hardware disease
n.— «Cattle can suffer from what’s known as hardware disease if they eat metal that’s left in pastures or finds its way into feed.» —“Metallic debris poses risk to cattle” by Mike Penprase News-Leader (Springfield, Mo.) Mar. 22, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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