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mastigações merícicas

English translation: cud-chewing


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Portuguese term or phrase:mastigações merícicas
English translation:cud-chewing
Entered by: Adriana Martins Vieira Querino
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17:59 Aug 4, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Livestock / Animal Husbandry
Portuguese term or phrase: mastigações merícicas
número de bolos ruminais, tempo de ruminação/bolo e número de mastigações merícicas/bolo (comportamento digestivo animal)
Andre Damasceno
Brazil
Local time: 08:11
cud-chewing
Explanation:
http://www.sheep101.info/cud.html

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Note added at 17 mins (2011-08-04 18:17:51 GMT)
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The actual term is cud-chewing:
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/dairy/extension/nut0004...
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Cud-chewing
http://www.dairylogix.com/13- Calving and Cud Chewing.pdf

I hope that helps,

Adriana

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Note added at 1 day16 hrs (2011-08-06 10:43:28 GMT)
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You could say:
'number of chews per cud/bolus'
References:
http://www.usjersey.com/Reference/05_ComponentArticle.pdf
http://www.rwn.org.uk/rwn_Dairy_10_Feeding_Cows_Rumen_Feed_E...
http://jas.fass.org/content/67/12/3410.full.pdf
http://www.ars.usda.gov/sp2UserFiles/Place/36553000/px-based...



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Adriana Martins Vieira Querino
Local time: 12:11
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4 +2cud-chewing
Adriana Martins Vieira Querino
4chew the cud/ ruminate
Adriana Martins Vieira Querino


  

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chew the cud/ ruminate


Explanation:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ruminate

Adriana Martins Vieira Querino
Local time: 12:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 15
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
cud-chewing


Explanation:
http://www.sheep101.info/cud.html

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Note added at 17 mins (2011-08-04 18:17:51 GMT)
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The actual term is cud-chewing:
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/dairy/extension/nut0004...
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Cud-chewing
http://www.dairylogix.com/13- Calving and Cud Chewing.pdf

I hope that helps,

Adriana

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Note added at 1 day16 hrs (2011-08-06 10:43:28 GMT)
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You could say:
'number of chews per cud/bolus'
References:
http://www.usjersey.com/Reference/05_ComponentArticle.pdf
http://www.rwn.org.uk/rwn_Dairy_10_Feeding_Cows_Rumen_Feed_E...
http://jas.fass.org/content/67/12/3410.full.pdf
http://www.ars.usda.gov/sp2UserFiles/Place/36553000/px-based...





Adriana Martins Vieira Querino
Local time: 12:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 15
Notes to answerer
Asker: many thanks

Asker: Then, should I say "number of..."?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Muriel!

agree  Claudio Mazotti
7 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Claudio!
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Aug 9, 2011 - Changes made by Adriana Martins Vieira Querino:
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