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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

selektionsabteil

English translation:

separation pen

Added to glossary by Natalie Chandler
Jun 21, 2004 10:05
19 yrs ago
German term

selektionsabteil

German to English Other Livestock / Animal Husbandry Pig farming and the meat industry
Context: Questionnaire for meat suppliers
Pig farming
Under the section: Animal protection and the keeping of animals.
Preceeding questions:
-Space provided per animal
-Average group size per pen
-Animals per feeding trough
-Beschäftingungsmöglichkeit
-Selektionsabteil

Could this maybe have something to do with a breeding pen?!
I found "Selective breeding" on LEO for "Selektion"
Proposed translations (English)
2 separation pen/section/compartment
3 selection compartment / selection partition
Change log

Feb 16, 2016 17:46: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Agriculture" to "Livestock / Animal Husbandry"

Proposed translations

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separation pen/section/compartment

'separation gate' is given by Haensch/Haberkamp WöBu der Landwirtschaft for 'Selektionstor'

Maybe something for separating the animals?
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks - this seems like a logical explanation."
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selection compartment / selection partition

I guess this is a place where the animals are selected, probably according to growth, gender, and so on.
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