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ETAT ENGRAISSEMENT [3 records]

Record 1 2021-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Science
CONT

Body condition, or the amount of body fat an animal is carrying, is one management indicator that can be used to predict herd fertility and determine feeding programs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Zootechnie
DEF

Niveau des réserves, essentiellement adipeuses, présentes dans l'organisme d'un animal [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Slaughterhouses
DEF

... the fat covering on the outside of the carcass, its thickness, smoothness and distribution.

OBS

Do not confuse with fleshing. In Canada the term "fleshing" is sometimes incorrectly used to mean the finish of the carcass.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des animaux
  • Abattoirs
OBS

D'un animal, d'une carcasse; couverture s'entend du revêtement de gras.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cría de ganado
  • Mataderos
DEF

Importancia de la grasa en el exterior de la canal y en la cara interna de la cavidad torácica.

CONT

El grado de engrasamiento fue evaluado según una escala del 1 al 5 (1, [res] muy magra; 2, magra; 3, medianamente magra; 4, grasa; 5, muy grasa).

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Record 3 1993-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Science
  • Animal Anatomy
DEF

The distribution of flesh on animals.

CONT

Animals with the frame size and degree of fleshing of Simmental will require more total ration than their smaller framed counterpart but they have a higher rate of feed efficiency. (Document on the Simmental breed).

OBS

In Canada, the term "fleshing" is sometimes incorrectly used to mean the finish of the carcass ["état d'engraissement", in French].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Zootechnie
  • Anatomie animale
CONT

(...) Chez les croisés Brown Swiss, la faible charnure des morceaux nobles est compensée par leur longueur (...).

OBS

Conformation musculaire d'une carcasse; teneur en maigre.

Spanish

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