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HABIT FORMATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-06-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Veterinary Medicine
- Pig Raising
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tailbiting
1, record 1, English, tailbiting
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tail biting 2, record 1, English, tail%20biting
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a vice in pigs which bite each other's tail because of boredom initially and then as a habit, causing blood loss and frequently local abscess formation or spinal cord abscess. In dogs, seen as a vice in association with tail chasing.... 2, record 1, English, - tailbiting
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Médecine vétérinaire
- Élevage des porcs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- morsure à la queue
1, record 1, French, morsure%20%C3%A0%20la%20queue
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Morsures. Il arrive assez communément que les porcs à l'engrais contractent l'habitude de se mordre la queue entre eux. Ce vice est cause de pertes considérables s'il se généralise et s'il occasionne des infections. [...] ILLUSTRATION 12 - Résultats de morsures à la queue. Remarquer l'enflure du moignon de queue de même que l'infection dans l'articulation du jarret. 1, record 1, French, - morsure%20%C3%A0%20la%20queue
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medicina veterinaria
- Cría de ganado porcino
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- caudofagia
1, record 1, Spanish, caudofagia
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1982-05-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Human Behaviour
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- habit formation
1, record 2, English, habit%20formation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The establishment of behavior patterns. 1, record 2, English, - habit%20formation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Comportement humain
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- formation de l'habitude 1, record 2, French, formation%20de%20l%27habitude
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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