noun

• A disease of sheep affecting the penis sheath.

  ‘the ram has a rip-roaring case of pizzle rot’

  More example sentences

  • ‘The preparation is used to stop pizzle rot.’
  • ‘Pizzle rot has given a little trouble but has been adequately controlled.’
  • ‘These new lambs would be resistant to pizzle rot.’
  • ‘Testosterone also is widely used in Australia to prevent pizzle-rot.’
  • ‘Castration before puberty may predispose the animal to pizzle rot.’
  • ‘The procedure is used in male sheep as a prevention against pizzle rot.’
  • ‘In Australia and New Zealand, ulcerative posthitis is known as pizzle-rot.’
  • ‘Rams should be checked for pizzle rot on the penis sheath.’
  • ‘Have the ram examined and tested for pizzle rot.’
  • ‘A small benign external ulcer could progress to true pizzle rot.’