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馴化時間


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18:11 Dec 14, 2011
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Medical - Medical (general)
Chinese term or phrase: 馴化時間
馴化時間
動物購入後繼續飼養 2 週,讓動物適應新環境,其間每日觀察動物的一般狀態包括飼料食用情形、飲水、行動及外觀等。 一切皆合乎被試驗條件,才開始本試驗。

This is from a lab research paper
EngChi
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Summary of answers provided
4Domesticating Time
MichelleYou
3Taming Period
Echo Wu
2 -1selection period
Phil Hand


  

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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Taming Period


Explanation:
Given the context, I think a literal translation should suffice.

Echo Wu
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): -1
selection period


Explanation:
Not my field, so I can't give you anything authoritative. But you could use:

Selection period
Sample selection
Pre-experimental control observations

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disagree  calpain: In this context, acclimation may be a more proper term.
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Domesticating Time


Explanation:
domesticate: To train or adapt (an animal or plant) to live in a human environment and be of use to humans; To cause to feel comfortable at home; make domestic.

domesticating time: the time the animals need to domesticate to the new place.

MichelleYou
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