contagious abortion
Americannoun
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brucellosis of domestic cattle, an infectious disease characterized by spontaneous abortion and caused by the bacterium Brucella abortus; Bang's disease.
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any of several diseases causing spontaneous abortion of domestic animals, as vibriosis or salmonellosis.
noun
Etymology
Origin of contagious abortion
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Brucellae infect cattle, sheep, goats and pigs, cause a disease known as contagious abortion.
From Time Magazine Archive
Steel dreaded the union shop as a dairyman dreads contagious abortion.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1897 Bernhard L. F. Bang, a Danish veterinarian, discovered the germ which caused contagious abortion in cattle.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bang and Stribolt subsequently examined pieces of placenta from a large number of cases of contagious abortion, and found the bacillus microscopically in practically all cases.
From Contagious Abortion of Cows by MacNeal, Ward J.
Such cases are pure accidents and are not to be considered along with contagious abortion.
From Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry by Pratt Food Co.
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