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DAIRY CALF [2 records]

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Record 1 2024-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cattle Raising
  • Meats and Meat Industries
DEF

A young … calf that leaves a dairy farm to enter the red meat industry.

CONT

Dairy feeder calves fall under the [Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Veal Cattle] until they are moved from young animal housing and management systems ... into housing and management systems intended for growing and finishing.

OBS

Most dairy feeder calves are male.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des bovins
  • Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
DEF

Jeune veau […] qui quitte la ferme laitière pour entrer dans l'industrie de la viande rouge.

OBS

La plupart des veaux de type laitier d'engraissement sont des mâles.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cattle Raising
CONT

The balance of nature dictates that on average an equal number of male and female dairy calves are born to dairy cows.

OBS

dairy calf: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the National Inventory Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des bovins
CONT

Tout débute sur une ferme laitière, où la vache, pour donner du lait, doit également produire des veaux. Après 9 mois de gestation, elle donnera naissance à un petit veau laitier.

OBS

veau laitier : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre du Rapport d'inventaire national.

Spanish

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