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DRAFT ANIMAL [4 records]

Record 1 2016-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Animals
DEF

An animal used to pull or bear heavy loads.

OBS

draught animal; draft animal : terms extracted from the “Glossaire de l'agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Animaux de ferme
CONT

Un animal de trait est un animal que l'homme utilise pour : le transport [...] les travaux agricoles, notamment le labour; des tâches diverses [et] le sport et les loisirs.

OBS

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Animales de granja
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Record 2 2016-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farming Techniques
OBS

animal-draught power: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Key term(s)
  • animal draft power

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques agricoles
OBS

traction animale : 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 3 2016-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Agriculture - General
CONT

(Since) at the present time, it is impossible to conceive of power-operated equipment which can carry out all cultivation operations without human intervention ... animal draught cultivation cannot be considered a method which eliminates all manual labour. A combination of these three cultivation methods may be arranged in various ways: - animal draught cultivation with manual assistance; - power-operated and animal draught cultivation; - power-operated and animal draught cultivation with manual assistance.

OBS

Animal draught cultivation methods in Africa have developed fairly recently and usually sporadically ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agriculture - Généralités
CONT

(Le travail du sol en Afrique) pose le problème de la traction : la culture attelée exige l'entretien d'animaux de trait, souvent difficile à réaliser; la culture motorisée est d'un prix de revient élevé en culture paysanne [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Agricultura - Generalidades
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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
CONT

animal and machine draft power

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
CONT

Moyens de traction animale et mécanique

Spanish

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