fowl typhoid

fowl typhoid
fowl typhoid n an infectious disease of poultry characterized by diarrhea, anemia, and prostration and caused by a bacterium of the genus Salmonella (S. gallinarum)

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an acute infectious disease of fowl caused by Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Gallinarum, marked by drowsiness, anorexia, extreme weakness, usually diarrhea, and death.

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