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divagation

English translation: left to graze freely

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French term or phrase:	laisser en divagation
English translation:	left to graze freely
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08:26 Dec 5, 2009

French to English translations [PRO]
Livestock / Animal Husbandry

French term or phrase: divagation

Les ovins, caprins, volailles sont laissés en divagation pendant l’année sauf au cours des périodes de culture.

This basically means they are left to roam - looking for an official livestock farming term.

pmcd KudoZ activity Questions: 233 (none open) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 30
Local time: 20:41

to graze freely

Explanation:
Or however you wish to turn the sentence, much as at first sight I would not have thought "free grazing" would go with chickens, but:

range free, organically raised, eat-all-you-want FREE GRAZING CHICKENS. We all know the benefits of having those backyard chickens, ...
www.associatedcontent.com/.../backyard_chickens_and_keeping...

These results highlight that free-grazing ducks were a critical factor ... Most H5N1 outbreaks in poultry in Thailand were recorded in chickens. ... and layers hens, native chicken, meat and layer ducks, and FREE-GRAZING DUCK ...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/522898_3

The entire design is best suited to a small group of bantam chickens. The bottom is open to allow FREE GRAZING ACTIVITIES WHEN THE BIRDS ARE NOT INSIDE the ...
www.fredsfinefowl.com/portablechickencoop.html

FREE GRAZING LAMBS sold direct liberate Minnesota couple from the commodity ... to the lambs they produce and sell grassfed Jersey beef, chickens and eggs. ...
www.stockmangrassfarmer.net/cgi-bin/page.cgi?id=459

Otherwise "FREE RANGING", but that is more suitable for chickens, less for sheep and goats I imagine, but I have not Googled it.

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xxxBourth
Local time: 20:41

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Perfect - thanks!
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