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DAIRY COW [1 record]

Record 1 2016-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cattle Raising
CONT

A dairy cow, even with modest production, greatly surpasses other milk-producing livestock, such as a goat or sheep.

OBS

dairy cow: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the National Inventory Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des bovins
CONT

La Holstein est la championne des vaches laitières. Elle donne plus de 8 200 kilos de lait en moyenne par année. Certaines vont même aller jusqu'à 12 000 kilos dans une année.

OBS

vache laitière : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre du Rapport d'inventaire national.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cría de ganado bovino
DEF

Hembra del ganado bovino que por lo menos ha tenido un parto y a la cual se le separa el becerro al poco tiempo de nacido [y cuya] finalidad es exclusivamente la producción de leche.

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