shipping fever

7.7

A serious illness in cattle or sheep after long travel that causes high fever and lung infection

noun
/ˈʃɪpɪŋ ˈfiːvər/

Specialized

: fiebre de transporte

Cattle often suffer from shipping fever during long transport.

Examples

Proper handling can help prevent shipping fever when moving sheep over long distances.
The veterinarian diagnosed the sudden outbreak of shipping fever among the transported cattle.
Several cases of shipping fever were reported after the livestock arrived at the market.
The vet diagnosed the sheep with shipping fever.
Several cases of shipping fever were reported after the livestock arrived at the market.
The veterinarian diagnosed the sudden outbreak of shipping fever among the transported cattle.
Proper handling can help prevent shipping fever when moving sheep over long distances.

Synonyms

shipping pneumonia

vsshipping fever

Specialized

7.6

A severe lung infection in cattle and sheep after long transport

is serious but not specifically bacterial and not always fatal

Antonyms

health

∞ 1.0

The condition of a person's body and mind, especially being free from illness or injury

Surface Forms

shipping fever singular

shipping fevers plural

Morphology

shipping + fever

The compound is a straightforward modifier+noun: 'shipping' (transport) specifies the cause/context and 'fever' (high temperature/illness) gives the symptom, so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a fever related to transport. Although veterinary usage is specific (livestock stress after transport), the semantic composition is direct and predictable rather than idiomatic.

Etymology

Shipping fever comes from farms: animals often developed a high fever after the shipping step when they were moved to markets or new farms, because stress and close contact let lung infections start. So, shipping fever now means 'a serious fever and lung sickness animals get after transport'.