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necrotic rhinitis of pigs (medicine)


necrotic rhinitis of pigs


An infection of the subcutaneous structures of the snout of swine which causes malformation of the face; it is frequently due to infection of wounds made for the insertion of metal rings to discourage or prevent the animal from rooting in the soil; Fusobacterium necrophorum plays an important role in this disease.

Synonym: bullnose.