Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Abgangsursache
English translation:
reason for termination
Added to glossary by
Stephen Sadie
Apr 10, 2006 18:22
18 yrs ago
German term
Germany
Practical business experience, reliable
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English to German
Abgangsursache
German to English
Medical
Livestock / Animal Husbandry
Häufigste Abgangsursachen bei Milchkühen.
abortion causes???
TIA Stephen
abortion causes???
TIA Stephen
Proposed translations
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| 3 +1 | reason for culling |
Cetacea
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| 3 +1 | cause of death/ mortality |
David Hollywood
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| 3 | reason for reduction |
rainerc (X)
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| 3 | o.k. if it's not abortion, it could also mean reasons for discharge (urine etc.) |
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
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Proposed translations
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reason for culling
"Abgangsursache" refers to reasons for the (premature) slaughtering of cows, i.e. culling.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-04-10 20:59:22 GMT)
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Just as one example, this is a quote from a specialized Swiss article published on www.ufa.ch:
"Fruchtbarkeitsstörungen sind in vielen Ländern die häufigste
Abgangsursache. In der Schweiz werden rund 30% der Milchkühe wegen Reproduktions-
problemen frühzeitig geschlachtet."
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-04-10 20:59:22 GMT)
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Just as one example, this is a quote from a specialized Swiss article published on www.ufa.ch:
"Fruchtbarkeitsstörungen sind in vielen Ländern die häufigste
Abgangsursache. In der Schweiz werden rund 30% der Milchkühe wegen Reproduktions-
problemen frühzeitig geschlachtet."
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Craig Meulen
: here's an English link: To remove a cow from the herd. Culling reasons in clued voluntary culling of cows for low milk production, or involuntary culling of cows for reasons of health or injury: www.epa.gov/agriculture/ag101/dairyglossary.html
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Thank you, Craig.
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "this was the most help, in the end i found the term used in this field, "termination". thanks everyone"
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David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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8
cause of death/ mortality
without more context this might be it ....
the most common causes of death in dairy cows/cattle
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Die zweithäufigste Abgangsursache stellte die Coliseptikämie dar, die vorwiegend ... After cannibalism, coli septicaemia was the most common cause of death. ...
elib.tiho-hannover.de/dissertations/ weitzenbuergerd_ss05.html - 41k - Cached - Similar pages
the most common causes of death in dairy cows/cattle
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Die zweithäufigste Abgangsursache stellte die Coliseptikämie dar, die vorwiegend ... After cannibalism, coli septicaemia was the most common cause of death. ...
elib.tiho-hannover.de/dissertations/ weitzenbuergerd_ss05.html - 41k - Cached - Similar pages
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
John Speese
: I agree, Abgang or Abgaenger is frequently used as a word for death or dead, respectively, when talking about livestock.
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thanks John :)
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reason for reduction
reason for reduction of the stock, as in:
http://www.tll.de/agb02/pdf/agb02_2.pdf
not only due to death!
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more correctly: reason for reduction of the milk-producing stock
http://www.tll.de/agb02/pdf/agb02_2.pdf
not only due to death!
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more correctly: reason for reduction of the milk-producing stock
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o.k. if it's not abortion, it could also mean reasons for discharge (urine etc.)
this is hard to guess. You are probably better off with your suggestion, but the dictionary search yielded "discharge" as well, so I thought I'd mention it.
Probably it has occurred to you as wel...
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don't know much about history, don't know much about biology (and especially milk coes, it seems)...
Probably it has occurred to you as wel...
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-04-10 19:39:51 GMT)
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don't know much about history, don't know much about biology (and especially milk coes, it seems)...
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