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ANIMAL FOOD ONLY [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-03-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Cattle Raising
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Canadian Cattle Association
1, record 1, English, Canadian%20Cattle%20Association
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- CCA 1, record 1, English, CCA
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Canadian Cattlemen's Association 2, record 1, English, Canadian%20Cattlemen%27s%20Association
former designation, correct
- CCA 3, record 1, English, CCA
former designation, correct
- CCA 3, record 1, English, CCA
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA)[, formerly the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association,] is the national voice of Canada’s 60,000 beef farms and feedlots. Founded by producers and led by a producer-elected board, CCA works to address issues that concern Canada’s beef producers. 4, record 1, English, - Canadian%20Cattle%20Association
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Established in 1932, the Canadian Cattlemen's Association is the only national association representing the interests of Canada's 90, 000 beef producers. The Canadian Cattlemen's Association provides the leadership and unity necessary to speak as one voice for the beef industry. This includes assisting in its development, adaptation to new ideas and technologies, and in its prosperity. The Canadian Cattlemen's Association is structured to represent every phase of the production system; the purebred, cow/calf, backgrounding and feedlot sectors. The Canadian Cattlemen's Association is involved in a wide range of issues that are of concern to Canadian beef producers. These include trade, animal health, environment and animal care, fiscal and monetary policy, and grading/inspection, to name just a few. In addition the Canadian Cattlemen's Association works closely with other sectors of the agriculture and food industries on matters of mutual concern. 3, record 1, English, - Canadian%20Cattle%20Association
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Cattle Association of Canada
- Cattlemen's Association of Canada
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
- Élevage des bovins
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Association canadienne des bovins
1, record 1, French, Association%20canadienne%20des%20bovins
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- ACB 1, record 1, French, ACB
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Canadian Cattlemen's Association 2, record 1, French, Canadian%20Cattlemen%27s%20Association
former designation, correct, feminine noun
- CCA 2, record 1, French, CCA
former designation, correct, feminine noun
- CCA 2, record 1, French, CCA
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'Association canadienne des bovins (ACB) est la voix nationale des 60 000 exploitations bovines et parcs d'engraissement du Canada. Fondée par des producteurs et dirigée par un conseil d'administration élu par les producteurs, l'ACB s'efforce de résoudre les problèmes qui concernent les producteurs de bœuf du Canada. 3, record 1, French, - Association%20canadienne%20des%20bovins
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Association des bovins du Canada
- Cattlemen's Association of Canada
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2023-05-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Bioengineering
- Meats and Meat Industries
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- laboratory-grown beef burger
1, record 2, English, laboratory%2Dgrown%20beef%20burger
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- laboratory-grown hamburger 2, record 2, English, laboratory%2Dgrown%20hamburger
correct
- lab-grown hamburger 3, record 2, English, lab%2Dgrown%20hamburger
correct
- cultured beef burger 4, record 2, English, cultured%20beef%20burger%20%20
correct
- cultured beef patty 5, record 2, English, cultured%20beef%20patty
correct
- in vitro beef burger 1, record 2, English, in%20vitro%20beef%20burger
correct
- test-tube beef burger 6, record 2, English, test%2Dtube%20beef%20burger
correct
- stem-cell beef burger 7, record 2, English, stem%2Dcell%20beef%20burger
correct
- Frankenburger 8, record 2, English, Frankenburger
correct, familiar
- Frankenstein burger 9, record 2, English, Frankenstein%20burger%20
familiar
- Frankenstein's burger 5, record 2, English, Frankenstein%27s%20burger
familiar
- cruelty-free hamburger 10, record 2, English, cruelty%2Dfree%20hamburger%20
familiar
- synthetic hamburger 11, record 2, English, synthetic%20hamburger
see observation
- artificial hamburger 12, record 2, English, artificial%20hamburger
see observation
- Googleburger 6, record 2, English, Googleburger
familiar
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The world’s first laboratory-grown beef burger was flipped out of a petri dish and into a frying pan on Monday, with food tasters declaring it tasted "close to meat." Grown in vitro from cattle stem cells at a cost of 250,000 euros ($332,000), the burger was cooked and eaten in front of television cameras to gain the greatest media coverage for the culmination of a five-year science experiment. Resembling a standard circular-shaped red meat patty, it was created by knitting together 20,000 strands of laboratory-grown protein, combined with other ingredients normally used in burgers, such as salt, breadcrumbs and egg powder. Red beet juice and saffron were added to give it color. 1, record 2, English, - laboratory%2Dgrown%20beef%20burger
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The first laboratory-produced meat patty (cultured beef burger) presented in London on August 5, 2013, by Dr. Mark Post, a physiologist from Maastricht University in the Netherlands, was dubbed the "Frankenburger." The professor and his colleagues produced the meat-like substance by cultivating muscle tissue from cow stem cells in fetal serum and other growth-promoting materials (vitamines, amino acids, growth hormones, sugar, etc.). The laboratory-grown meat at this stage of development is prohibitively expensive, but might one day become a substitute for "real" meat. The product needs to be enhanced to improve its texture, taste and appearance. Some scientists predict that cultured meat might be commercially available within a decade. Others say that it will be possible to grow it in one’s own kitchen within 20 years. 13, record 2, English, - laboratory%2Dgrown%20beef%20burger
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The development of meat substitutes is praised on ethical grounds by animal rights or welfare activists since these products have the potential to greatly reduce the inhumane raising and slaughtering of animals raised for meat. Environmentalists, economists and scientists support these products since they might one day be a cost-effective means of meeting world demands for meat, while greatly reducing greenhouse gas emissions and waste, as well as the use of water, farmland and animal feed that make intensive animal farming unsustainable. On the other hand, natural food advocates have serious doubts concerning ingredients needed to grow and enhance these products, and the long term safety of their consumption; and meat industry proponents argue that the technology still requires stem cell donors(the cells from a single donor cannot replicate indefinitely) and that the product remains a far cry from "real" meat. Only time will tell if these products will, in a perhaps not so distant future, entirely replace, or only supplement, the meat industry. 13, record 2, English, - laboratory%2Dgrown%20beef%20burger
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
cultured beef hamburger: A "hamburger" is a minced beef patty. Terms such as "cultured beef hamburger" could therefore be considered pleonastic. The term "burger" is the shortened form of "hamburger." While burgers are traditionally made of beef, non-beef burgers have become popular, and modifiers such as "veggie," "tuna," "chicken," "nut," and "soya" are used to describe them. Given this relatively new reality, the use of seemingly pleonastic terms such as "cultured beef burger" may be justified. 13, record 2, English, - laboratory%2Dgrown%20beef%20burger
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
The combination of terms such as "hamburger," "cultured," "laboratory," "in vitro" and their short forms to create neologisms designating this product yields an impressive number of synonyms. This will remain the case as long as terminology used to describe this relatively new concept is not well established. 13, record 2, English, - laboratory%2Dgrown%20beef%20burger
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 5 OBS
synthetic hamburger; artificial hamburger: The terms "synthetic meat" and "artificial meat" designate products that imitate meat but that are not necessarily laboratory-grown from animal cells. Hence, the use of qualifiers such as "synthetic" and "artificial" might lead to confuse a cultured hamburger with, for example, a soy-based burger. 13, record 2, English, - laboratory%2Dgrown%20beef%20burger
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 6 OBS
Terms such as "Frankenburger" that do not include the modifier "beef" might very well be used some day to designate similar laboratory-grown products made from animal cells other than beef. 13, record 2, English, - laboratory%2Dgrown%20beef%20burger
Record 2, Key term(s)
- lab-grown beef burger
- lab-grown hamburger
- lab-grown beefburger
- lab-grown burger
- laboratory-grown burger
- laboratory-grown beefburger
- cultured hamburger
- cultured beefburger
- cultured burger
- cultured beef hamburger
- in vitro beefburger
- in vitro burger
- in vitro hamburger
- test-tube beefburger
- test-tube burger
- test-tube hamburger
- stem cell hamburger
- stem cell burger
- stem cell beefburger
- cruelty-free burger
- cruelty-free beefburger
- cruelty-free beef burger
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Technique biologique
- Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hamburger in vitro
1, record 2, French, hamburger%20in%20vitro
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- hamburger éprouvette 2, record 2, French, hamburger%20%C3%A9prouvette
correct, masculine noun
- hamburger à base de cellules souches 3, record 2, French, hamburger%20%C3%A0%20base%20de%20cellules%20souches
correct, masculine noun
- hamburger cultivé en laboratoire 4, record 2, French, hamburger%20cultiv%C3%A9%20en%20laboratoire
correct, masculine noun
- burger in vitro 5, record 2, French, burger%20in%20vitro
correct, masculine noun
- burger éprouvette 6, record 2, French, burger%20%C3%A9prouvette
correct, masculine noun
- burger de cellules souches 7, record 2, French, burger%20de%20cellules%20souches
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- steak haché in vitro 8, record 2, French, steak%20hach%C3%A9%20in%20vitro
correct, masculine noun
- steak de hamburger à base de cellules souches 9, record 2, French, steak%20de%20hamburger%20%C3%A0%20base%20de%20cellules%20souches
masculine noun
- steak in vitro 10, record 2, French, steak%20in%20vitro
see observation, masculine noun
- steak cultivé en laboratoire à partir de cellules souches 11, record 2, French, steak%20cultiv%C3%A9%20en%20laboratoire%20%C3%A0%20partir%20de%20cellules%20souches
see observation, masculine noun
- steak de viande artificielle 12, record 2, French, steak%20de%20viande%20artificielle
see observation, masculine noun
- hamburger synthétique 13, record 2, French, hamburger%20synth%C3%A9tique
see observation, masculine noun
- hamburger artificiel 14, record 2, French, hamburger%20artificiel
see observation, masculine noun
- Frankenburger 15, record 2, French, Frankenburger
correct, masculine noun, familiar
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cet hamburger synthétique, surnommé le «Frankenburger», a été élaboré dans le laboratoire de l'université de Maastricht en trois mois à [partir] de cellules souches de bœuf. En septembre 2011, un expert en physiologie de cette université, Mark Post, avait annoncé son projet de développer avec son équipe une viande de synthèse. [...] Les 20 000 fibres de muscles ont été cultivées en laboratoire, pressées ensemble, colorées avec du jus de betterave et assaisonnées de safran afin de donner une couleur rouge au «Frankenburger» qui aurait eu un aspect naturel gris sans ces modifications. 15, record 2, French, - hamburger%20in%20vitro
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il s'agit du premier hamburger créé en laboratoire et présenté à Londres le 5 août 2013 pour dégustation. Ce steak haché de viande synthétique a été confectionné à partir de cellules souches de vache cultivées dans un milieu contenant des acides aminées, des vitamines, du sérum fœtal et des hormones de croissance. On y a ajouté de la chapelure, du sel, de la poudre d'œuf ainsi que du jus de betterave et du safran pour la couleur. Certains scientifiques disent que ce type de produit pourrait être cultivé à la maison d'ici vingt ans. C'est une solution envisageable pour diminuer les émissions de gaz à effet de serre attribuables aux animaux d'élevage tout en répondant à la demande mondiale en viande bovine qui risque de doubler d'ici 2050. 16, record 2, French, - hamburger%20in%20vitro
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
steak in vitro; steak cultivé en laboratoire à partir de cellules souches; steak de viande artificielle : Ce nouveau produit ayant davantage l'apparence et la consistance de viande hachée que de bifteck, ces termes sont employés pour évoquer l'idée de «steak haché» tel que lorsqu'on parle de «steak tartare». 16, record 2, French, - hamburger%20in%20vitro
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La terminologie n'est pas bien établie pour désigner ce concept, comme en témoigne le nombre de termes utilisés. La combinaison de termes tels que burger, hamburger, steak, cellules souches, cultivé, laboratoire et in vitro, se décline à l'infini, et on compte, parmi les synonymes utilisés, de nombreuses locutions plus ou moins longues. 16, record 2, French, - hamburger%20in%20vitro
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
steak de viande artificielle; hamburger synthétique; hamburger artificiel : Étant donné l'emploi des termes «viande synthétique» et «viande artificielle» pour désigner des produits imitant la viande qui ne sont pas nécessairement cultivés en laboratoire à partir de cellules animales, il y a, sans contexte, risque de confusion avec des imitations à base de soja, par exemple. 16, record 2, French, - hamburger%20in%20vitro
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 5 OBS
burger de cellules souches : Le produit est fabriqué à partir de cellules souches, mais le produit fini est constitué de cellules de muscles plutôt que de cellules souches. (Les cellules souches se transforment en myocytes ou cellules musculaires qui forment des fibres musculaires.) 16, record 2, French, - hamburger%20in%20vitro
Record 2, Key term(s)
- burger créé in vitro
- hamburger créé in vitro
- hamburger de cellules souches
- hambourgeois in vitro
- hambourgeois cultivé en laboratoire
- hambourgeois éprouvette
- hambourgeois de cellules souches
- steak cultivé en laboratoire
- steak de cellules souches
- burger artificiel
- burger synthétique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2018-12-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Cheese and Dairy Products
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- mellorine
1, record 3, English, mellorine
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A food produced by freezing, while stirring, a pasteurized mix consisting of safe and suitable ingredients including, but not limited to, milk-derived nonfat solids and animal or vegetable fat, or both, only part of which may be milkfat. 2, record 3, English, - mellorine
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mellorine is sweetened with nutritive carbohydrate sweetener and is characterized by the addition of flavoring ingredients. 2, record 3, English, - mellorine
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mellorine
1, record 3, French, mellorine
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Certains produits alimentaires contenant du lait ne sont pas énumérés séparément par la FAO [Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture], par exemple la crème glacée aux œufs, les sorbets, le lait malté, les boissons lactées au chocolat et la mellorine. 2, record 3, French, - mellorine
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Productos lácteos
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- mellorine
1, record 3, Spanish, mellorine
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Imitación de helado de leche o crema (mellorine). Es el producto obtenido a partir de mezclas pasteurizadas, homogenizadas, batidas y refrigeradas por medios manuales o mecánicos, que tengan en su composición todos los ingredientes según la definición de mezclas para helados de leche o crema, a excepción de la grasa que es de origen vegetal y su porcentaje será de 4 a 10 %. 2, record 3, Spanish, - mellorine
Record 4 - internal organization data 2018-09-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Animal Hygiene and Sanitation (Agric.)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- equivalent risk area
1, record 4, English, equivalent%20risk%20area
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... an area will be identified as an equivalent risk area for a specified species of a regulated animal if an evaluation by the CFIA [Canadian Food Inspection Agency] shows that the importation of a regulated animal of that species from that area would pose only a negligible risk of any disease to which the species is susceptible, or that can be transmitted by an animal of that species, being introduced into Canada or being spread within Canada. 2, record 4, English, - equivalent%20risk%20area
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Hygiène des animaux (Agric.)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- région à risque équivalent
1, record 4, French, r%C3%A9gion%20%C3%A0%20risque%20%C3%A9quivalent
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] une région est désignée comme une région à risque équivalent pour une espèce précise d'animal réglementé dans la mesure où une évaluation de l'ACIA [Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments] montre que l'importation d'un animal réglementé de l'espèce en question provenant de la région en question représente un risque négligeable au regard de toute maladie à laquelle l'espèce en question est sensible, ou qui peut être transmise par un animal de l'espèce en question, introduite au Canada ou propagée au Canada. 2, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9gion%20%C3%A0%20risque%20%C3%A9quivalent
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-06-01
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Animal Reproduction
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- silkworm egg
1, record 5, English, silkworm%20egg
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- egg 2, record 5, English, egg
correct
- silk seed 2, record 5, English, silk%20seed
- seed egg 2, record 5, English, seed%20egg
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The] silkworm egg is very tiny[ :] it weighs only 1/30, 000th of an ounce, it's almost the size of a poppy seed, [and it's] oval-shaped and dark gray. Each little egg has in it not only the live beginning of a new animal, but also enough liquid food to keep it alive until hatching time. Keep silkworm eggs in a warm place(65-75°F). When the larva inside the egg is ready to hatch(7 to 10 days), depending on the climate, it will eat the eggshell to poke it and come out from it. 3, record 5, English, - silkworm%20egg
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The eggs of the silkworm, which are also called silk seeds, are minute. 2, record 5, English, - silkworm%20egg
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Reproduction des animaux
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- graine
1, record 5, French, graine
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- œuf 2, record 5, French, %26oelig%3Buf
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nom donné à l'œuf de Bombyx mori [ver à soie]. 3, record 5, French, - graine
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le poids de la graine est compris entre 0,5 et 1 mg. 3, record 5, French, - graine
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2007-07-31
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Living Matter - General Properties
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- sitotropism
1, record 6, English, sitotropism
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- sitotaxis 1, record 6, English, sitotaxis
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The turning of living cells toward or away from a food source. 1, record 6, English, - sitotropism
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The single-celled animal most commonly studied by medical students is the paramecium, found in stagnant water.... Under the microscope these tiny animals are seen to possess the ability to respond to certain external stimuli such as light, heat, food, etc. These responses to stimuli are called tropisms, from the Greek word tropein, meaning to turn. Response to chemical action is called chemotropism; to light, heliotropism; to heat, thermotropism; to food, sitotropism; to electricity, electropism or galvanotropism; to touch, thigmotropism; to oxygen, oxytropism; to gravity, geotropism.... By sitotropism, or response to food, a cell has power not only to be attracted by food but also to select the kind of food best suited to its need by what we call selective absorption. 2, record 6, English, - sitotropism
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Propriétés générales de la matière vivante
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- sitotropisme
1, record 6, French, sitotropisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tendance des cellules à être attirées ou repoussées par certains aliments nutritifs. 1, record 6, French, - sitotropisme
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2002-02-05
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Aquaculture
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- organic aquaculture
1, record 7, English, organic%20aquaculture
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Principles of Organic Aquaculture. "Even though we don’t have standards, "says Dolinski, "we can assume the same principles used for organic livestock production will apply for aquatic animal production". The water will have to be clean and free of contaminants. It is very likely the water will have to be more strictly monitored than other types of organic production. Residue analysis may be required on a regular basis. The production area will have to be surrounded by a barrier zone to prevent contamination. If there is risk from spray drift for example, a buffer zone will be required depending on your location. The fish will have to be fed organically certified food supplements. The only useable fish medications would be identified on a permitted list, if there are any approved at all. The fish would have to be reared so they could behave "naturally"... 2, record 7, English, - organic%20aquaculture
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Aquaculture
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- aquaculture biologique
1, record 7, French, aquaculture%20biologique
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Avec d'autres réseaux de l'enseignement agricole (agriculture biologique, développement durable...) une réflexion est menée sur l'aquaculture biologique. 1, record 7, French, - aquaculture%20biologique
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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