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VEAU LAITIER [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%26rsquo%3Bengraissement
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%26rsquo%3Bengraissement
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%26rsquo%3Bengraissement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-07-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cattle Raising
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dairy calf
1, record 2, English, dairy%20calf
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The balance of nature dictates that on average an equal number of male and female dairy calves are born to dairy cows. 2, record 2, English, - dairy%20calf
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dairy calf: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the National Inventory Report. 3, record 2, English, - dairy%20calf
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des bovins
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- veau laitier
1, record 2, French, veau%20laitier
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- veau de race laitière 2, record 2, French, veau%20de%20race%20laiti%C3%A8re
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tout débute sur une ferme laitière, où la vache, pour donner du lait, doit également produire des veaux. Après 9 mois de gestation, elle donnera naissance à un petit veau laitier. 1, record 2, French, - veau%20laitier
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
veau laitier : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre du Rapport d'inventaire national. 3, record 2, French, - veau%20laitier
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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