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Record 1 1999-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Feed (Agric.)
  • Forage Crops
  • Animal Husbandry
DEF

Alpine pastures of relatively gentle slope which lie above a U-shaped valley and are often used in summer for grazing livestock.

OBS

The term "alm" is used in the Eastern Alps.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
  • Culture des plantes fourragères
  • Élevage des animaux
DEF

Prairie naturelle de montagne, d'altitude moyenne, au-dessus de la forêt, où les troupeaux transhumants séjournent pendant l'été.

OBS

(«Alpe» est un) terme régional employé dans certaines vallées alpines à la place du mot alpage pour désigner un lieu de pâturage d'altitude bien délimitée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Alimentación animal (Agricultura)
  • Cultivo de plantas forrajeras
  • Cría de ganado
DEF

Pastos naturales que se dan por encima del estrato boscoso (1900-3000) y que suelen aprovecharse por los rebaños trashumantes.

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