head of dairy cows

German translation: Milchkühe (Stück)

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English term or phrase:head of dairy cows
German translation:Milchkühe (Stück)
Entered by: Monika Leit

15:58 Oct 7, 2010
English to German translations [PRO]
Livestock / Animal Husbandry
English term or phrase: head of dairy cows
The company also has 4,500 *head of dairy cows*, making it the fifth-largest milk producer.

Was sind das für Milchkühe?
Monika Leit
Local time: 17:20
Milchkühe
Explanation:
Sollte heads sein

As some case examples, anaerobic digestion plant in Tinedale Farms in Wisconsin, USA with around 2500 heads of dairy cows, produced average 2000 m3 of ...
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Norbert Hermann
Local time: 16:20
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Vielen Dank.
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4 +94.500 Milchkühe
Gudrun Wolfrath
4 +6Milchkühe
Norbert Hermann
Summary of reference entries provided
4.500 Milchkühe
Gert Sass (M.A.)

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Milchkühe


Explanation:
Sollte heads sein

As some case examples, anaerobic digestion plant in Tinedale Farms in Wisconsin, USA with around 2500 heads of dairy cows, produced average 2000 m3 of ...

Norbert Hermann
Local time: 16:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Vielen Dank.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Noe Tessmann: Nagel auf den Kuhkopf getroffen
2 mins
  -> Danke, Noe!

agree  Susanne Schiewe
4 mins
  -> Danke, Susanne!

agree  Gert Sass (M.A.)
5 mins
  -> Danke, Gert!

agree  Colin Rowe: Agree, but: "head" is actually correct here in the singular. "2500 heads of dairy cows" would mean only the heads, and no bodies! Not much use on a dairy farm :)
48 mins
  -> Danke, Colin!

agree  Thayenga: With Colin. :)
1 hr
  -> Danke, Thayenga!

agree  Jenny Streitparth
7 hrs
  -> Danke, Jenny!
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
4.500 Milchkühe


Explanation:
head im Sinn von Stück (Vieh)

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Note added at 9 Min. (2010-10-07 16:07:58 GMT)
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Übrigens:
head stimmt schon so
siehe im Link head of cattle
http://www.asamnet.de/~legienf/Online-Grammar/Plural.htm

Gudrun Wolfrath
Germany
Local time: 17:20
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Babette Schrooten (X): Ja, genau das ist es
0 min
  -> Danke, Babette.

agree  Noe Tessmann: den Kopf allein könnte man ja auch nicht melken ...
1 min
  -> Danke, Noe.

agree  Sabine Akabayov, PhD
1 min
  -> Danke, sibsab.

agree  Susanne Schiewe
2 mins
  -> Danke, Susanne.

agree  Gert Sass (M.A.)
5 mins
  -> Danke, Gert.

agree  Hans G. Liepert
34 mins
  -> Danke, Hans.

agree  Colin Rowe: And as you point out: "head" is indeed correct, not "heads".
50 mins
  -> Thank you Colin.

agree  Kerstin Braun: ... und wie angedeutet, "technischer" auch "4.500 Stück Milchvieh" (nicht Stücke ;-))
1 hr
  -> Danke, Kerstin.

agree  Jenny Streitparth
7 hrs
  -> Danke, Jenny.
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Reference comments


8 mins peer agreement (net): +2
Reference: 4.500 Milchkühe

Reference information:
U.S. commercial slaughter:
2002: 35.735 million head (including 29.4 million steers and heifers and 5.76 million cull beef and dairy cows)
2003: 35.49 million head (including 28.7 million steers and heifers and 6.1 million cull beef and dairy cows)
2004: 32.727 million head (27 million steers and heifers and 5.2 million cull beef and dairy cows)
2005: 32.387 million head (27 million steers and heifers and 4.86 million cull beef and dairy cows)
2006: 33.698 million head (27.8 million steers and heifers and 5.43 million cull beef and dairy cows)
2007: 34.3 million head (27.9 million steers and heifers and 5.8 million cull beef and dairy cows)
2008: 34.4 million head (27.5 million steers and heifers and 6.3 million cull beef and dairy cows)
2009: 33.3 million head (26.5 million steers and heifers and 6.2 million cull beef and dairy cows)
http://www.ers.usda.gov/news/BSECoverage.htm

Gert Sass (M.A.)
Germany
Native speaker of: German

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Hans G. Liepert: ... er zählt die Häupter seiner Lieben, und sieh' ...
29 mins
agree  Colin Rowe: Good reference.
47 mins
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