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Record 1 2016-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cattle Raising
DEF

A male bovine animal and especially a domestic ox ... castrated before sexual maturity.

OBS

Steers finish faster and are less aggressive than bulls. In many countries they are used as draught animal.

OBS

steer: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the National Inventory Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des bovins
DEF

Jeune bœuf châtré.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «châtron» qui désigne une notion plus générale (bovins). En effet, le châtron peut être un bison, un yak, etc.

OBS

bouvillon : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre du Rapport d'inventaire national.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cría de ganado bovino
DEF

Vacuno adulto, mayor de un año, que ha sido castrado.

CONT

Las canales de bovino se clasifican entonces como de: novillo, cuando proviene de un macho joven, castrado tempranamente; de toro, cuando proviene de un macho entero plenamente desarrollado; de buey, cuando proviene de un macho que fue castrado después de haber alcanzado la madurez sexual.

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