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FOOD MOVE [11 records]

Record 1 2026-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Birds
CONT

Every few years we have what are known as "irruption" years. These are years when finches and other species that generally winter in the boreal forest in Canada and the far north, move south to the joy and amazement of bird enthusiasts.... An irruption occurs when large numbers of birds move beyond their typical range, usually in response to low food supplies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
  • Oiseaux
CONT

Les années d'irruption, lorsque les populations de lemmings s'effondrent dans l'Arctique, poussent des milliers de harfangs vers le sud du Canada et le nord des États-Unis, offrant des opportunités d'observation inhabituelles jusqu'au Québec et au Minnesota.

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Protection of Life
  • Land Forces
CONT

After moving and hiding for several days, usually three or four, you or the movement team will have to move into a hole-up area. This is an area where you can rest, recuperate, and get and prepare food.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des personnes
  • Forces terrestres
CONT

Après s'être déplacé et s'être caché durant plusieurs jours, généralement trois ou quatre, le soldat ou l'équipe de mouvement devra s'installer dans un gîte, c'est-à-dire un endroit où l'on peut se reposer, recouvrer ses forces, trouver de la nourriture et la préparer.

Spanish

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Record 3 2023-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Nervous System
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Motor nerves in the peripheral nervous system carry information from the brain to the body. Scientists came up with the name "motor" because the first motor nerves studied were those that help with muscle movement, or what scientists call motor function. It was later discovered that motor nerves have other purposes in addition to making muscles move. They also send messages from the brain and the spinal cord to body organs. For example, motor nerves help the process of digestion by stimulating cells in the stomach to break down food chemically.

OBS

motor nerve; nervus motorius: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Système nerveux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Les nerfs moteurs (efférents) conduisent les influx provenant du SNC [système nerveux central] seulement.

OBS

nerf moteur : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

nervus motorius : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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Record 4 2019-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Collaboration with the FAO
CONT

Antimicrobial-resistant micro-organisms can develop and move between food-producing animals and humans by direct exposure or through the food chain and the environment. ARM is therefore a multisectoral problem encompassing the interface between humans, animals and the environment.

Key term(s)
  • anti-microbial resistant micro-organism

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
CONT

Bien que la bactérie Clostridium difficile ne soit habituellement pas considérée comme un microorganisme résistant aux antimicrobiens, l'infection à Clostridium difficile (ICD) peut être attribuable aux traitements médicamenteux standard couramment prescrits pour les infections non associées, parce que les bactéries sont naturellement résistantes à de nombreux antimicrobiens et se propagent rapidement dès que les microorganismes co-existants ont été éliminés par l'utilisation de ces médicaments.

Spanish

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Record 5 2017-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Cattle Raising
OBS

BFO is the leading organization in Ontario working with all beef farmers to develop and support landmark achievements that move the province's beef industry forward sustainably and profitably. The association is involved in a wide range of issues and initiatives that are important to all stakeholders. These include industry sustainability, trade, animal health and care, environment and food safety. In addition, BFO works closely with other sectors of the agriculture and food industries on areas of mutual concern.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Élevage des bovins

Spanish

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Record 6 2010-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
CONT

Sponge Spicule.-... Sponges do not have definite organs to carry out their functions and generally do not move from place to place, which resulted in the early mistaken belief that they were plants rather than animals. Possessing a simple cellular anatomy, sponges are composed of an outer layer of protective surface cells and an inner layer of flagellated cells that help move food and water through its inner cavities. A gelatinous substance, through which amoeboid cells move and carry out a variety of functions, is located between the two layers. The cells aid digestion, transport of nutrients, reproduction, and produce the structures that compose the skeleton of the sponge. The structures, known as spicules, give the sponge its shape and remain intact even after the animal has died.

OBS

sponge spicule: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éponges, hydres et méduses
DEF

Élément du squelette de certaines éponges.

CONT

Le spicule de spongiaire a servi de germe à une cristallisation de calcite secondaire sparitique.

OBS

spicule de spongiaire : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 7 2006-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Restaurants
DEF

... a restaurant ... that sells [prepared food packaged in disposable containers to be eaten away from the premises].

CONT

Customers are selecting food and putting it on their plates. A female customer is at a buffet holding her plate and selecting food. Platters of meat and cheese move down the line showing a variety of fruits vegetables and other foods in the buffet. Of platters of meat and cheese at a buffet then the camera pans to the left and goes down the line showing close-ups of a variety of fruits vegetables and other food at the buffet. Some plates are visible along the buffet. Customers standing at a coffee bakery type carry out restaurant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Catégories de restaurants
DEF

Établissement de restauration vendant des plats ou des mets à emporter.

Spanish

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Record 8 2006-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marine Biology
  • Ship Maintenance
CONT

There are many different species of animal fouling, but all have the same reproductive technique. Millions of juvenile larvae are released into the water. These move around with the currents and settle on stationary surfaces. This is to enable them to position themselves in such a way that they are able to obtain food that is suspended in the water.... Barnacles, mussels and tubeworms form part of this group along with other shell fouling.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie marine
  • Entretien des navires
CONT

Salissure animale : les coquillages libèrent des millions de larves microscopiques dans l'eau. Ces larves ont besoin de s'accrocher à un support fixe pour se nourrir et se développer. La plupart des bateaux restent statiques 90% du temps de leur présence dans l'eau et constituent ainsi d'excellents points d'attache!

CONT

Salissures animales : balanes, mollusques, bryozoaires.

OBS

salissure animale : terme généralement employé au pluriel.

Spanish

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Record 9 2004-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • International Relations
OBS

An International Development Research Centre(IRDC) Project. The frugal use of expensive water trucked in from distant wells was a way of life in the parched desert village of Chungungo, Chile — located in one of the driest parts of the world. In addition to being costly, the water was often contaminated, contributing to poor sanitation, ill health, and low food production. Today, a simple technology collects water from fog, supplying villagers with two or three times more water than they once used and at a lower cost. What makes this possible is the persistent, extensive cloud cover(camanchacas) along the coast of Chile, which creates continual fog as the prevailing winds move inland across the mountains.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Relations internationales
OBS

Un projet du Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). À Chungungo, au Chili, petit village situé dans une des régions les plus arides du monde, l'eau est une denrée précieuse. Transportée par camion en provenance de puits éloignés, il a longtemps été normal de l'utiliser au compte-gouttes. D'un coût très élevé, l'eau, souvent contaminée, était responsable des piètres conditions hygiéniques, de la prolifération de maladies et de l'insuffisance de la production alimentaire. Aujourd'hui, grâce à une technique toute simple, on peut recueillir l'eau contenue dans le brouillard et fournir aux villageois deux ou trois fois plus d'eau qu'ils n'en utilisaient auparavant et ce, à meilleur marché. L'épais brouillard (camanchaca), qui s'étend presque en permanence le long de la côte du Chili et crée des nappes de brumes tenaces quand les vents dominants soufflent de la mer et franchissent les montagnes, rend possible le recours à cette technique.

Spanish

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Record 10 2002-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Biotechnology
CONT

Paramecia are oval flat creatures, and bear a number of tiny cilia that serve to propel it through the water. As they move through the water they collect small particles of food that are swept into the gullet. Most Paramecia are bacteriovorous and feed voraciously on bacteria that accompany decaying organic matter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Biotechnologie
CONT

Ensifer adhaerens est une bactérie [...] qui, quand elle n'a plus rien à se mettre sous la dent, devient bactérivore. Elle se colle à l'extrémité d'autres bactéries très diverses et les dévore.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Microbiología y parasitología
  • Biotecnología
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Record 11 1994-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hunting and Sport Fishing
CONT

Dusk and dawn are generally the best times to still-fish, because changing light levels trigger most fish to move about in search of food.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chasse et pêche sportive
OBS

Pour ce type de pêche, la stratégie habituelle consiste à lancer un appât dans un site convoité, puis à s'asseoir et à attendre.

OBS

pêcher au coup : par analogie avec pêcher à la dandinette, par exemple.

Spanish

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