noun
- a disease of sheep and cattle caused by a tapeworm larva in the brain, characterized by loss of coordination and circling behavior
Usage: veterinary; also called giddy disease or sturdy
Examples
- The farmer noticed his sheep had gid when they began walking in circles.
- Gid is a serious neurological condition that affects livestock in many parts of the world.
- Veterinarians can diagnose gid through clinical signs and imaging studies.
- The parasite that causes gid completes part of its life cycle in intermediate hosts.