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De-sexing operations

Spanish translation: castración, emasculación ((en el caso de animales machos)) / esterilización / capadura


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English term or phrase:De-sexing operations
Spanish translation:castración, emasculación ((en el caso de animales machos)) / esterilización / capadura
Entered by: Ricardo Eid
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21:18 May 28, 2005
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Medical - Livestock / Animal Husbandry
English term or phrase: De-sexing operations
Contexto: De-sexing operations are the most widely practised surgical procedures in veterinary medicine and livestock animal management.[...]animals are routinely surgically de-sexed to prevent a variety of undesirable characteristics which accompany sexual maturity. The traits include fighting, wandering, sexual behaviour, loss of condition, tumours...

Gracias de antemano,

Ah, es un placer estar participando de nuevo, resucité después de dos semanas "electrónicamente" muerto por un virus o lo que llamaría "fiebre informática" (me costó un disco duro)

Flavio
Flavio Granados F
Local time: 14:13
castración, emasculación ((en el caso de animales machos))
Explanation:
Para las hembras, no me acuerdo la palabra.

Es algo cruel.
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Ricardo Eid
Local time: 14:43
Grading comment
Me voy por castración, ya que según el contexto existen varios propósitos para la operación y no sólo el que queden estériles, también conseguí "capadura"; y si, es muy cruel
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2esterilización
Ana Brause
4esterilizacionesNizo
4castración, emasculación ((en el caso de animales machos))
Ricardo Eid


Discussion entries: 5





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
de-sexing operations
castración, emasculación ((en el caso de animales machos))


Explanation:
Para las hembras, no me acuerdo la palabra.

Es algo cruel.

Ricardo Eid
Local time: 14:43
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Me voy por castración, ya que según el contexto existen varios propósitos para la operación y no sólo el que queden estériles, también conseguí "capadura"; y si, es muy cruel
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
esterilización


Explanation:
Suerte!! Y bienvenido!!

Ana Brause
Local time: 15:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Margarita Palatnik
46 mins
  -> Thanks Margarita!! :o)

agree  LCK: así es :-)
49 mins
  -> Thanks Lisa!! :o)
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
esterilizaciones


Explanation:
Esterilizaciones son intervenciones practicadas al macho o a la hembra con objeto de hacerlos estériles.

Nizo
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Changes made by editors
May 28, 2005 - Changes made by Flavio Granados F:
Language pairSpanish to English => English to Spanish
May 28, 2005 - Changes made by charlesink:
Language pairEnglish to Spanish => Spanish to English


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