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FOIN GRAMINEES [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-10-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Feed (Agric.)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wild hay
1, record 1, English, wild%20hay
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The early crops consisted mostly of what is called wild hay -- grasses growing naturally in meadows and bottomlands -- as opposed to tame hay, planted specifically as a feed crop. 2, record 1, English, - wild%20hay
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mowing operations drastically alter the structure of hay crops and cause significant disturbance to wildlife using hayfields ... However, the amount of disturbance depends on the type of hay crop. Wild hay crops mature late in the growing season and thus provide undisturbed cover through early summer. 3, record 1, English, - wild%20hay
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- foin sauvage
1, record 1, French, foin%20sauvage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- foin naturel 2, record 1, French, foin%20naturel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les prairies naturelles prennent de nombreuses formes, [...] n’ ayant en commun que le fait que l'herbe n’ a pas été semée. [...] La plupart sont pâturées, mais certaines sont utilisées pour le foin [...] Le foin naturel est surtout fait de graminées et d’herbes, mais dans certains cas les arbustes sont coupés et séchés. 2, record 1, French, - foin%20sauvage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Pendant longtemps, les paysans de montagne ont dû compter sur la fauche du foin sauvage sur les prairies difficiles d’accès [...] afin d’avoir suffisamment de fourrage d’hiver pour leur bétail. 3, record 1, French, - foin%20sauvage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-09-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Animal Feed (Agric.)
- Forage Crops
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- grass hay
1, record 2, English, grass%20hay
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hay is the result of the cutting, drying and storage of long stem plants, such as various grass or legume species. Grass species include timothy, orchardgrass, ryegrass, fescue, brome and bluegrass; ... legume species includes alfalfa (lucerne), clover and birdsfoot trefoil. ... grass hay provides sufficient protein to all classes of horse shown except for growing horses and lactating mares. ... If protein intake from hay is not being met, one could simply provide more hay, a higher protein hay (some legume, if only grass hay is being offered) or offer another high-protein source such as soybean meal. 1, record 2, English, - grass%20hay
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
- Culture des plantes fourragères
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- foin de graminées
1, record 2, French, foin%20de%20gramin%C3%A9es
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le foin est composé principalement de plantes fourragères de la famille des graminées et des légumineuses. Parmi les graminées, on retrouve la fléole(ou mil), le brome, le dactyle, alors que les principales légumineuses sont la luzerne et le trèfle. La production de foin sec à haut contenu en légumineuse est complexe au niveau du séchage et de la conservation. Le foin de graminées ou à prédominance de graminées est plus facile à récolter et à sécher et il est bien adapté pour les chevaux. 2, record 2, French, - foin%20de%20gramin%C3%A9es
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2021-09-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Animal Feed (Agric.)
- Forage Crops
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- legume hay
1, record 3, English, legume%20hay
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hay is the result of the cutting, drying and storage of long stem plants, such as various grass or legume species. Grass species include timothy, orchardgrass, ryegrass, fescue, brome and bluegrass; ... legume species includes alfalfa (lucerne), clover and birdsfoot trefoil. ... Legume hay provides a better fit of nutrients for a horse with higher needs (growing, lactating), while grass hay provides a good fit for most horses. 1, record 3, English, - legume%20hay
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
- Culture des plantes fourragères
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- foin de légumineuses
1, record 3, French, foin%20de%20l%C3%A9gumineuses
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il existe [...] du foin de légumineuses qui se compose principalement de luzerne ou de trèfle et se caractérise par sa haute valeur nutritive. Ce type de foin est riche en protéine et en minéraux comparativement à celui [qui se compose] majoritairement de graminées. 1, record 3, French, - foin%20de%20l%C3%A9gumineuses
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2021-08-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Forage Crops
- Animal Feed (Agric.)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- mature hay
1, record 4, English, mature%20hay
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mature hay (i.e., hay with visible seed heads and a high stem-to-leaf ratio) [has] lower NSC [nonstructural carbohydrate] content compared with less mature hay. 2, record 4, English, - mature%20hay
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Mature hay has fewer calories so the horse can munch more of it without gaining weight. 3, record 4, English, - mature%20hay
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Culture des plantes fourragères
- Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- foin mature
1, record 4, French, foin%20mature
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les analyses chimiques des foins démontrent que pour un foin mature(récolte tardive avec un fort pourcentage de graminées à l'épiaison et de luzerne en pleine floraison), la teneur en fibre augmente et la protéine et l'énergie diminuent. 1, record 4, French, - foin%20mature
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2019-03-27
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- vegetated buffer zone
1, record 5, English, vegetated%20buffer%20zone
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- vegetated buffer 2, record 5, English, vegetated%20buffer
correct
- vegetative buffer 3, record 5, English, vegetative%20buffer
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... "vegetated buffer zone" means an area that, (a) has a width of at least three metres, adjacent to the top of the bank of surface water, measured away from the top of the bank of the surface water nearest the buffer zone, and (b) is maintained under continuous vegetated cover, including perennial grasses, forbs or trees and perennial forage crops that can be harvested as hay or silage ... 4, record 5, English, - vegetated%20buffer%20zone
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- zone tampon de végétation
1, record 5, French, zone%20tampon%20de%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tation
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- zone tampon végétale 2, record 5, French, zone%20tampon%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tale
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] «zone tampon de végétation» : Zone qui présente les caractéristiques suivantes : a) elle est adjacente au haut de la berge d’une eau de surface et a une largeur d’au moins trois mètres mesurée à partir du haut de la partie de la berge dont elle est la plus rapprochée; b) elle est, en permanence, entièrement recouverte de végétation, notamment de graminées vivaces, de plantes herbacées non graminoïdes ou d’arbres, ainsi que de cultures fourragères vivaces qui peuvent être récoltées comme foin ou ensilage [...] 3, record 5, French, - zone%20tampon%20de%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tation
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2016-03-15
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- sweet vernal grass
1, record 6, English, sweet%20vernal%20grass
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- scented vernal grass 2, record 6, English, scented%20vernal%20grass
correct
- vernal grass 2, record 6, English, vernal%20grass
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Aromatic herb native to Eurasia and North Africa, introduced and naturalized in North America, cultured to give fragrance to hay. 3, record 6, English, - sweet%20vernal%20grass
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- flouve odorante
1, record 6, French, flouve%20odorante
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- chiendent odorant 2, record 6, French, chiendent%20odorant
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Herbe plus ou moins odorante, aux feuilles planes, à ligule oblongue, étagées sur la tige simple, et dont les fleurs(une seule fleur fertile par épillet) sont groupées en panicules lâches.(La flouve odorante [Anthoxanthum odoratum], répandue dans les prairies et les bois de toute l'Europe, communique au foin son odeur aromatique. Elle passe pour un bon fourrage, mais elle est peut productive. Famille des graminées.) 1, record 6, French, - flouve%20odorante
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- grama de olor
1, record 6, Spanish, grama%20de%20olor
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2005-04-13
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Combustion and Fuels (Fireplaces)
- Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- condition of herbaceous vegetation
1, record 7, English, condition%20of%20herbaceous%20vegetation
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The proportion, expressed as a percentage, of the cured and/or dead materials in the vegetation component of surface fuels. 2, record 7, English, - condition%20of%20herbaceous%20vegetation
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Herbaceous plants within a fuel type may consist of grasses, herbs, forbs, and ferns but not woody-stemmed upright or trailing shrubs. 2, record 7, English, - condition%20of%20herbaceous%20vegetation
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)
- Incendies de végétation
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- degré de fanage des combustibles
1, record 7, French, degr%C3%A9%20de%20fanage%20des%20combustibles
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Proportion exprimée en pourcentage des éléments fanés ou morts de la végétation herbacée composant le combustible de surface. 1, record 7, French, - degr%C3%A9%20de%20fanage%20des%20combustibles
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les plantes herbacées comprennent les herbes, le foin, les graminées et les fougères sans inclure les plantes ligneuses et les arbustes. 1, record 7, French, - degr%C3%A9%20de%20fanage%20des%20combustibles
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1994-02-15
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Animal Feed (Agric.)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- relative feed value
1, record 8, English, relative%20feed%20value
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
- RFV 2, record 8, English, RFV
correct
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Relative feed value (RFV) is a figure used widely in the U.S. to price forages at hay auctions. RFV combines DMI (dry matter intake) and DDM (digestible dry matter) of the forage. RFV = (% DDM x % DMI) / 1.29 1, record 8, English, - relative%20feed%20value
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Relative feed value (RFV): term and abbreviation confirmed in the PASCAL data base. 3, record 8, English, - relative%20feed%20value
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- valeur alimentaire relative
1, record 8, French, valeur%20alimentaire%20relative
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La valeur alimentaire d’un fourrage est fonction de la consommation volontaire et de la quantité d’éléments nutritifs digestibles [...] Tableau 4. 56-Comparaison de la valeur alimentaire relative d’un foin de légumineuses(début floraison) et d’un foin de graminées(début épiaison) [...] On y présente une comparaison entre espèces. La comparaison se répète à l'intérieur d’une même espèce en fonction de la maturité de la plante, donc de l'accumulation de fibre par détergent neutre. 1, record 8, French, - valeur%20alimentaire%20relative
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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