What does broxy mean?
Broxy means A fatal disease of sheep..
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A fatal disease of sheep..
Mutton, the flesh of sheep, suffering with broxy or modified anthrax and erysipelas, from severe bruises obtained in transportation, will produce disease in those who eat it.
From the fact of the sheep having become thin in flesh before death, it is probably broxy.
Briefly, it may be stated that the whole of the Veterinary Service is geared to control and prevent the spread of certain diseases such as Anthrax, Broxy. Blackleg, Trypanosomiasis, Newcastle Disease and Rabies to name a few, by routine and regular vaccinations and inoculations.
If the rural poor ate birds then the urban poor ate pairings of tripe, slink (prematurely born calves), or broxy (diseased sheep).
With the import of refrigerated meat the market among the poor for 'slink' (prematurely born calves) or 'broxy' (diseased sheep) mercifully contracted, although few families could have forgone tripe (cow's stomach lining.)
...slink (prematurely born calves), or broxy (diseased sheep).
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Broxy means A fatal disease of sheep..
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Mutton, the flesh of sheep, suffering with broxy or modified anthrax and erysipelas, from severe bruises obtained in transportation, will produce disease in those who eat it.
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