Abuela

English translation: female grandparent

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Spanish term or phrase:Abuela
English translation:female grandparent
Entered by: John Cutler

13:27 Mar 25, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Livestock / Animal Husbandry / Poultry/hens
Spanish term or phrase: Abuela
My question is whether "grandmother" fits here. It makes me want to giggle : )

*I'll consider the most helpful answer the one that provides me with some authoritative evidence*

Here's all the context you might need:

Al igual que en otros países del mundo, el control de la enfermedad de Gumboro en América latina se realiza mediante el uso de vacunas tanto en las madres (reproductoras, abuelas, etc.) como en las progenies
John Cutler
Spain
Local time: 15:33
female grandparent
Explanation:
It sounds better in this context than just "grandmother" and obviously more scientific.

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Note added at 45 mins (2008-03-25 14:13:12 GMT)
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Some scientific refs.
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=13...
http://www.agr.gc.ca/misb/aisd/poultry/phstpoh_e.htm
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/reprint/103/1/123.pdf

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Note added at 46 mins (2008-03-25 14:14:56 GMT)
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BTW the second reference pertains to poultry...
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Roberto Rey
Colombia
Local time: 09:33
Grading comment
I talked with a technician here at the company I work at and he told me grandparent (stock) was correct. Thanks to everyone for their help and comments.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4Older (hens)
dcaralo
4 +4female grandparent
Roberto Rey
5Grandmother
Dolores Vázquez
3 +1grandmother
Sergio Gaymer
3grandparent
Bubo Coroman (X)


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
grandmother


Explanation:
I believe there is no other term

Sergio Gaymer
Chile
Local time: 09:33
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marina Soldati: Parece que así es http://www.irishangus.ie/html/sire_directory.html
19 mins
  -> gracias mil Marina

neutral  Roberto Rey: Yes there is "female grandparent"
42 mins

neutral  Lia Fail (X): Re Marina's answer, it can't be assumed that what applies to bulls applies to chickens.
9 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Grandmother


Explanation:
Ok


    Reference: http://iate.europa.eu/iatediff/FindTermsByLilId.do?lilId=135...
Dolores Vázquez
Native speaker of: Native in GalicianGalician, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 10
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
female grandparent


Explanation:
It sounds better in this context than just "grandmother" and obviously more scientific.

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Note added at 45 mins (2008-03-25 14:13:12 GMT)
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Some scientific refs.
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=13...
http://www.agr.gc.ca/misb/aisd/poultry/phstpoh_e.htm
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/reprint/103/1/123.pdf

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Note added at 46 mins (2008-03-25 14:14:56 GMT)
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BTW the second reference pertains to poultry...

Roberto Rey
Colombia
Local time: 09:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
I talked with a technician here at the company I work at and he told me grandparent (stock) was correct. Thanks to everyone for their help and comments.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mónica Algazi: Sounds correct.
1 hr
  -> Gracias Monica

agree  Noni Gilbert Riley: Table 7 page 4 http://www.aviagen.com/docs/Breeder Nutrition and Chick Qual...
1 hr
  -> Gracias aceavila

agree  Bubo Coroman (X): here they use "parent" and "grandparent" http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10....[0017%3AROSIFP]2.0.CO%3B2&ct=1&SESSID=24c95df8eb9b7d9331f1ddeca22b0e18
7 hrs

agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
7 hrs
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Older (hens)


Explanation:
Abuelas are those which still can lay eggs, but past their 1st or 2nd. laying season.
In spanish, we use "abuelo" or "abuela" many times to define, for instance, persons that are older. When military service was compulsory in Spain, "abuelo" was the soldier who was about to finish the period of compulsory military service.
This is an example for something not related at all with hens, but I understand is equal with hen breeding.

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Note added at 1 hora (2008-03-25 14:36:10 GMT)
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Actually you may probably want to write only "hen" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken - "(...)Females over a year old are known as hens, and younger females are pullets(...)"...from the "Etimology" section).


    Reference: http://www.google.es/search?hl=es&as_qdr=all&q=%22gumboro%22...
dcaralo
Spain
Local time: 14:33
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ryan Becker
19 mins
  -> Thanks Ryan!

agree  Robert Copeland
28 mins
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agree  Sandra Holt: Yes, Dolores has a good option here, it sounds somewhat better than "grandmother", to me anyway.
1 hr
  -> Thank you Sandra

agree  Lia Fail (X): colloquially "biddy hens" or "biddies"
9 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
grandparent


Explanation:
sorry, I tried to post this link in my agree with Roberto and in a note with you, but it got broken because it's long.

It's a bilingual text and they use "parent" and "grandparent" for "reproductoras" and "abuelas" respectively:

Poultry environment samples were hatchery fluff from the hatcheries where eggs of grandparent broiler breeders or parent broiler breeder eggs were hatched

Las muestras del medio ambiente de las instalaciones avícolas incluyeron plumones de pollitos obtenidos en las incubadoras procedentes de huevos de abuelas y de reproductoras de engorde


    Reference: http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi...
Bubo Coroman (X)
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52
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