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body weight [4 records]

Record 1 2017-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Regulations and Standards (Food)
  • Slaughterhouses
DEF

The weight of a live animal as distinct from the weight of a dressed carcass of the animal.

CONT

As the differences in the carcass yield are small ..., the results on live weight or on carcass weight basis show great similarity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réglementation et normalisation (Alimentation)
  • Abattoirs
CONT

Le poids vif est celui de l'animal sur pied.

OBS

Le poids vif s'oppose au poids en carcasse.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reglamentación y normalización (Alimentación)
  • Mataderos
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Record 2 2000-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
DEF

The gravitational force on the body.

OBS

For humans this is usually expressed in pounds or kilograms.

CONT

A pure substance ... falls into [the] ... Poisonous and infections Material [subdivision] if, in an animal assay for acute lethality, it has an ... LD50 not exceeding 50 milligrams per kilogram of body weight of the animal...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
OBS

«Poids vif» dans le cas des animaux Bull. Inst. Past. 50, 497 (1952).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
DEF

Fuerza gravitacional con que la Tierra atrae un cuerpo. Usualmente se expresa en kilogramos o libras.

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Record 3 1999-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Curling
CONT

The body weight of a curler has an influence on the draw weight of his or her throws as long as the person uses it properly to give the necessary carrying weight to the rock in delivering it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Curling
CONT

Le poids corporel du curleur, de la curleuse, influe sur la pesanteur de ses lancers en autant que la personne s'en sert adéquatement pour doser l'impulsion à donner à la pierre en la lançant.

Spanish

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Record 4 1989-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Luge, Bobsledding and Skeleton
OBS

Luge term(s).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Luge, bobsleigh et skeleton
OBS

Terme(s) de luge.

Spanish

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