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DOGS TAIL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-06-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Veterinary Medicine
- Pig Raising
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tailbiting
1, record 1, English, tailbiting
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tail biting 2, record 1, English, tail%20biting
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a vice in pigs which bite each other's tail because of boredom initially and then as a habit, causing blood loss and frequently local abscess formation or spinal cord abscess. In dogs, seen as a vice in association with tail chasing.... 2, record 1, English, - tailbiting
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Médecine vétérinaire
- Élevage des porcs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- morsure à la queue
1, record 1, French, morsure%20%C3%A0%20la%20queue
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Morsures. Il arrive assez communément que les porcs à l'engrais contractent l'habitude de se mordre la queue entre eux. Ce vice est cause de pertes considérables s'il se généralise et s'il occasionne des infections. [...] ILLUSTRATION 12 - Résultats de morsures à la queue. Remarquer l'enflure du moignon de queue de même que l'infection dans l'articulation du jarret. 1, record 1, French, - morsure%20%C3%A0%20la%20queue
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medicina veterinaria
- Cría de ganado porcino
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- caudofagia
1, record 1, Spanish, caudofagia
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-01-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Dog and Cat Breeding
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- old English sheepdog
1, record 2, English, old%20English%20sheepdog
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- bobtail 2, record 2, English, bobtail
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
usually cap E. 2, record 2, English, - old%20English%20sheepdog
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
an English breed of medium-sized sheep and cattle dogs... having no tail or a very short one... and having a profuse, shaggy, blue-gray and white coat that often obscures the eyes and hangs from the body almost to the ground. 2, record 2, English, - old%20English%20sheepdog
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des chiens et chats
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chien-berger anglais ancien
1, record 2, French, chien%2Dberger%20anglais%20ancien
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- bobtail 1, record 2, French, bobtail
correct, masculine noun
- berger anglais à queue courte 2, record 2, French, berger%20anglais%20%C3%A0%20queue%20courte
correct, masculine noun
- berger anglais 3, record 2, French, berger%20anglais
correct, masculine noun
- berger anglais sans queue 4, record 2, French, berger%20anglais%20sans%20queue
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les îles Britanniques on trouve des races exceptionnelles comme le Bobtail ou le Chien-berger anglais ancien, à la queue courte ou totalement absente, au poil épais [...] 1, record 2, French, - chien%2Dberger%20anglais%20ancien
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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