slagtestald

English translation: fattening unit

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Danish term or phrase:slagtestald = slagtesvinestald
English translation:fattening unit
Entered by: Christine Andersen

10:09 Nov 20, 2007
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Agriculture / pig breeding
Danish term or phrase: slagtestald
This is the item in specification:
"Teknisk besrkivelse af inventar i slagtestald"
Sterk
Ukraine
Local time: 17:00
fattening unit
Explanation:
fattening unit

This is actually given in Vinterberg & Bodelsen under 'slagtesvinestald'

It is the unit/sty/ area with pens/ for pigs after weaning until they are ready for slaughter.

http://www.antecint.co.uk/main/pigresp2.htm
The trials lasted 45 days in the growing unit - one complete cycle - and 60 days in the fattening unit.

You will find more references of you google.

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Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 16:00
Grading comment
Thank you very much Christine, it fits quite well in my doc
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Summary of answers provided
5Finisher housing / porker unit / fattening unit/section
Diarmuid Kennan
3 +1fattening unit
Christine Andersen
3slaughtering house(ing)
Diarmuid Kennan


  

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slaughtering house(ing)


Explanation:
My suggestion.

Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 15:00
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 42

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Christine Andersen: Pigs are not slaughtered in this stall, but kept there from e.g. age 10 weeks or weight 30 kg, until they are large enough to be sent away from the farm for slaughter.
59 mins
  -> This is a 'Slagtesvinestald', but perhaps that is what is meant
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Finisher housing / porker unit / fattening unit/section


Explanation:
This is the translation for Slagtesvinestald

Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 15:00
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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fattening unit


Explanation:
fattening unit

This is actually given in Vinterberg & Bodelsen under 'slagtesvinestald'

It is the unit/sty/ area with pens/ for pigs after weaning until they are ready for slaughter.

http://www.antecint.co.uk/main/pigresp2.htm
The trials lasted 45 days in the growing unit - one complete cycle - and 60 days in the fattening unit.

You will find more references of you google.



Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 16:00
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thank you very much Christine, it fits quite well in my doc

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Suzanne Blangsted (X)
2 hrs
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