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AMPUTATION QUEUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-04-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Research Methods
- Veterinary Medicine
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tail snipping
1, record 1, English, tail%20snipping
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the practice of removing roughly >1-2 millimeters of the tip of the tail and no ossified vertebral tissue [in a mouse or a rat.] 1, record 1, English, - tail%20snipping
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[It] is not necessarily considered a surgical procedure. 1, record 1, English, - tail%20snipping
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes de recherche scientifique
- Médecine vétérinaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- amputation du bout de la queue
1, record 1, French, amputation%20du%20bout%20de%20la%20queue
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-10-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Veterinary Surgery
- Animal Science
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- caudectomy
1, record 2, English, caudectomy
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- tail docking 1, record 2, English, tail%20docking
correct
- docking 2, record 2, English, docking
correct
- tail amputation 3, record 2, English, tail%20amputation
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The surgical removal of a portion of the tail. 4, record 2, English, - caudectomy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie vétérinaire
- Zootechnie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- caudectomie
1, record 2, French, caudectomie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- amputation de queue 2, record 2, French, amputation%20de%20queue
correct, feminine noun
- coupe de queue 3, record 2, French, coupe%20de%20queue
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour les agneaux de boucherie, la caudectomie faite sans souffrance avec un coupe-queue électrique, représente un gain de poids équivalent à 10 jours de nourriture. 4, record 2, French, - caudectomie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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