unthriftiness
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The symptoms occasioned by it are rather obscure and are such as might arise from a number of other causes, namely, colicky pains, depraved appetite, diarrhea or constipation, and general unthriftiness.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
Stiles reported extreme anaemia, unthriftiness and many deaths among cattle in a certain section of Texas, due to extensive infection with the Uncinaria radialus.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.
Intestinal obstruction, thrombo-embolic colics, unthriftiness and a weakened, anaemic condition may be caused by intestinal worms.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.
They have, in consequence, a prevailing air of unthriftiness in personal matters, which, however it may operate to the prejudice of the pocket of the individual, has a mellow and kindly effect upon his disposition.
From Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective by Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing) Stevenson
The loss due to the damage to the fleece is usually greater than that resulting from unthriftiness.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.
