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SHORT-FED CATTLE [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cattle Raising
  • Animal Feed (Agric.)
CONT

Short-fed: (of cattle) kept on a fattening ration for a period of three months or less.

OBS

In Canadian texts, cattle fed in this way are often called "feeder cattle" despite the fact that "feeder cattle" includes both long-fed and short-fed cattle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des bovins
  • Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
CONT

Chez les bovins de court engraissement, la clause du contrat relative à la perte de poids à l'arrivée et au départ des animaux peut changer substantiellement.

OBS

Par opposition aux bovins de long engraissement.

Key term(s)
  • bovin de court engraissement

Spanish

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