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pullorum disease

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pul·lo·rum disease  (p-lôrm, -lr-)
n.
A contagious, often fatal diarrheal disease of young poultry, caused by the bacterium Salmonella pullorum and usually transmitted by infected hens through their eggs.

[New Latin pullrum, specific epithet, from genitive pl. of Latin pullus, young fowl; see pullet.]

pullorum disease [pʊˈlɔːrəm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) an acute serious bacterial disease of very young birds, esp chickens, characterized by a whitish diarrhoea: caused by Salmonella pullorum, transmitted during egg production Also called bacillary white diarrhoea
[Latin pullōrum of chickens, from pullus chicken]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pullorum disease - a serious bacterial disease of young chickens
animal disease - a disease that typically does not affect human beings


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