English translation: in the pig fattening industry
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13:14 Feb 11, 2011
German to English translations [PRO] Medical - Livestock / Animal Husbandry / in der Mast
German term or phrase:in der Schweinemast
I am unable to find a translation for the word "Mast". I have checked several dictionaries. Maybe it is the same in English and it's simply that I never heard it before.
Probably it derives from "Schweinemast" but again there doesn't seem to be a translation for this word either.
Thanks for spotting my context before it was removed. Consequently your answer was the most helpful as well as the link on the disease itself. 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer
Apologies to all for the lack of context. I have now submitted the translation using Andrew Swift's suggestion and it seems that he was the only person able to see it before it was removed. Here it is again:
HP ist in den letzten Jahren in Deutschland zu einer der bedeutesten Erkrankungen geworden, insbesonder in der Ferkelaufzucht, aber auch in der Mast geworden.
the proper way to ask a question is to enter the term you're having trouble with in the term box (the way it is now) and then enter the entire sentence in which the term occurs in the explanation/context box.
The question put by Jeanie Eldon is: "I am unable to find a translation for the word "Mast" which is 'fattening' " (an answer given by Manuela).
Agreed, "disease in fattening" does not work very well, but "disease in fattening pigs" (fattening pigs = Mastschweine) does.
The translation workplace 
peer agreement (net): +4
