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na | see below |
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na | uneven litter development. |
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na | support for the first two answers |
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see below Explanation: irregular/uneven/patchy/erratic/non-uniform development of litters 15 years of breeding Cocker Spaniels |
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see below Explanation: 'Wurf', in this context, means the total of piglets that are born by any one pig at the time. Ungleichmässige Wurfentwicklung: Differences within the individual piglets' development.(some grow fast, others stay small and weak. That kind of thing)Sorry I can't provide the proper English expression for the phenomenon. |
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uneven litter development. Explanation: Wurf-= litter Depending on the context, it could mean that the number of litters is uneven over the year. Collins, Wahrig |
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support for the first two answers Explanation: The answers from Anni and Ulli are both good. If you put Anni's explanation together with Ullu's modifiers, you're set. The only change I might make would be to change the position of "litter" and "development": irregular/uneven/patchy/erratic/non-uniform litter development Dan |
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