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Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-02-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Cattle Raising
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cattle attendant
1, record 1, English, cattle%20attendant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cattleman 2, record 1, English, cattleman
correct
- cowherd 3, record 1, English, cowherd
correct
- cowhand 4, record 1, English, cowhand
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One who tends cattle. 5, record 1, English, - cattle%20attendant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "ox-driver", given as the equivalent of "bouvier" in the FAO Vocabulary of Animal Husbandry Terms, could not be documented elsewhere. 6, record 1, English, - cattle%20attendant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"Cattle attendant" is the politically correct term. 7, record 1, English, - cattle%20attendant
Record 1, Key term(s)
- ox-driver
- herdsman
- herd attendant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Élevage des bovins
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bouvier
1, record 1, French, bouvier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bouvière 2, record 1, French, bouvi%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- soigneur de bovins 3, record 1, French, soigneur%20de%20bovins
correct, masculine noun
- soigneuse de bovins 4, record 1, French, soigneuse%20de%20bovins
correct, feminine noun
- vacher 5, record 1, French, vacher
correct, masculine noun
- vachère 2, record 1, French, vach%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne qui garde ou conduit les bœufs [...] 6, record 1, French, - bouvier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
- Cría de ganado bovino
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- boyero
1, record 1, Spanish, boyero
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- boyerizo 1, record 1, Spanish, boyerizo
correct, masculine noun
- vaquero 1, record 1, Spanish, vaquero
correct, masculine noun
- vaquerizo 1, record 1, Spanish, vaquerizo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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