to term

English translation: rear to maturity/slaughter

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English term or phrase:to term
Selected answer:rear to maturity/slaughter
Entered by: Jennifer Levey

23:03 Jul 13, 2015
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Livestock / Animal Husbandry / Usage query
English term or phrase: to term
UK/USA
I was wondering whether it would be OK (or "correct") to use "rear to term" to refer to a piglet being raise to adulthood. I know that "to term" is widely used to refer to the end of a pregnancy, but as rearing begins after the animal is born, it seems logical. In fact, now that I see it written down, it looks fine.

It's a verbatim response to a pig farming survey, roughly:
"...the sows ... will have potential for 18/19 piglets which they can successfully rear to term"

Heigh ho, I'll post this anyway to see if anyone can be bothered to comment (my usual bouncer-offer is on holiday...)
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 04:02
rear to maturity/slaughter
Explanation:
rear to maturity
Chickens, pigs, ... children, even :)

110 - MYC4
www.myc4.com/.../PlayingCards.aspx?...page...show...
... she rear to maturity in a standard she wants to enable achieve the number of milk ... loan to restock her herd in preparation to upcoming local show where she expects ... Rose intends to purchase some high quality feeds to cater for her pigs.
[DOC]THE HUNTS
homepages.e3.net.nz/~stevemac/TheHuntsofRomsley_NewZealand.doc
If I take one or two of the threads in the tapestry to show you how. ... of this sort, Abel and Ann managed to rear to maturity six children, of who for the sake of ... carpenters hammering, the noise of the pigs, sheep and poultry; the shouting of the ...
The Hunts of Romsley & New Zealand
www.rhhs.org.uk › Local History
... and Ann managed to rear to maturity six children, of whom one must (for the sake of ... Then we have a proportionate quantity of sheep, pigs, geese, ducks and .... all planks used in building were sawn up by this slow and laborious method.
CHAPTER III. DEFINITIONS AND CONCEPTS
www.fao.org/docrep/003/x2919e/x2919e05.htm
Large and small livestock by species - beehives, poultry by type, pigs, sheep, goats, ... including chickens which they rear to maturity in their own installations. .... little throughout the year, show that agricultural workers asked about the length of ...
Poultry Company Under Pressure - The Poultry Site
www.thepoultrysite.com/processing/.../poultry-company-under...
Feb 8, 2011 - Where the farm had been importing 17,000 day-old chicks a week to rear to maturity and slaughter, it has now reduced that to 10,000.
72332.514 - Delphi Forums
forums.delphiforums.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?msg=72332.514&nav...
Feb 2, 2015 - ... red-neck barbarian Neanderthal knuckle-dragging cracker Chauvinist pig. © ..... There are enough kids on the street we can rear to maturity.
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Lydia had taken to driving like a pig takes to the air. .... on a spiritless mare and a youngster of no proven value who would cost too much to rear to maturity.
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The class went on to evolve into a proper course but as the guinea pigs in the first .... insurance or a “cushion” against shocks (a pig that could be sold to raise cash ... investments (milk bearing cow, young piglets to rear to maturity, culling high ...


rear to slaughter

Ups! - no children here...

WANTED meat calves to rear to slaughter Friesland, Angus ...
www.gumtree.co.za › ... › Cattle in Meyerton
Jul 2, 2015 - male calves sought to be reared fro slaughter, any of the meat cattle or Friesland to be delivered to Meyerton ages from 2 weeks upwards ...
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Slaughter cattle, pets & animals - Ananzi.co.za
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Male or Female weaners for fattening - The Accidental Smallholder
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... pig production on this land before (yey) so blank canvas there, and thank you for informing me that entire males are fine to rear to slaughter, ...
Video: Students present the "Angus Bulletin"
www.farmersjournal.ie › ... › Video: Students present the "Angus Bulletin"
Nov 11, 2014 - ... students Una Sinnott, Padraig Doyle and Tommy McGing give updates on the five Irish Angus Cross calves they will rear to slaughter.
Selected response from:

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 22:02
Grading comment
In this case it refers to the whole process until slaughter, not just rearing to weaning. Thanks to all for contributing!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
3 +3to weaning age
Helena Chavarria
4rear to maturity/slaughter
Jennifer Levey


Discussion entries: 1





  

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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
rear to maturity/slaughter


Explanation:
rear to maturity
Chickens, pigs, ... children, even :)

110 - MYC4
www.myc4.com/.../PlayingCards.aspx?...page...show...
... she rear to maturity in a standard she wants to enable achieve the number of milk ... loan to restock her herd in preparation to upcoming local show where she expects ... Rose intends to purchase some high quality feeds to cater for her pigs.
[DOC]THE HUNTS
homepages.e3.net.nz/~stevemac/TheHuntsofRomsley_NewZealand.doc
If I take one or two of the threads in the tapestry to show you how. ... of this sort, Abel and Ann managed to rear to maturity six children, of who for the sake of ... carpenters hammering, the noise of the pigs, sheep and poultry; the shouting of the ...
The Hunts of Romsley & New Zealand
www.rhhs.org.uk › Local History
... and Ann managed to rear to maturity six children, of whom one must (for the sake of ... Then we have a proportionate quantity of sheep, pigs, geese, ducks and .... all planks used in building were sawn up by this slow and laborious method.
CHAPTER III. DEFINITIONS AND CONCEPTS
www.fao.org/docrep/003/x2919e/x2919e05.htm
Large and small livestock by species - beehives, poultry by type, pigs, sheep, goats, ... including chickens which they rear to maturity in their own installations. .... little throughout the year, show that agricultural workers asked about the length of ...
Poultry Company Under Pressure - The Poultry Site
www.thepoultrysite.com/processing/.../poultry-company-under...
Feb 8, 2011 - Where the farm had been importing 17,000 day-old chicks a week to rear to maturity and slaughter, it has now reduced that to 10,000.
72332.514 - Delphi Forums
forums.delphiforums.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?msg=72332.514&nav...
Feb 2, 2015 - ... red-neck barbarian Neanderthal knuckle-dragging cracker Chauvinist pig. © ..... There are enough kids on the street we can rear to maturity.
More results from forums.delphiforums.com
If WisheRs Were Horses - Stories - Hell Hath No Fury
www.unicorn-dream.co.uk/destrier/Fiction/hell.html
Lydia had taken to driving like a pig takes to the air. .... on a spiritless mare and a youngster of no proven value who would cost too much to rear to maturity.
Culture — Niti Bhan
nitibhan.com/category/culture-2/
The class went on to evolve into a proper course but as the guinea pigs in the first .... insurance or a “cushion” against shocks (a pig that could be sold to raise cash ... investments (milk bearing cow, young piglets to rear to maturity, culling high ...


rear to slaughter

Ups! - no children here...

WANTED meat calves to rear to slaughter Friesland, Angus ...
www.gumtree.co.za › ... › Cattle in Meyerton
Jul 2, 2015 - male calves sought to be reared fro slaughter, any of the meat cattle or Friesland to be delivered to Meyerton ages from 2 weeks upwards ...
Irish Aberdeen Angus Producers Competition | IASTA
www.iasta.ie/2015/01/06/irish-aberdeen-angus-producers-comp...
Jan 6, 2015 - Four winners will be chosen and each will receive an Angus X calf to rear to slaughter. Past winners have reared their new calves on family ...
Slaughter cattle, pets & animals - Ananzi.co.za
www.ananzi.co.za/pets/slaughter-cattle.html
WANTED meat calves to rear to slaughter Friesland, Angus, Hereford, etc Meyerton area for delivery. R 150. Male calves sought to be reared fro slaughter, any ...
Male or Female weaners for fattening - The Accidental Smallholder
www.accidentalsmallholder.net › ... › Livestock › Pigs
Apr 1, 2012 - 6 posts - ‎4 authors
... pig production on this land before (yey) so blank canvas there, and thank you for informing me that entire males are fine to rear to slaughter, ...
Video: Students present the "Angus Bulletin"
www.farmersjournal.ie › ... › Video: Students present the "Angus Bulletin"
Nov 11, 2014 - ... students Una Sinnott, Padraig Doyle and Tommy McGing give updates on the five Irish Angus Cross calves they will rear to slaughter.

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 22:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
In this case it refers to the whole process until slaughter, not just rearing to weaning. Thanks to all for contributing!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
to weaning age


Explanation:
Another option!

successfully nurse to weaning age/period

In SEW programs where maximum weaning age is important

In these instances, be sure the weaning age of the fostered piglets does not exceed the maximum weaning age set for the farm.

http://www.extension.org/pages/27050/baby-pig-management-bir...

The age of weaning can also influence what behaviors piglets engage in after they are removed from their mother.

http://www.porkgateway.org/FileLibrary/PIGLibrary/Factsheets...

As we continue to analyze the effect of weaning age on sow herd performance, we have three more areas for discussion and review: total born/mated female, born live/mated female and pigs weaned/mated female.

http://nationalhogfarmer.com/weekly-preview/0809-more-though...

Helena Chavarria
Spain
Local time: 04:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: My query is about the use of "to term", not just in this animal husbandry context but in English in general. The actual interviewee statement refers to rearing until slaughter, not just until weaning. Verbatims like this are often fuzzy and imprecise.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  José J. Martínez: Creo que es el correcto, a el llamado destete, es decir que ya no estarán lactando de la madre.
4 hrs
  -> Gracias, José :-)

agree  Yvonne Gallagher: it seems a better option. I certainly wouldn't use "to term"
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, Gallagy :-)

agree  Alaa AHMED
9 hrs
  -> Thank you, Alaa :-)
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