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TAS FUMIER [2 records]

Record 1 2021-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Improvement and Fertilizer Management
  • Waste Management
DEF

A pile in a farmyard into which animal dung, soiled straw, etc., is gathered to be stored and typically rotted down to be used as manure.

Key term(s)
  • dung hill

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumure et amélioration du sol
  • Gestion des déchets
CONT

Pour limiter les inconvénients dus aux odeurs et aux mouches, le tas de fumier doit être éloigné de l'écurie et des habitations.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Equipment
  • Soil Improvement and Fertilizer Management
OBS

The liquid excrement from animals [is] collected from the gutters of barns into large tanks and hauled to the fields.

OBS

liquid manure tank: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel agricole
  • Fumure et amélioration du sol
OBS

purin : Fraction liquide qui s’écoule du fumier en tas, composé principalement des urines des animaux [...]

OBS

citerne à purin : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maquinaria agrícola
  • Abono y mejoramiento del suelo
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