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Definition of Shipping fever

1. Noun. 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).

Definition of Shipping fever

1. Noun. A severe inflammation of the lungs of cattle, caused by a bacterium of the genus ''Pasteurella'', sometimes seen following the stress of transport to market under poor conditions ¹

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Medical Definition of Shipping fever

1. In horses, synonymous with pinkeye or influenza, in cattle, a common syndrome seen especially during or after shipping in cold weather or other stressful circumstances, manifested by acute inflammation of the upper respiratory tract usually terminating in pneumonia; associated with parainfluenza virus type 3, although some of the infections are associated with Pasteurella. (05 Mar 2000)

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Literary usage of Shipping fever

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association by American Veterinary Medical Association. (1917)
"shipping fever OF HORSES* JOHN E. MOHLER, Washington, DC It was with some surprise that I observed a recent copy of the program for this meeting indicating ..."

2. A History of the Percheron Horse: Including Hitherto Unpublished Data by Alvin Howard Sanders (1917)
"In addition to this, I make it a rule to keep a shipping fever medicine on hand, and if the geldings show any symptoms of fever, I can usually break it ..."

3. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and TherapeuticsVeterinary medicine (1907)
"... of shipping fever. Formerly UMd only in pur pur a ... particularly shipping fever, influenza, distemper or strangles. To get good re#ulU, ..."

4. Code of Federal Regulations by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"... sulfamethazine-sensitive organisms as follows: bacterial pneumonia and bovine respiratory disease complex (shipping fever complex) caused by Pasteurella ..."

5. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1908)
"It is known as "epizootic catarrhal fever," "horse distemper," "pink eye," "mountain fever "and "shipping fever." Influenza is a generic term employed to ..."

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