单词 | lamsiekte |
释义 | lamsiekten. South African. A cattle disease, usually fatal, found on land deficient in phosphorus, caused by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum and characterized by paralysis or muscular weakness; bovine botulism. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of cattle > [noun] > bacterial disorders rot?1523 white scour1742 lamsiekte1790 puckeridgea1793 puck1834 Texas fever1867 cattle-fever1893 piroplasmosis1901 abortus fever1925 brucellosis1930 1790 E. Helme tr. F. Le Vaillant Trav. Afr. II. v. 92 The first [disease], called at the Cape Lam-Sikte, is a sudden paralitic stroke. 1798 S. H. Wilcocke tr. J. S. Stavorinus Voy. E. Indies II. 64 The lamziekte, is when the cattle are not able to stand; it comes on gradually, and is slow in its progress. 1896 R. Wallace Farming Industries Cape Colony xiv. 286 Stiff-sickness or ‘stijf-ziekte’ and ‘lam-ziekte’ or paralysis, would appear to be two forms of the same disease. 1946 Nature 17 Aug. 239/1 In practice, 0·5–1 unit of circulating antitoxin adequately protects a bovine against natural botulism (lamsiekte). 1948 Cape Argus 6 Nov. 1/9 The Division of Veterinary Services..will shortly make available a new, improved and concentrated lamsiekte vaccine. 1974 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 15 Nov. 15 A young couple..who lost about 70 per cent. of their income when 34 of their dairy cows died of botulism (lamsiekte), have been given three cows and lent four. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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