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railroad sickness (medicine)


railroad sickness -->
transport tetany


An acute disease seen in cattle and sheep during and shortly after shipping; it appears most often in females in advanced pregnancy and is believed to be precipitated by stress, lack of food and water, and perhaps heat.

Synonym: railroad disease, railroad sickness.