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English
Noun
blue-ear disease (uncountable)
- Alternative form of blue ear disease.
1991 June 26, Chris Rundle, “Farmers’ agony wait in blue ear pig scare”, in Western Daily Press, page 12:AGRICULTURE Ministry vets are keeping a close watch on a handful of pig farms in Devon and Somerset for the first signs of blue-ear disease.
1993 May 4, David Leach, “Be tough, pig breeders told”, in The Journal, number 45,639, page 29:Other management tips following blue-ear disease include giving sows extra feed to boost piglet birthweights and increase their chance of survival and using AI to make up for boars’ “lack of enthusiasm”.
2008 January 25, Clifford Coonan, “China’s growth hits 11.4% but price rises cause alarm”, in The Independent, number 6,639, page 54:The rising price of pork, following a cull of pigs after an outbreak of blue-ear disease last year, has seen people raising pigs in their front rooms, while key cities have been ordered to stockpile cooking oil and the government has introduced price restrictions on other foodstuffs.