loco disease

loco disease   n.  A disease of livestock caused by locoweed poisoning and characterized by weakness, lack of coordination, trembling, and partial paralysis. Also called loco1, locoism.

Main Entry: lo·co·ism
Pronunciation: 'lO-kO-"iz-&m
Function: noun
1 : a disease of horses, cattle, and sheep caused by chronicpoisoning with locoweeds and characterized by motor and sensory nerve damage resulting in peculiarities of gait, impairment of vision, lassitude or extreme excitement, emaciation, and ultimatelyparalysis and death if not controlled
2 : any of several intoxications of domestic animals (as selenosis) that are sometimes confused with locoweed poisoning