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STOCKER CATTLE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-03-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cattle Raising
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- stocker cattle
1, record 1, English, stocker%20cattle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- stockers 2, record 1, English, stockers
correct, noun, plural
- store cattle 3, record 1, English, store%20cattle
correct, Great Britain
- long-fed cattle 4, record 1, English, long%2Dfed%20cattle
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Stocker cattle: The term "stockers" was coined by mountain folks to refer to animals purchased in the spring to stock mountain pastures. All feeder calves wintered and sold in the spring are stockers, whether they go to grass or to the feedlot. 5, record 1, English, - stocker%20cattle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The production of stockers is quite similar to the production of feeder calves except that the calves are kept over the winter and sold in the spring when they weigh about 300 kg. 6, record 1, English, - stocker%20cattle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to feeder cattle 7, record 1, English, - stocker%20cattle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term stockers may be used in the singular. 8, record 1, English, - stocker%20cattle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des bovins
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bovins de long engraissement
1, record 1, French, bovins%20de%20long%20engraissement
masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les [...] bovins de long engraissement soumis auparavant à un régime sévère de foin, de paille, d'herbe, pourront exiger plusieurs mois d'engraissement. 1, record 1, French, - bovins%20de%20long%20engraissement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme français peut s'exprimer au singulier. 2, record 1, French, - bovins%20de%20long%20engraissement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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