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HEN CHICKEN [5 records]

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Record 1 2024-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Poultry Production
  • Egg Industry
OBS

What is setting eggs? Setting the eggs involves placing chicken eggs inside an incubator or under a hen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des volailles
  • Oeufs (Industrie de l'alimentation)
CONT

Avant toute chose, il faut veiller au placement des œufs dans la couveuse : à plat, sur le côté ou debout la pointe en bas.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
  • Poultry Production
CONT

Chickens have been domesticated for thousands of years and have been developed into many different breeds and varieties by man. They are an efficient source of protein, producing both meat and eggs. They are one of the most prevalent forms of livestock bred around the world today.

OBS

Cockerel : A male chicken(sometimes applied to other species) under 1 year of age. Hen : A female chicken(sometimes applied to other species) over 1 year of age.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
  • Élevage des volailles
DEF

Jeune oiseau de l'espèce poule qui n'a pas atteint la maturité sexuelle [...]

OBS

poulet : 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)
  • Aves
  • Cría de aves
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Record 3 2010-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
Sempervivum tectorum
Latin
OBS

A plant of the family Crassulaceae.

Key term(s)
  • hen and chicken

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Sempervivum tectorum
Latin
OBS

Plante de la famille des Crassulaceae.

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Poultry Production
DEF

Means the hen of the domestic chicken belonging to the species Gallus domesticus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des volailles

Spanish

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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Language Problems
OBS

(américanism 1) ;busy as the devil in a gate or wind; busy as a hen with one chicken; busier than on tha one-armed paper-hanger with a broket suspender button etc. ;(expressions humoristiques)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Problèmes de langue

Spanish

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