Dictionary definition: SHREW causes lameness

Article: HIGHLY INFECTIOUS VIRUS.
New Zealand Herald (Auckland, New Zealand);  August 6, 2007 ;     523 words ... ... development of blisters, chiefly in the mouth or on the feet. The disease is rarely fatal, except in very young animals, but causes lameness and reduced milk yields. Culling remains the basic control policy used to stop the spread of the virus. The interval between ...

Article: Laminitis caused by changes in diet
Post-Tribune (IN);  September 21, 2000 ;     588 words ... ... is located within the hoof, to the inside of the hoof wall. With laminitis, inflammation occurs to the laminae. This causes lameness, and in severe cases, separation of the attachment of the coffin bone to the inside of the hoof wall, which in turn ...

Article: Word Wizard.(Features)
The Birmingham Post (England);  February 19, 2008 ;     300 words ... ... small cakes; 2) To prepare skins for white leather by soaking, salting, stretching and paring; 3) A condition found in sheep in which the hoof grows inwards and causes lameness. ANSWER: No 2 correct. To taw is to prepare skins.

Article: STATE VETERINARIAN ISSUES INTERSTATE/INTERNATIONAL QUARANTINE ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 10, 2009 ;     645 words ... ... blisters in the mouth and on the dental pad, hooves and teats. These blisters swell and break, leaving raw tissue that causes lameness and refusal to eat and drink. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is working with state officials to identify ...

Article: An update on anaplasmosis in dogs
Veterinary Medicine;  April 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... phagocytophilum or Anaplasma platys. Infechon with A. phagocytophilum, the species more commonly associated with anaplasmosis, causes lameness and is often confused with Lyme disease. Infection with A. platys results in a cyclic thrombocytopenia. Both types of ...

Article: Utah Officials Mobilize to Stop Spread Of Livestock Disease ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  May 2, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... oozing blisters often found on infected animals' hooves, mouths and teats. Though the disease rarely is fatal, it causes lameness, reduced milk output, weight loss and miscarriages. The disease does not affect food safety or humans, but it can have ...

Article: Woman uses craniosacral massage to treat humans and horses
SouthtownStar (Chicago, IL);  October 12, 2008 ;     597 words ... ... worked with him. The 14-year-old horse has a navicular disease, a chronic issue with the bone behind the hoof that causes lameness in the front legs. "We want to keep him happy and feeling good," said Wunderlich, of Shorewood. "In combination with ...