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HERRING MILT [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-07-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- nobbing
1, record 1, English, nobbing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The] process of removing the head and gut from fatty fish, such as herring, in one operation by partially severing the head and pulling the head away together with the attached gut; the roe or milt is left in. 2, record 1, English, - nobbing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- étêtage et éviscération
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9t%C3%AAtage%20et%20%C3%A9visc%C3%A9ration
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé qui consiste à enlever la tête et les viscères d'un poisson gras, comme le hareng, en une seule opération en sectionnant partiellement la tête et en tirant les branchies auxquelles les viscères restent attachés; on laisse dans le poisson les œufs ou la laitance. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9t%C3%AAtage%20et%20%C3%A9visc%C3%A9ration
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Productos del mar y de agua dulce (Ind. alimentaria)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- descabezado y eviscerado
1, record 1, Spanish, descabezado%20y%20eviscerado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Proceso en el que se extraen la cabeza y las vísceras del pescado, ya sea de forma manual o mecánica. 2, record 1, Spanish, - descabezado%20y%20eviscerado
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Descabezado y eviscerado: Esta etapa puede hacerse de manera manual o mecánica. La remoción de cabeza y vísceras ayuda a la conservación del producto, pues es aquí donde se encuentra la mayor parte de las bacterias y enzimas que aceleran la descomposición del mismo. 3, record 1, Spanish, - descabezado%20y%20eviscerado
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-11-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Fishing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- spent herring
1, record 2, English, spent%20herring
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Spent or skotten herring have lost all their milt or roe, and are in a very poor condition, having no fat about their intestines... The spent herring... rapidly leave the coast and retire into deeper water, where they remain for a time and then return as maties to the shallows, and develop their reproductive organs, becoming full herring in the course of three or four months... 2, record 2, English, - spent%20herring
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The male and spent herring are usually discarded as waste products, although small amounts are used for fish meal, silage and pet food production. 3, record 2, English, - spent%20herring
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pêche commerciale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hareng vide
1, record 2, French, hareng%20vide
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- hareng gai 1, record 2, French, hareng%20gai
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-09-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
- Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- gibb
1, record 3, English, gibb
correct, verb
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
To remove, particularly from herring and mackerel, gills and some of viscera, including the long gut, through an incision in throat; milt and roe, if present, are left. 2, record 3, English, - gibb
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
- Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- éviscérer sans ouvrir l'abdomen
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9visc%C3%A9rer%20sans%20ouvrir%20l%27abdomen
correct, verb
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1988-02-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Fish
- Commercial Fishing
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- herring milt 1, record 4, English, herring%20milt
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
- Pêche commerciale
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- laitance de hareng
1, record 4, French, laitance%20de%20hareng
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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