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VIANDE JEUNE VEAU [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-09-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cattle Raising
- Meats and Meat Industries
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dairy feeder calf
1, record 1, English, dairy%20feeder%20calf
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- dairy feeder 2, record 1, English, dairy%20feeder
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A young … calf that leaves a dairy farm to enter the red meat industry. 3, record 1, English, - dairy%20feeder%20calf
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 4, record 1, English, - dairy%20feeder%20calf
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Most dairy feeder calves are male. 5, record 1, English, - dairy%20feeder%20calf
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des bovins
- Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- veau de type laitier d'engraissement
1, record 1, French, veau%20de%20type%20laitier%20d%27engraissement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Jeune veau […] qui quitte la ferme laitière pour entrer dans l'industrie de la viande rouge. 1, record 1, French, - veau%20de%20type%20laitier%20d%27engraissement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La plupart des veaux de type laitier d’engraissement sont des mâles. 2, record 1, French, - veau%20de%20type%20laitier%20d%27engraissement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-10-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cattle Raising
- Slaughterhouses
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- baby beef
1, record 2, English, baby%20beef
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
baby beef: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2, record 2, English, - baby%20beef
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des bovins
- Abattoirs
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- viande de jeune bovin
1, record 2, French, viande%20de%20jeune%20bovin
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- viande de jeune bovin précoce 2, record 2, French, viande%20de%20jeune%20bovin%20pr%C3%A9coce
avoid, pleonasm, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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». 1, record 2, French, - viande%20de%20jeune%20bovin
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 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. 3, record 2, French, - viande%20de%20jeune%20bovin
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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