Meanings
- uncountableSynonym of Newcastle disease.
Mortality in fowl pest is usually regular, while in fowl cholera it is more likely to be irregular.
1891, Documents and Reports on Foot-and-mouth Disease - - Fowl Pest2 more examples
Britain's slaughter policy is aimed at eradicating fowl pest, so it is backed by import prohibitions intended to keep out potentially infective eggs and poultry from countries where the disease is endemic.
1952 November 26, “Notes and Comments: Epidemic among the poultry”, in New Scientist, volume 6, number 158, page 1051Then it goes on: “Supplies of turkeys to the Christmas market may be hit by recent fowl pest outbreaks which have resulted in large numbers of birds being slaughtered ...”
1963, Ian Fleming, On Her Majesty's Secret ServiceSynonyms: Newcastle disease
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of Newcastle disease.
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