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COUPE FOIN [4 records]

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Record 1 2021-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forage Crops
  • Animal Feed (Agric.)
CONT

In Cnidion meadows, target species produced seeds after the traditional first cutting date. Restoration of such meadows was thus only possible if the transferred plant material contained aftermath hay regrown after the first cut.

CONT

Hay samples of the growths were significantly different in digestibility [...] Hay of the first cut had an average dOM [digestibility of organic matter]-value of 72.6 % whereas aftermath hay of the third cut showed a low OM [organic matter]-digestibility of 64.2 % in all three years.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des plantes fourragères
  • Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
CONT

Le foin de regain contient généralement plus de feuillage que de tiges, il est plus fin et plus tendre. Sa composition est également différente du foin de première coupe : il contient plus de protéines et graisses brutes et est moins riche en fibres.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Implements and Gardening Tools
DEF

A sharp instrument used in cutting hay out of a stack or mow.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage agricole et horticole
OBS

[Le] couteau [à foin] utilisé il y a un siècle, coupe le foin en meules et en balles.

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Walls and Partitions
CONT

Cob walls are built from a mixture of earth, straw, and water. The method of building differs from that of pisé de terre. The material is thrown down on a stone or brick base course, without using formwork, and is then trodden and compacted by the workmen, not rammed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Murs et cloisons
CONT

torchis : Mortier composé de terre grasse et de paille ou de foin coupé : Murs en torchis.

OBS

bousillage: Mortier fait d’un mélange de paille hachée et de terre détrempée. Torchis.

Spanish

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Record 4 1994-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drying Techniques (Farming)
  • Forage Crops
OBS

of silage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessiccation (Techniques agricoles)
  • Culture des plantes fourragères
DEF

Fanage partiel et rapide d’un fourrage avant ensilage ou déshydratation, ou, plus rarement, première opération de fanage, qui a lieu immédiatement après la coupe, avec un aérateur de fourrage, et qui est suivie du fanage proprement dit pour la production de foin.

Spanish

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