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English term or phrase:

classical swine fever (CSF) in wild boar | wild boars

English answer:

classical swine fever in wild boar

Added to glossary by David Russi
Nov 29, 2008 23:58
15 yrs ago
English term

CSF in wild boar

English Science Livestock / Animal Husbandry
"Classical swine fever in wild boar" or "Classical swine fever in wild boars"

"wild boar" or "wild boars"

Thanks in advance.
Sandra
Responses
4 +4 classical swine fever in wild boar
5 -1 CSF in wild pigs
References
collective nouns
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Nov 30, 2008 16:08: David Russi Created KOG entry

Discussion

Melzie Nov 30, 2008:
definitions Wild boar is one type of swine, the female of which is called a wild boar sow. The male domestic pig is called a boar or hog depending on your region.

Wild boar are the members of the family that have never been domesticated. Wild or ferral pigs are those that have gone back to the wild.
As the question referrs the the former, it's not a good idea to confuse things with the latter.
David Russi Nov 30, 2008:
I'm ambivalent... the grammatically correct form doesn't sound good.
Gary D Nov 30, 2008:
Funny David, you are having a 50/50 bet. ?
Gary D Nov 30, 2008:
Unless of course it is just a paper on wild Boars, where then it will be
"CSF in wild Boars" plural as there is more than one boar with CSF.
Gary D Nov 30, 2008:
It has to be "CSF in wild pigs," as a boar is a male pig, and CSF is carried by both the boar and the sow
David Russi Nov 30, 2008:
Sounds better? The fact is, it should be plural, for example, "Classical swine fever in wild pig" does not sound good, same with "in wild capuchin monkey", the plural is correct and sounds better.
katarina28 (asker) Nov 30, 2008:
Does it just only sound better or is ther a grammar rule?

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classical swine fever in wild boar

It just sounds better in the sigular.


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Note added at 32 mins (2008-11-30 00:31:37 GMT)
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O course it should be plural "in wild boars", but it sounds odd, at least to my ears...
Peer comment(s):
agree Taña Dalglish : "Boar" definitely sounds 100% better to my ears ... http://diccionario.reverso.net/ingles-cobuild/boar. Saludos.
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Thanks!
agree Demi Ebrite
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Thanks!
agree Melzie : though I'm not keen on using google as the only proof.
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Thanks!
agree chaman4723
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CSF in wild pigs

It has to be "CSF in wild pigs," as a boar is a male pig, and CSF is carried by both the boar and the sow
Unless of course it is just a paper on wild Boars, where then it will be
"CSF in wild Boars" plural as there is more than one boar with CSF.


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Note added at 10 hrs (2008-11-30 10:31:10 GMT)
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A boar has tusks and a sow doesn't In America wild pigs come under the collective of Hogs. In Australia they are "Wild Pigs" or "Feral Pigs"

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Note added at 10 hrs (2008-11-30 10:34:58 GMT)
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http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=gmail&q=CFS in Feral P...

(Committee Hansard [16/05/07] p81) Mr Ellis from the CFS talked about how ... the Board's pig control program however it is known that feral pigs have been ...
www.parliament.sa.gov.au/San/public/{3AADABAF-3603-45D5-B93... - 11k - Cached - Similar pages -
Peer comment(s):
disagree Melzie : not the same animal and boar is a collective noun.
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A boar has tusks and a sow doesn't In America wild pigs come under the collective of Hogs. In Australia they are "Wild Pigs" or "Feral Pigs"
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Reference comments

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Reference:

collective nouns

http://www.rinkworks.com/words/collective.shtml

Boar is a noun that, besides a regular 's' plural, has a plural form that is identical to the singular form and has a collective meaning. Another example of this is horse.
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