Disease
- Blackleg (disease), in sheep and cattle
- Blackleg (Brassica) in rapeseed and other mustard-and-cabbage-family plants, caused by fungus Leptosphaeria maculans
- Blackleg (potatoes), caused by Pectobacterium carotovorum
- Blackleg (geraniums), caused by quasi-fungi of Pythium
- Scurvy, deficiency in primates & some other animals
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