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LAY DAYS [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-11-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Poultry Production
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- egg-laying cycle
1, record 1, English, egg%2Dlaying%20cycle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- laying cycle 2, record 1, English, laying%20cycle
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The number of consecutive days during which a hen lays without a break ... 3, record 1, English, - egg%2Dlaying%20cycle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[It] can vary in length from 12 days to nearly a year. The best heavy-breed hens in peak production lay about 40 eggs in a cycle... 3, record 1, English, - egg%2Dlaying%20cycle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des volailles
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cycle de ponte
1, record 1, French, cycle%20de%20ponte
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les cycles de ponte. Selon les poules, on peut avoir des cycles en cinq jours suivis d'un ou deux jours de pause, ou en trois jours puis deux jours séparés chacun par un jour de pause. 2, record 1, French, - cycle%20de%20ponte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cría de aves
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ciclo de puesta
1, record 1, Spanish, ciclo%20de%20puesta
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Durante un solo ciclo de puesta una gallina puede producir, de promedio, 360 huevos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ciclo%20de%20puesta
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-03-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Water Transport
- Foreign Trade
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- reversible lay day
1, record 2, English, reversible%20lay%20day
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Reversible lay days permit the shipper to add to the days allowed for unloading any days he has saved while loading. 2, record 2, English, - reversible%20lay%20day
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
reversible lay day: term usually used in the plural. 3, record 2, English, - reversible%20lay%20day
Record 2, Key term(s)
- reversible layday
- reversible lay days
- reversible laydays
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Transport par eau
- Commerce extérieur
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- jour de planche réversible
1, record 2, French, jour%20de%20planche%20r%C3%A9versible
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- starie réversible 1, record 2, French, starie%20r%C3%A9versible
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
jour de planche réversible; starie réversible : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel. 2, record 2, French, - jour%20de%20planche%20r%C3%A9versible
Record 2, Key term(s)
- jours de planche réversibles
- staries réversibles
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Transporte por agua
- Comercio exterior
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- día de plancha reversible
1, record 2, Spanish, d%C3%ADa%20de%20plancha%20reversible
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El tiempo ganado en la carga se puede acumular en la descarga, o el tiempo empleado de más en la carga se puede compensar empleando menos tiempo en la descarga. 1, record 2, Spanish, - d%C3%ADa%20de%20plancha%20reversible
Record 3 - internal organization data 2018-03-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Grain Growing
- Milling and Cereal Industries
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- cadelle
1, record 3, English, cadelle
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cadelle feed on many food materials: cereal grain and its products, oilseeds, cacao, spices, etc. Their presence is indicative of old, rotten grain around storage areas and poor sanitary conditions. 2, record 3, English, - cadelle
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cadelles are one of the largest insects to infest grain. They are shiny black in colour, about 8 to 9 millimetres in length, and easily recognized by their large mandibles with which they can gnaw through sacking and even wood. The larva is also easy to recognize, with its black head and two black prongs on the last segment. The larva also has dark spots on top of the dorsal section. The cadelle has one of the longest life cycles of the beetles. The females lay about 900 eggs. At 28 degrees C and a relative humidity of 70 to 80%, it takes about 80 days from egg to adult. When the average temperature drops to 23 degrees C, the larval stage lasts 13 months. Under colder conditions the life cycle may take three years. 2, record 3, English, - cadelle
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Culture des céréales
- Minoterie et céréales
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cadelle
1, record 3, French, cadelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La cadelle attaque quantité de denrées. Outre les oléagineux, les fèves de cacao, les épices, etc., l'espèce attaque également les céréales et les produits qui en dérivent. La présence de cet insecte signifie généralement qu'il y a du vieux grain pourri autour des installations d'entreposage et que les conditions sanitaires laissent à désirer. 2, record 3, French, - cadelle
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La cadelle est un des plus gros insectes à infester le grain. De couleur noirjais, brillant, l'adulte mesure de 8 à 9 mm de longueur. On le reconnaît facilement à ses puissantes mandibules qui lui permettent de ronger la toile à sac et même le bois. La larve est également facilement identifiable, du fait de sa tête noire, des deux urogomphes qui terminent son dernier segment abdominal et des taches foncées sur la surface dorsale de son thorax. Le cycle évolutif de la cadelle est parmi les plus longs, chez les coléoptères. La femelle pond environ neuf cents œufs. À 28 degrés C et à une humidité relative variant entre 70 % et 80 %, l'évolution de la cadelle demande environ quatre-vingt jours. Si la température est de 23 degrés C, l'insecte passera treize mois sous la forme larvaire, et, à des températures plus basses, l'évolution peut exiger trois ans. 2, record 3, French, - cadelle
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
- Cultivo de cereales
- Molinería y cereales
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- gorgojo cadelle
1, record 3, Spanish, gorgojo%20cadelle
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El gorgojo cadelle infesta granos, harinas, afrecho, etc. Los adultos y larvas [entran al grano para consumir] el embrión. Se le encuentra en lugares húmedos y de difícil acceso. Las larvas atacan partes de madera dejando daños muy característicos. [...] Esta especie es importante en molinos de madera, difíciles de limpiar. Además de infestar granos, harinas y afrechos, causan daños en las construcciones al destruir partes de madera. Los molinos modernos con aspiración neumática, reducen sus posibilidades de desarrollo. 1, record 3, Spanish, - gorgojo%20cadelle
Record 4 - internal organization data 2018-03-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Grain Growing
- Milling and Cereal Industries
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- white-shouldered house moth
1, record 4, English, white%2Dshouldered%20house%20moth
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This moth, common in Great Britain and Canada’s West Coast, is often found in combination with the brown house moth. It is usually considered to be more of a stored product pest and less of a scavenger than the latter. The worst infestations occur in grain, cereals, and stored seeds such as peas and beans. 1, record 4, English, - white%2Dshouldered%20house%20moth
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The adult is easily recognized by its conspicuous white head and thorax. The forewings are greyish-white with darker areas. The males have a wing-spread of about 1. 2 centimetres and the females about 2 centimetres. Most of the adults are females, each of which lays about 100 eggs. Like the brown house moth, the females vary in size and the larger females lay more eggs. The eggs, dull white in colour, are laid in cracks and crevices and often adhere together. The larva, which requires a relative humidity of at least 80% for development, is about 1. 2 centimetres in length and waxy-white in colour. The head and adjoining portion of the back of the adult are reddish-brown. This moth has no dormant stage and under summer conditions and 90% relative humidity, the life of this species takes about 62 days. 1, record 4, English, - white%2Dshouldered%20house%20moth
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Culture des céréales
- Minoterie et céréales
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- œcophore à épaulettes
1, record 4, French, %26oelig%3Bcophore%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9paulettes
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ce papillon, commun en Grande-Bretagne et sur la côte Ouest du Canada, est souvent associé à l'œcophore bronzée. De façon générale, on le considère davantage comme un ravageur des produits entreposés et moins comme un coprophage, par rapport à l'œcophore bronzée. Les pires infestations ont lieu dans le grain, les céréales et les semences entreposées comme les pois et les fèves. 1, record 4, French, - %26oelig%3Bcophore%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9paulettes
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On reconnaît facilement l'adulte à sa tête et à son thorax de couleur blanche qui attirent la vue. Les ailes antérieures sont d'un blanc grisâtre, avec des zones plus foncées. Chez le mâle, l'envergure des ailes est de 1,2 cm environ et, chez la femelle, d'environ 2 cm. La plus grande partie de la population adulte est composée de femelles qui pondent, chacune, environ cent œufs. Comme pour l'œcophore bronzée, la taille des femelles varie, et les plus grosses pondent plus d'œufs. Les œufs, d'un blanc terne, sont déposés dans des fissures ou des anfractuosités et, souvent, ils adhèrent les uns aux autres. La chenille, qui a besoin d'une humidité relative de 80 % pour se développer, mesure environ 1,2 cm de longueur et est d'un blanc cireux. La tête et la partie attenante du dos de l'adulte sont brun roux. Ce papillon ne présente pas de diapause et, à des températures estivales et à une humidité relative de 90 %, le cycle évolutif exige environ soixante-deux jours. 1, record 4, French, - %26oelig%3Bcophore%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9paulettes
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
- Cultivo de cereales
- Molinería y cereales
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- palomilla
1, record 4, Spanish, palomilla
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- polilla cabeza blanca 1, record 4, Spanish, polilla%20cabeza%20blanca
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La Endrosis sarcitrella (Linnaeus) (palomilla o polilla cabeza blanca) es una larva capaz de alimentarse de una gran variedad de productos secos de origen vegetal o animal, como granos de trigo, avena, maíz, cebada y los productos de su molienda, arvejas, fréjol, lupinas y sus harinas, nueces, tortas y harinas de oleaginosas, alimentos concentrados para el ganado. Es una plaga de menor importancia comparativamente con otras especies que son más dañinas a granos y productos almacenados. Generalmente se le encuentra en productos que han estado almacenados por largos períodos de tiempo o en malas condiciones de conservación. 1, record 4, Spanish, - palomilla
Record 5 - internal organization data 2017-07-07
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Animal Behaviour
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- mating flight
1, record 5, English, mating%20flight
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- wedding flight 2, record 5, English, wedding%20flight
correct
- nuptial flight 3, record 5, English, nuptial%20flight
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Mating Flight".... After she has killed her rivals, the young queen flies from the hive. She may mate with one or sometimes several drones on her first flight or on a later flight. The young queen returns to the hive after she has mated, and begins to lay eggs two days later. 1, record 5, English, - mating%20flight
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Comportement animal
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- vol nuptial
1, record 5, French, vol%20nuptial
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Quelque temps après [son éclosion], la reine quitte la ruche, accompagnée par les faux bourdons; c'est le vol nuptial, après lequel elle ne sortira plus de la ruche, du moins jusqu'au prochain essaimage. On a longtemps cru qu'au cours de ce vol un seul mâle fécondait la reine. On sait maintenant que celle-ci subit plusieurs fécondations : les spermatozoïdes sont conservés dans un réceptacle de son appareil génital, la spermathèque. 1, record 5, French, - vol%20nuptial
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comportamiento animal
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- vuelo nupcial
1, record 5, Spanish, vuelo%20nupcial
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2008-09-26
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Animal Behaviour
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- instinctive behaviour
1, record 6, English, instinctive%20behaviour
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Not just simple responses to an external stimulus play a role in instinctive behavior; instinctive activity involves sequences of behavior that run a predictable course. These behaviors may last seconds, minutes, hours or even days. Exemplifying this, we can refer to a particular species of digger wasp, which finds and captures only honeybees. With no previous experience, a female wasp will unearth an intricate burrow, find a bee, paralyze it with a careful and precise sting to the neck, pilot back to her discreet home, and, when the larder has been supplied with the correct number of bees, lay an egg on one of them and seal the chamber.... Overall, one of the main distinctive features of instinctive activity is the ability to react to an external stimulus the correct way the first chance(and every time thereafter) the animal receives. This feature distinguishes this particular behavior from what ethnologists call learned behavior, which scientists have discovered are actions that take place from conditioning an animal to learn the right way. 1, record 6, English, - instinctive%20behaviour
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Comportement animal
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- activité instinctive
1, record 6, French, activit%C3%A9%20instinctive
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le toilettage chez les animaux est une activité instinctive et pour partie parfois apprise et transmises aux générations suivantes (utilisation d'eau chaude, de terre, de feuilles ou de poussière par exemple). 2, record 6, French, - activit%C3%A9%20instinctive
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2003-06-26
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Beekeeping
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- queenright
1, record 7, English, queenright
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- queen rightness 2, record 7, English, queen%20rightness
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Having a laying queen. 1, record 7, English, - queenright
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In all other races, when a colony is rendered queenless, laying workers may appear which are capable of laying drone eggs only... Cape Bee, when a colony is deprived of its queen, a laying worker appears within a few days, which, for a period, is able to lay predominantly diploid worker eggs. From these eggs true queens capable of being mated can be raised, re-establishing queen rightness in the colony. 2, record 7, English, - queenright
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des abeilles
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- présence de reine pondeuse
1, record 7, French, pr%C3%A9sence%20de%20reine%20pondeuse
proposal
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1999-11-23
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Law of the Sea
- War and Peace (International Law)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- days of grace
1, record 8, English, days%20of%20grace
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- indult 2, record 8, English, indult
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In former times International Law empowered States when war was impending, or at its outbreak, to lay an embargo upon all enemy merchantmen in their harbours in order to confiscate them. Further, enemy merchantmen at sea could at the outbreak of war be captured and confiscated, although they did not even know of the outbreak of war. As regards enemy merchantmen in the harbours of the belligerents, it became, from 1854, during the Crimean War, a usage followed by some countries that no embargo should be laid on them for the purpose of confiscating them, and that a reasonable time, so-called days of grace, should be granted them to depart unmolested; but no rule was in existence until the Second Hague Conference of 1907, which produced a Convention(VI.) "relative to the Status of Enemy Merchant-ships at the Outbreak of hostilities». 3, record 8, English, - days%20of%20grace
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la mer
- Guerre et paix (Droit international)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- délai de faveur
1, record 8, French, d%C3%A9lai%20de%20faveur
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- délai de grâce 2, record 8, French, d%C3%A9lai%20de%20gr%C3%A2ce
correct, masculine noun
- indult 3, record 8, French, indult
see observation, masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] une pratique plus libérale, consacrée par la VIe Convention de la Haye (18 oct. 1907), prévoyait le bénéfice de l'indult (ou délai de grâce) au profit des navires de commerce surpris en port ennemi au début des hostilités; dénoncée par le Royaume-Uni en 1925, cette libéralisation n'a plus trouvé d'application dans les faits [...]. 2, record 8, French, - d%C3%A9lai%20de%20faveur
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme anglais «indult» est également employé dans les ouvrages français. 4, record 8, French, - d%C3%A9lai%20de%20faveur
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1990-09-06
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Animal Reproduction
- Poultry Production
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- sexual maturity
1, record 9, English, sexual%20maturity
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- age at 50 % production 1, record 9, English, age%20at%2050%20%25%20production
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The age of a chicken flock on the first of two consecutive days when the rate of lay in the pen reaches at least 50 %. 1, record 9, English, - sexual%20maturity
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Reproduction des animaux
- Élevage des volailles
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- maturité sexuelle
1, record 9, French, maturit%C3%A9%20sexuelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- maturité de ponte 50 % 1, record 9, French, maturit%C3%A9%20de%20ponte%2050%20%25
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Age d'une bande de poules lorsque celle-ci atteint 50 % de ponte pendant deux jours successifs. 1, record 9, French, - maturit%C3%A9%20sexuelle
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1979-01-25
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Law of the Sea
- Regulations (Water Transport)
- Pricing (Water Transport)
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- weather permitting clause
1, record 10, English, weather%20permitting%20clause
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A charter party clause which specifies that lay days do not count when weather conditions are such as to prevent the normal working of cargo. 1, record 10, English, - weather%20permitting%20clause
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la mer
- Réglementation (Transport par eau)
- Tarification (Transport par eau)
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- clause temps le permettant 1, record 10, French, clause%20temps%20le%20permettant
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Charte-partie générale "Lutetia 1929" (...) 6. La marchandise sera chargée en [tant de] jours et déchargée en [tant de] jours de [tant d'] heures consécutives, dimanches et fêtes exceptés, suivant les coutumes du port, le temps le permettant. 2, record 10, French, - clause%20temps%20le%20permettant
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les tribunaux anglais sont très fermes sur ce point: il n'y a pas lieu de tenir compte de la pluie, malgré la clause "weather permitting", si elle est tombée à une heure telle qu'elle n'a pas interrompu effectivement le travail de chargement ou de déchargement. 3, record 10, French, - clause%20temps%20le%20permettant
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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