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BEEF COW [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-06-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cattle Raising
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- beef cow
1, record 1, English, beef%20cow
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cow raised for meat production. 2, record 1, English, - beef%20cow
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
beef cow: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the National Inventory Report. 2, record 1, English, - beef%20cow
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des bovins
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vache de boucherie
1, record 1, French, vache%20de%20boucherie
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vache élevée et engraissée pour sa viande. 2, record 1, French, - vache%20de%20boucherie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Environ le quart des troupeaux de vaches de boucherie [au Canada] sont élevés en Saskatchewan. 3, record 1, French, - vache%20de%20boucherie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vache de boucherie : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre du Rapport d'inventaire national. 4, record 1, French, - vache%20de%20boucherie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cría de ganado bovino
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- vaca de carne
1, record 1, Spanish, vaca%20de%20carne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- vaca para producción de carne 2, record 1, Spanish, vaca%20para%20producci%C3%B3n%20de%20carne
correct, feminine noun
- vaca destinada para carne 3, record 1, Spanish, vaca%20destinada%20para%20carne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Vaca destinada a la producción de carne. 4, record 1, Spanish, - vaca%20de%20carne
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