Horse Disease With Same Name As A Fish

[gordontrigg]

Which fish’s name in the plural can mean a cattle and horse disease?

[Peter Pedant]

fasciola can rarely infect Man - the usual fluke is schistosoma

and clonorchis sinensis can be a problem in not surprisingly China
I just thought I would tell you....

[rsvp]

I always thought founder was the old fashioned word for laminitis

[gordontrigg]

The answer is MEGRIM(S). This fits perfectly with the clue

[wolf63]

Thanks for the feedback. There was no way that I would ever have found that answer. Did you manage to find it yourself?

[gordontrigg]

I found it my endless comparison of lists of fish and disease in cattle and horses. Many thanks for spending the time

[rsvp]

Thanks for the feedback - Megrims is a condition (usually in older harness horses) which causes them to twitch, shake their head and possibly stagger etc - it's not a word I've heard in years and years - think we just say head shaking now. Brilliant bit of detective work there gordontrigg.

[Baldric]

Just seen these

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/search/?q1=endless+disease+in+horses

[factor-fiction]

Is a stagger a fish though, Baldric? I can't see one of that name

[Baldric]

I just put it in as a point of interest, the word 'flounder' is in this definition of 'stagger'
What do you think?
verb: stagger; 3rd person present: staggers; past tense: staggered; past participle: staggered; gerund or present participle: staggering
1. walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.
"he staggered to his feet, swaying a little"
synonyms: lurch, walk unsteadily, reel, sway, teeter, totter, stumble, wobble, move clumsily, weave, FLOUNDER, falter, pitch, roll

[factor-fiction]

I thought you'd got another great answer then Baldric when I saw a horse disease called flounders but someone then corrected the post to say it was actually called FOUNDERS

[Baldric]

I'm thinking someone saw flounder and thought 'fish'