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LIVESTOCK [1 record]

Record 1 2018-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Husbandry
DEF

Domestic animals kept on a farm for use or profit.

OBS

livestock: Not to be confused with "cattle" that refers only to bovine animals.

Key term(s)
  • live stock

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des animaux
DEF

Ensemble des animaux élevés [sur une] ferme, à l'exception des animaux de basse-cour.

OBS

Gros bétail (bovins, cheval, âne, mulet), parfois sans les chevaux. Menu bétail (porc, chèvre, mouton).

OBS

bétail: Ne pas confondre avec le terme «bovin» qui désigne plus précisément les animaux de races issues de l'espèce Bos taurus (bœuf).

Spanish

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

Conjunto de animales de cierta especie de los que se crían para la explotación.

OBS

El ganado mayor comprende los caballos, asnos, mulas, bovinos, etc., el ganado menor se compone de corderos, cabras, cerdos, etc.

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