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They have been running at between 1.4-1.7 LSU/Ha

French translation: ils ont produit de 1.4 à 1.7 unité de bétail par hectare

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English term or phrase:They have been running at between 1.4-1.7 LSU/Ha
French translation:ils ont produit de 1.4 à 1.7 unité de bétail par hectare
Entered by: Ghyslaine LE NAGARD

14:56 Jan 23, 2008
English to French translations [PRO]
Livestock / Animal Husbandry / cattle breeding
English term or phrase: They have been running at between 1.4-1.7 LSU/Ha
XXX and I had a trip to Brazil in 2006 to visit some of our friends and XXX clients. Brazil was in the middle of the worst drought in hundreds of years. For a high rainfall country this had a hard impact. Some towns we passed through were limiting water use to a few hours at night only. It was a real shock to see this usually green country after several years with very little rain. Thanks to adapted Nelore cattle, which the Brazilian herd is predominately made up of, the cattle still looked well. This is where adaptation in people and cattle really shine.

We saw thousands of XXX Brahman genetics crossed over Nelore achieving excellent results.

The best producers were still running at $0.60/Kg cost of production and the sell price was about $0.70/Kg so they were still profitable despite severe drought and no export market due to foot and mouth. Remember these are 20000-30000 cow herds with excellent genetics and management that focuses on real issues. Economics, not fashion!!! These figures look similar to those I remember in our last extremely dry time here in Australia in the 90's.
One of the smart things they did as well as using XXX genetics was to introduce legumes into their pastures at a cost of US$70/Ha which doubled their production. ///They have been running at between 1.4-1.7 LSU/Ha///

Comparing cattle breeding technics, costs and profit in Brazil and Australia.

This is the only instance in the document.

Thanks for your help.
Ghyslaine LE NAGARD
New Caledonia
ils ont produit de 1.4 à 1.7 unité de bétail par hectare
Explanation:
LSU est livestock unit, donc unité de bétail
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Emmanuelle GRANDCHAMP
France
Local time: 15:45
Grading comment
Merci
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2ils ont produit de 1.4 à 1.7 unité de bétail par hectare
Emmanuelle GRANDCHAMP
4leur rendement était de 1,4 à 1,7 tête de bétail à l'hectare
Euqinimod (X)


  

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they have been running at between 1.4-1.7 lsu/ha
ils ont produit de 1.4 à 1.7 unité de bétail par hectare


Explanation:
LSU est livestock unit, donc unité de bétail

Emmanuelle GRANDCHAMP
France
Local time: 15:45
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Merci

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anna Quail: Plus précisément, UGB/ha : Unité de Gros Bétail par hectare (et ce n'est pas une question de production, c'est une répartition par surface... plutôt, ils tournent aux alentours de 1,4 à 1,7 UGB/ha).
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agree  GILLES MEUNIER
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they have been running at between 1.4-1.7 lsu/ha
leur rendement était de 1,4 à 1,7 tête de bétail à l'hectare


Explanation:
Proposition.

Euqinimod (X)
Local time: 15:45
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Anna Quail: 'rendement' est très bien, mais 'tête de bétail' n'est pas assez précis. UGB est l'acronyme utilisé en France et donc l'équivalent exact de LSU.
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