reposição de animais descartados

08:53 Jan 4, 2011 

Thanks for the explanation. I would think the abortion also reduces the expected size of the herd. Meanwhile, I still can't figure out the asker's exact question because "descartados" does not appear anywhere in the context provided.

23:55 Jan 3, 2011 

Muriel, an aborted fetus is not a "culled animal". Normally the term refers to the removal of breeding animals, which are mostly female. However, if the abortion is due to a biological defect, or disease, in the mother, it is likely that she will be culled, thus reducing the herd and creating the need for replacement and generating expense for the producer. In that way, abortion is linked to replacement.

23:02 Jan 3, 2011 

De fato, "descartados", neste caso, poderia ser por vários motivos. O contexto implica vários gastos de produtores de animais, e os respectivos prejuízos. Assim, envolve o aborto de animais, doenças que afetam o rebanho, aqueles naturalmente debilitados ( to be culled), dentre outros. Thanks fellows!

22:15 Jan 3, 2011 

I don't know the answer to this question. I think the issue is more about the need for replacement because of the reduced *expected* size of the herd. I would still like to see the phrase in which "descartados" appears.

15:02 Jan 3, 2011 

Hi guys! I agree that the context doesn´t include the phrase for translation. Many of the questions in KudoZ are lacking in context.

However, to anyone who works with farm animals, the phrase for translation stands on its own and has only one interpretation. I have spent 30 years replacing culled sows in a pig farm... Whatever the reason for culling, the animal has to be replaced if the producer wants to maintain the same herd size.

14:45 Jan 3, 2011 

I'm with Muriel on this. We need to see the sentence that includes 'desecartados' in order to give any useful suggestions.

08:52 Jan 3, 2011 

Your context doesn't include "descartados". The sentence you posted refers to herd size reduction due to abortion and the need to replace the losses - it doesn't say anything about "descartados".