rouping
/ˈruːpɪŋ/
noun
- A disease of poultry, especially chickens and turkeys, caused by a fungus or bacterium, characterized by cheesy growths in the mouth, throat, and lungs.
- The farmer lost several hens to rouping last winter.
- Rouping spreads quickly in crowded, unsanitary coops.
- Vaccination can help prevent rouping in a flock.