Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dec 3, 2007 09:00
16 yrs ago
Italian term
veri/anno
Italian to English
Science
Agriculture
breeding
describing the improvements made to the procedures used in pig breeding:
" ... nel 1966 si passò dal progeny testing al performance testing e come numero di capi controllati da 300 a 500 veri/anno ... "
Positives/year (ie verified positive crosses tested)?
" ... nel 1966 si passò dal progeny testing al performance testing e come numero di capi controllati da 300 a 500 veri/anno ... "
Positives/year (ie verified positive crosses tested)?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +4 | boar |
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boar
I guess it refers to Verro (verri =plural) that means boar
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Note added at 15 mins (2007-12-03 09:15:24 GMT)
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300 to 500 boars per year
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Note added at 22 mins (2007-12-03 09:22:12 GMT)
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The female pig (hog) : scrofa
The male pig (boar) : verro (used mainly for riproduction purposes)
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maiale
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Note added at 15 mins (2007-12-03 09:15:24 GMT)
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300 to 500 boars per year
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Note added at 22 mins (2007-12-03 09:22:12 GMT)
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The female pig (hog) : scrofa
The male pig (boar) : verro (used mainly for riproduction purposes)
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maiale
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