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Zero-grazing system

French translation: affouragement en vert (zéro pâturage)

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English term or phrase:Zero-grazing system
French translation:affouragement en vert (zéro pâturage)
Entered by: Cristina Serra

08:39 Jun 30, 2011
English to French translations [PRO]
Livestock / Animal Husbandry /
English term or phrase: Zero-grazing system
Zero-grazing system: The grass is harvested and fed fresh to the cattle instead of the cattle grazing outside.

How do we call this system in French?

Thank you!
Cristina Serra
Portugal
Local time: 04:58
affouragement en vert (zéro pâturage)
Explanation:
"by R Martinot - 1962
La méthode zéro-pâturage ou « zero-grazing a des Anglo-Saxons n'est pas en soi une innovation. ... Grâce aux machines modernes la récolte du fourrage à l'état vert ou seulement .... Par exemple, dans le cas de l'affouragement classique, l'opération « ensilage ... à des dépenses pour l'achat d'aliments du bétail. ..."
http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/.../ecoru_0013-0559_1962_num...
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FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 05:58
Grading comment
Merci!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4affouragement en vert (zéro pâturage)
FX Fraipont (X)
3 +2élevage hors sol
Alain Boulé


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
zero-grazing system
élevage hors sol


Explanation:
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Alain Boulé
Local time: 05:58
Native speaker of: French

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Arnaud Caudal
5 mins
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neutral  FX Fraipont (X): l'élevage hors sol n'implique en rien l'affouragement en vert : on peut nourrir avec des céréales, de l'ensilage. Ce n'est pas le "zero grazing"
30 mins
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
34 mins
  -> Merci
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
zero-grazing system
affouragement en vert (zéro pâturage)


Explanation:
"by R Martinot - 1962
La méthode zéro-pâturage ou « zero-grazing a des Anglo-Saxons n'est pas en soi une innovation. ... Grâce aux machines modernes la récolte du fourrage à l'état vert ou seulement .... Par exemple, dans le cas de l'affouragement classique, l'opération « ensilage ... à des dépenses pour l'achat d'aliments du bétail. ..."
http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/.../ecoru_0013-0559_1962_num...

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 05:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 158
Grading comment
Merci!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr Jérémy Anquetin (X): Effectivement !
5 mins
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agree  piazza d
1 hr
  -> merci
agree  Jean-Louis S.
3 hrs
  -> merci
agree  Marion Feildel (X)
4 hrs
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