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FREE WOOL [4 records]

Record 1 2016-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Slaughterhouses
CONT

The blackface are unequaled among hill sheep in earliness of maturity, good carcass conformation and yield, and also with yield of wool. The blackface lamb is perhaps the finest quality in the world, giving a carcass free from superfluous fat and waste, and is known the world over for its distinct flavor.

CONT

Visual muscular scores on the live animal are good indicaters of carcass conformation. Muscular scores showed almost as good a relationship with carcass meat percent as did conformation score.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Abattoirs
CONT

Il faut savoir que l'éleveur est rémunéré en fonction de la conformation et de l'état d'engraissement de la carcasse. [...] Conformation de la carcasse [...] E : Excellente - le développement musculaire est exceptionnel et les profils sont convexes. U : Très bonne - le développement musculaire est fort. R : Bonne - le développement musculaire est bon. O : Assez bonne [...] P : Médiocre [...]

OBS

conformation de la carcasse : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wool Industry
CONT

Free wool contains no bur or seed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie lainière

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria lanera
DEF

Término aplicado a la lana que no contiene, prácticamente, impurezas vegetales.

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Record 3 2011-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
  • Food Additives
Universal entry(ies)
C10H4N2Na2O8S
formula, see observation
DEF

The sodium salt of flavianic acid.

CONT

Naphthol Yellow S... Greenish yellow powder, sol in water to a yellow soln. The free acid is known as flavianic acid... Use : Dye for wool, silk... Approved by FDA for external use only.

OBS

Chemical formula: C10H4N2Na2O8S

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Teintures et pigments (Industries)
  • Additifs alimentaires
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
C10H4N2Na2O8S
formula, see observation
CONT

Acide flavianique, dénomination courante de l'acide dinitro-2,4 naphtol-1 sulfonique-7, dont le sel de sodium est le jaune naphtol S, colorant jaune de la soie et du coton.

OBS

Flavianate : sel de l'acide flavianique, soluble dans l'eau et l'alcool, insoluble dans l'éther.

OBS

Formule chimique : C10H4N2Na2O8S

Key term(s)
  • jaune acide
  • jaune soufre
  • jaune naphtol S
  • jaune OS

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Tinturas y pigmentos (Industrias)
  • Aditivos alimentarios
Entrada(s) universal(es)
C10H4N2Na2O8S
formula, see observation
OBS

Fórmula química: C10H4N2Na2O8S

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Record 4 1993-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sheep Raising
CONT

Finnsheep were brought to the U. S. in 1968. An earlier importation from Finland was made to the University of Manitoba, in Canada, Color : White. Head Characteristics : Head is free of wool... Prolificacy : In Finland, ewes average 2. 41 lambs/litter.... Finnsheep are being used in breeding programs to increase litter size(multiple births).

Key term(s)
  • Finn sheep

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des ovins
DEF

Race finlandaise de moutons, introduite en France vers 1970, et caractérisée par une très bonne prolificité.

Spanish

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