incidence of bloat and liver abscesses . For the prevention or treatment of the early stages of shipping_fever complex , increase feeding level to 0.5 to 2 grams per head per day . For treatment of shipping_fever , this level should be fed at the onset of the disease symptoms until symptoms disappear . Prevention of bacterial pneumonia , shipping_fever , as an aid in reduction of losses due_to respiratory infections ( infectious rhinotracheitis - shipping_fever complex ) . Prevention of bacterial pneumonia , shipping_fever , as an aid in reduction of losses due_to respiratory infections ( infectious rhinotracheitis - shipping_fever complex ) . Related terms |
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