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chicken pest

noun

Definitions

  1. Synonym of Newcastle disease.

    • The successful reproduction of the disease by inoculating a healthy chicken, and the absence of any demonstrable microorganisms in the tissues of the sick bird, should be considered positive evidence of chicken pest.
    • Since a goshawk may occasionally take a chicken or the chicken pest wipe out an entire flock, keeping up chickens is risky business.
    • Chicken pest is endemic in the region and a scarcity of chickens is frequent.

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