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dust
heavy dust such as in dust storms or volcanic fallout may contaminate animal feed sufficiently to cause sand colic in horses. Ruminants seem not to be much affected.

dust balls
equine intestinal foreign bodies composed of plant fibers with a superficial coating of dense minerals. Because of their light weight they are often evacuated with the feces.
dust inhalation
important risk factor in etiology of coccidioidomycosis (corral dust), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in horses (feed dust in stables).
dust mite
dust rhinotracheitis
dusty feed fed in a confined space such as a stable can cause chronic coughing due to rhinotracheitis in cattle.

dust Occupational medicine A suspension of solid particles in air. See Coal dust, Inhalant, Nonasbestos dust, Nuclear dust.


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Jennings received the screenplay and it gathered dust on his desk for two weeks before he finally was persuaded to read it.
Vivaldi's compositions gathered dust even as listeners applauded the achievements of his contemporary Bach, and it was only until the 1920s that they were uncovered--and only after World War II that they became truly popular.
Though the contract gathered dust for a decade, the scope of the project has not changed substantially.
 
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