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VIANDE JEUNE VEAU [2 records]

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 2016-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cattle Raising
  • Slaughterhouses
OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des bovins
  • Abattoirs
OBS

L'appellation «viande de veau» [est] réservée aux animaux abattus jusqu'à l'âge de huit mois, tandis qu'entre huit et douze mois, [on dira] «jeune bovin».

OBS

viande de jeune bovin précoce : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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