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HEN HOUSE [4 records]

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Record 1 2004-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Housing Facilities
  • Poultry Production
DEF

Any building equipped and used for housing and handling poultry.

Key term(s)
  • poultry-house

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logement des animaux d'élevage
  • Élevage des volailles
DEF

Bâtiment destiné au logement et à l'élevage des poules et des poulets.

OBS

Le poulailler traditionnel, pour une quarantaine d'oiseaux, composé d'une aire d'exercice extérieur et d'un abri plus ou moins rudimentaire, a laissé la place, en aviculture rationnelle, à des poulaillers contenant des bandes de 10 000 poulets de chair ou de 4 000 pondeuses et où les oiseaux sont élevés soit au sol, soit en cage.

OBS

On parle de poulailler industriel de ponte, par exemple.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Alojamiento de los animales de cría
  • Cría de aves
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Record 2 1993-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
  • Plant Diseases
OBS

The spread of an infectious disease from one animal to another in a herd, hen house, etc. Also applies to plant diseases.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
  • Maladies des plantes
OBS

Propagation d'une maladie au sein d'un poulailler, d'un élevage, d'un cheptel, etc. sans lien de progéniture. S'applique aussi aux maladies des plantes.

Spanish

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Record 3 1989-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
DEF

Un réseau de radars d'alerte avancée et de poursuite de missiles comprenant jusqu'à présent onze grands radars Hen House répartis sur six sites tout autour du territoire soviétique.

Spanish

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Record 4 1986-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Weapon Systems
  • Missiles and Rockets
OBS

A traditional exoatmospheric system, using the Dog House and Cat House phased-array radars for long-range acquisition. The system might also use the Hen House early warning radars for long-range acquisition. Target and interceptor tracking is performed by mechanically steered dish antennas. The exoatmospheric interceptor, the Galosh, carries a large nuclear warhead.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Systèmes d'armes
  • Missiles et roquettes

Spanish

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