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BOUVIER [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2023-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Key term(s)
  • cow hand

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Cattle Raising
DEF

One who tends cattle.

OBS

The term "ox-driver", given as the equivalent of "bouvier" in the FAO Vocabulary of Animal Husbandry Terms, could not be documented elsewhere.

OBS

"Cattle attendant" is the politically correct term.

Key term(s)
  • ox-driver
  • herdsman
  • herd attendant

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Élevage des bovins
DEF

Personne qui garde ou conduit les bœufs [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Cría de ganado bovino
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