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HUELFAGO [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-12-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Veterinary Medicine
- Animal Diseases
- Horse Husbandry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- broken wind
1, record 1, English, broken%20wind
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- heaves 1, record 1, English, heaves
correct, see observation, plural
- allergic cough 2, record 1, English, allergic%20cough
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A respiratory disease of horses. 2, record 1, English, - broken%20wind
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Symptoms include a] chronic cough and other difficulties in breathing, characterized by a double expiratory effort, related to asthma and pulmonary emphysema. 3, record 1, English, - broken%20wind
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
heaves: Plural in form but used with a singular verb. 4, record 1, English, - broken%20wind
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Médecine vétérinaire
- Maladies des animaux
- Élevage des chevaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pousse
1, record 1, French, pousse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- emphysème chronique 2, record 1, French, emphys%C3%A8me%20chronique
correct, masculine noun
- souffle 3, record 1, French, souffle
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Maladie respiratoire du cheval. 2, record 1, French, - pousse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La maladie se manifeste par des] difficultés respiratoires, caractérisées par une expiration en deux temps (appelée soubresaut), qui sont reliées à l'asthme et à l'emphysème pulmonaire. 3, record 1, French, - pousse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medicina veterinaria
- Enfermedades de los animales
- Cría de ganado caballar
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- huélfago
1, record 1, Spanish, hu%C3%A9lfago
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Enfermedad de los animales, que los hace respirar con dificultad y prisa. 2, record 1, Spanish, - hu%C3%A9lfago
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-03-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Animal Diseases
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- roaring
1, record 2, English, roaring
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
noisy respiration in a horse caused by paralysis of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve and atrophy of the muscles of the arytenoid cartilage on that side, occurring only during exercise and constituting an unsoundness in the horse. 1, record 2, English, - roaring
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des animaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cornage
1, record 2, French, cornage
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cornage chronique 2, record 2, French, cornage%20chronique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le cornage, chez le cheval, est le plus fréquemment causé par la paralysie du nerf récurrent [...] qui dilate la glotte. 1, record 2, French, - cornage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Vice rédhibitoire affectant la respiration d'un cheval. 2, record 2, French, - cornage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les six vices rédhibitoires qui s'appliquent à l'achat de chevaux de sang sont la boiterie, l'immobilité, la fluxion périodique des yeux, le tic (crib biting), l'emphysème pulmonaire et le cornage chronique. On désigne l'ensemble par le sigle B.I.F.T.E.C. qui est composé des lettres initiales de chacun des vices en question. 3, record 2, French, - cornage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades de los animales
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- huélfago
1, record 2, Spanish, hu%C3%A9lfago
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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