noun
- a fatal degenerative disease of the nervous system that affects sheep and goats, characterized by severe itching and loss of muscular coordination
Usage: veterinary medicine
Examples
- The flock was quarantined after several sheep showed signs of scrapie.
- Scrapie is a prion disease that can devastate sheep populations.
- Veterinarians tested the animals for scrapie before allowing transport.
- The farmer noticed his sheep scratching excessively, a possible symptom of scrapie.
- Research into scrapie has helped scientists understand other prion diseases.
- Government regulations require reporting suspected cases of scrapie.