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besætning

English translation: "farm"

19:26 Jan 31, 2006
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Livestock / Animal Husbandry
Danish term or phrase: besætning
Am I missing a second meaning for "besætning"? I understood it to mean a "herd" as in a "herd of dairy cattle", but the following sentences below lead me to believe it may in fact refer to the entire "farm" or "farming operation"? All of these sentences come from a report that compares various types of herd management software programs.

1) Denne konklusion peger i retning af, at det primært er de større besætninger i Danmark, der har investeret i et managementsystem

2) HM-programmer kan benyttes sammen med alle typer af malkestalde, således ses en oversigt over fordelingen af malkestalde i de deltagende besætninger i tabel 5.2.

3) HM-programmerne hos de besøgte besætninger var indkøbt og taget i brug inden for de seneste seks år.

4) Resten af besætningerne havde købt et HM-program på baggrund af ønsker som for eksempel bedre overblik, kom
munikation med Dyreregistrering/Kvægdatabase, kraftfoderstyring samt mælkemåling.

5) I tabel 5.7 ses det antal antenner (alle typer), der fandtes i de deltagende besætninger, opdelt efter fabrikat samt totalt antal besætninger med det pågældende antal af antenner.

6) På figur 5.9 ses et eksempel på en pc-arbejdsplads, som den oftest var indrettet og blev benyttet i alle besætningerne i undersøgelsen.

7) Antallet af daglige indtastninger kunne umiddelbart forventes at stige med besætningsstørrelsen.

8) Et gennemgående tema både ved firmapræsentationer og ved besætningsbesøg var import/eksport af data til og fra Dyreregistrering/Kvægdatabase.
David Rumsey
Canada
Local time: 16:08
English translation:"farm"
Explanation:
You assume correctly. "Besætning" is used almost synonymously with "farm" (of which the herd is the most vital part).
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Jørgen Madsen
Local time: 01:08
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3"farm"
Jørgen Madsen
5ranch // ranching
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
4Herder/s
Jande


  

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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
besætning
"farm"


Explanation:
You assume correctly. "Besætning" is used almost synonymously with "farm" (of which the herd is the most vital part).

Jørgen Madsen
Local time: 01:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 11

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michele Fauble
5 mins
agree  lone (X)
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agree  Diarmuid Kennan
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
besætning
ranch // ranching


Explanation:
I started with "farm" but ranch has to do with herds, cattles, etc., farming is more agriculture, growing farm products

Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Local time: 16:08
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Jande: I never saw a ranch or for that a cattle station in Denmark. Ranch is not usually connected with dairy cattle.
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besætning
Herder/s


Explanation:
In your text it seems like they are referring to the people rather than the buildings. Because people invest in management systems and normally I hear "hos Mette" eller "hos Mads".

Jande
Australia
Local time: 09:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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