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grade animal [1 record]

Record 1 2008-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Reproduction
  • Animal Husbandry
DEF

An animal that has no registered parents in the herd book.

OBS

For example, you can have a "grade Brown Swiss" cow – that means that her parents are Brown Swiss animals but are not registered, thus, making the resulting calf a "grade Brown Swiss."

OBS

Information given by the Canadian Livestock Records Corporation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reproduction des animaux
  • Élevage des animaux
DEF

Animal dont les parents ne sont pas enregistrés ou inscrits au registre généalogique d'une race.

OBS

Par exemple, si une vache a des parents de race Brown Swiss mais qu'ils ne sont pas inscrits au registre, on dira alors que c'est une vache Brown Swiss non enregistrée.

OBS

Information et traduction fournie par la Société canadienne d'enregistrement des animaux.

Spanish

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