vaches laitières vs. vaches allaitantes
English translation: dairy cows vs. suckler cows
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| 16:39 Mar 1, 2008 |
| French to English translations [PRO] Livestock / Animal Husbandry / book on farm animals | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: liz askew United Kingdom Local time: 22:13 | ||||||
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| 3 +5 | dairy cows vs. suckler cows |
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| 4 | milch cow vs foster cow |
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| 4 -1 | dairy cattle as opposed to breeding stock |
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| 2 | dairy cows, cows in milking |
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milch cow vs foster cow Explanation: I'd say a milch cow and a foster cow are both kinds of dairy cow, i.e. cows raised to produce milk rather than meat. While the foster cow is used to raise calves of other cows, a milch cow is used to produce milk for human consumption. Another type of dairy cow might be the good breeder that is used to produce calves (fed by foster cows) on short cycles. There seems to be some argument about the precise meaning of "suckler cow", so I would avoid it. SUCKLER COW A cow that is allowed to rear ITS OWN calf before being used for beef production rather than for milk production NURSING COW, NURSE COW SUCKLER COW SUCKLER COW DAIRY COW Cows kept for producing milk OR for rearing calves for a dairy herd. http://www.ramiran.net/DOC/Glossary2003.pdf The following site says that "nurse cows" are used to feed calves OTHER THAN THEIR OWN. Presumably this means the real mothers, which presumably will be breeding cows, can calve again sooner. http://www.lifestyleblock.co.nz/articles/cattle/09_nurse_cow... In which case "foster cow" might actually be a better term. For instance, see www.side.org.nz/IM_Custom/ContentStore/Assets/6/82/670ea810... They all deal with the effects of raising dairy calves on foster cows or their ... Material and methods FOSTER COWS, ie cows taking care of ALIEN CALVES, ... bsas.org.uk/downloads/mexico/039.pdf |
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21 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): -1
peer agreement (net): -1dairy cattle as opposed to breeding stock Explanation: one produces milk for consumption and the others have calves at foot -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2008-03-01 18:50:25 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Suckling cows is perfectly ok. Breeding stock is a more general term. References can easily be obtained from my neighbors who have both. |
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6 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +5
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