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Wurf

English translation: litter

13:08 Oct 5, 2012
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology
German term or phrase: Wurf
"Clinical study in pigs, Geschwister aus 5 Wuerfen"

What's the proper term for it? Thanks!
Lirka
Austria
Local time: 01:15
English translation:litter
Explanation:
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/56142/...

Basic pig husbandry ─ the litter
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Sarah Bessioud
Germany
Local time: 01:15
Grading comment
Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +11litter
Sarah Bessioud
5farrow or pig crop
Vitaliy Rysyuk
Summary of reference entries provided
Litter or farrow
Colin Rowe

  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +11
litter


Explanation:
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/56142/...

Basic pig husbandry ─ the litter

Sarah Bessioud
Germany
Local time: 01:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anna Zebina
4 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Heike Holthaus: That's right - and they are very cute ;)
8 mins
  -> Oh yes, very cute! Thank you, Heike.
agree  Nicole Schnell
10 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  David Hollywood: yes indeed
11 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  PoveyTrans (X)
14 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Carmen Lawrence
15 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Colin Rowe: Siehe auch: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/german_to_english/livestock_animal...
19 mins
  -> Thanks, Colin.
agree  John Speese: Yes, litter indeed when you're talking about pigs (and some other animals). Raised many of them myself!
38 mins
  -> Thank you, John. You're a man in the know, obviously!
agree  Nicola Wood
55 mins
  -> Thanks, Nicola.
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Harald.
agree  Usch Pilz
21 hrs
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
farrow or pig crop


Explanation:
If it pertains to pigs, the above terms are normally used.

Vitaliy Rysyuk
Ukraine
Local time: 02:15
Native speaker of: Native in UkrainianUkrainian, Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Colin Rowe: "Farrow" yes, but "pig crop" appears to refer to regional totals, rather than individual litters, see: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-28/u-s-pig-crop-and-pi...
20 mins
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Reference comments


58 mins peer agreement (net): +2
Reference: Litter or farrow

Reference information:
A sow may "farrow" (verb) a litter of "piglets", which is described as a "farrow" (noun).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_pig

Colin Rowe
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Angela Marshall
9 mins
agree  pj-ffm: Aye.
13 mins
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