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English translation: batch management system

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22:27 Feb 15, 2011

German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Livestock / Animal Husbandry / pig breeding and production

German term or phrase: bewirtschaften

Wir bewirtschaften unseren Sauenbestand in 14 Tagen Rhythmus und setzen mit 21 Tagen die Ferkel ab.

How can I translate the word "bewirtschaften" in this sentence and context?

Jeanie Eldon KudoZ activity Questions: 61 (none open) Answers: 111 United Kingdom
Local time: 20:57

English translation:batch management system

Explanation:
Gemeint ist m. E. mit Bewirtschaftung hier der Produktionsrhythmus, in dem die verschiedenen Aufgaben in der Schweinezucht erledigt werden. Das ergibt sich schon aus Johannas Quelle und ist hier noch genauer beschrieben:

http://www.landwirt.com/schweineberichte/Produktionsrhythmen...

Hier auf Englisch:

http://www.pigprogress.net/management/staff/batch-management...

So in this case you have a 2-week batch management system.

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or batch management production system

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Here they use

three-week batch system:

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/all-clubs/...

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Perhaps "we operate [or use] a 2-week batch system" or something along those lines.

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Hi Rose,

This is not about the life cycle of the pigs (although it’s related in a way), but about the management system chosen by the farmer. The last group of pigs is not the same as the first and that’s why it is not illogical that the pigs are weaned at 21 days when the management interval is only 14 days. Please see my first reference - it’s all explained there.

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It is not just about the housing either because the last group is not rehoused but sold. What they mean IMO is the interval they use for various tasks. Sorry for all the emails Jeanie.

Selected response from:

LegalText
Local time: 20:57

Grading comment

I wasn't sure how to interpret this term as it can have a lot of different meanings. I have opted for this to be the most likely meaning.
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Summary of answers provided

3 +3

service

Andrew Swift

3 +2

batch management system

LegalText

run/operate

mbrodie

handle

Ramey Rieger

3 +1

housing management

Johanna Timm, PhD

2 +2

to manage

Ingeborg Gowans

tend to

Frosty

Summary of reference entries provided

Pig-Vision

Rose Newell

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

20 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

to manage

Explanation:
http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/vista/html_pubs/pigs/pigs.htm
seems to be the term, but I am not an expert in pig production :)
Maybe you'll get more suggestions

Ingeborg Gowans
Canada
Local time: 16:57
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 4

24 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

service

Explanation:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q="service the sows"&ie=utf-8...

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Or 'inseminate', since the 'wir' mentioned here will certainly not perform the action in person.

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You're right. The boar 'services' the sow; the farmer is the matchmaker.

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You might also like to look at the definition of 'to farrow'. However, this is the process right through to birth, and the gestation period for a pig is approx four months, so the 14-day cycle would seem to preclude it.
PS: inseminate, not inserminate

Andrew Swift
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:57
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 19

Notes to answerer

Asker: Hi Andrew Swift, "service" doesn't seem to quite fit here (and yes, the pig farmer does say "wir"). What do you think about "we farm" ins the sense of turnover?

Asker: yes, I believe "inserminate" is a better option.

Asker: Dear Andrew, Thank you for your input. I wasn't sure how to interpret this term as it can have a lot of different meanings and believed that your suggestion was the most likely but then became unsure how that would work on a fortnightlyh basis and therefore have opted for another suggestion to be the most likely meaning.

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

housing management

Explanation:

"Bewirtschaften" means, in this context, that the pigs are moved to different pens/stalls/crates, depending on their gestational age.

http://www.vetion.de/tipinfo/pdf/grosstierpraxis/GP_04_06_sc...
http://www.bigdutchmanusa.com/Big Pig/Resources/sow_manageme...

Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 12:57
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 16

5 hrs confidence:

tend to

Explanation:
In the following sense:

to tend to something -
sich um etw. sorgen
sich um etw. kümmern

Though I must admit to being a little intrigued by what is done on a 14 day cycle - having known a few livestock farmers! Disposing of the piglets at 21 days to be fattened up for slaughter is pretty much standard practice.

My wild guess: The semen for artificial insemination is delivered to the farm every 14 days. To be `bewirtschaftet´/`tended to´ on that day are the sows that have just completed their gestation period + 21 days of piglet suckling cycle.

In which case, `impregnated´may be the more correct term!

Frosty
Local time: 21:57
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 2

9 hrs confidence:

handle

Explanation:
animals are handled, plants cultivated

Ramey Rieger
Local time: 21:57
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

10 hrs confidence:

run/operate

Explanation:
these also fit

mbrodie
Local time: 20:57
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 15

11 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

batch management system

LegalText
Local time: 20:57
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

I wasn't sure how to interpret this term as it can have a lot of different meanings. I have opted for this to be the most likely meaning.

Notes to answerer

Asker: Apologies not accepted! I absolutely appreciate all your emails and input! This has been an extremely interesting exchange of information and I thank you and everyone else who has contributed by offering their various interpretations of the term. What a wonderful forum this is.

Reference comments

1 day19 hrs

Reference: Pig-Vision

Reference information:
Sorry to post the same reference as posted recently... But this is what makes me confused as to what is happening every 14 days. Insemination of the sows seems likely, but I can't understand why the pregnancy stage is missed out of that sentence.

This link is to an overview of all the stages in the life of an intensively farmed pig.

Reference: http://www.pig-vision.com/2010/02/08/das-leben-der-pig-visio...

Rose Newell
Netherlands
Native speaker of: English

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Feb 15, 2011 - Changes made by Ingo Dierkschnieder:
Term asked	wir bewirtschaften unseren Sauenbestand => bewirtschaften

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