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FOOD WASTAGE [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
OBS

Food wastage refers to any food lost by deterioration or waste. Thus, the term "wastage" encompasses both food loss and food waste.

OBS

food wastage : term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the National Inventory Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
OBS

pertes d'aliments : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre du Rapport d'inventaire national.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de los desechos
OBS

La pérdida de alimentos es la reducción involuntaria de alimentos disponibles para el consumo humano que se deriva de las ineficiencias en las cadenas de suministro: infraestructura y logística inadecuadas, falta de tecnología, habilidad y conocimientos y capacidad de gestión insuficiente. [...] El desperdicio de alimentos hace referencia a desechar de forma intencionada alimentos comestibles, sobre todo por los minoristas y consumidores, y se debe al comportamiento de empresas y particulares. El término «despilfarro de alimentos» se refiere normalmente a los dos términos anteriores en conjunto.

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Record 2 2003-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Feed (Agric.)
  • Pig Raising
CONT

Wet vs dry feeding. Within the water-to-feed ratios of 1. 5 : 1 and 4 : 1(optimum 2. 5 : 1), performance of pigs will not likely vary. Any advantage shown for wet feed over dry feed is probably a reflection of the greater degree of food wastage with dry feed and the greater degree of lung irritation caused by dry, dusty diets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
  • Élevage des porcs
CONT

La ration [en période d'engraissement des porcs] peut être distribuée sèche ou humide (l'alimentation humide est préférable, surtout à partir de 40 kg). En cas d'alimentation sèche, l'aliment peut être sous forme de farine ou de granulés, distribués au sol, à l'auge ou en nourrisseur (dans le cas d'une distribution à volonté).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Alimentación animal (Agricultura)
  • Cría de ganado porcino
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