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Mutterkuh

English translation: beef cow (as opposed to a dairy cow)

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German term or phrase:Mutterkuh
English translation:beef cow (as opposed to a dairy cow)
Entered by: John Speese

08:10 Dec 7, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Agriculture
German term or phrase: Mutterkuh
Die Mutterkuhhaltung ist besonders für Nebenerwerbslandwirte und für die extensive Grünlandbewirtschaftung ein interessantes Produktionsverfahren.

-> ist das "breeding cow"?
N. Krechting
beef cow
Explanation:
Mutterkuhe are cows raised for beef, i.e., calf, production, rather than milk. I did a "Praktikum" on a "Gutshof" dedicated to Mutterkuhhaltung. The calves were also finished on this farm as well. Suckler cow may be correct, but I'd say beef cow, especially for US audiences. The cows on this farm were known as "deutsche Angus," which are mostly Aberdeen angus but with some Simmental and Gelbvieh blood as well, and these breeds are beef, rather than dairy, breeds.
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John Speese
United States
Local time: 06:15
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3suckler cow
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5beef cow
John Speese


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
suckler cow


Explanation:
Examples

Mutterkuh – Geburtsanzeichen – Vulva – Vestibulum
Keywords
Suckler cow – signs of preparation for calving – vulva – vestibulum
http://www.schattauer.de/index.php?id=1255&no_cache=1&artike...

Achilles, W. (1997). Model houses for suckler cow herds: Unconventional ideas are in demand. [Musterstaelle fuer Mutterkuh-Herden: Unkonventionelle Ideen sind gefragt.] Rinderwelt, 22 (4): 8, 10-15, ISSN: 0720-1656.
Keywords: beef cattle cows, animal housing, husbandry, equipment, costs, investment requirements, German language, Germany.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/Beef/housing.htm


TERM zusätzliche Prämie für die Mutterkuhhaltung
TERM additional premium for suckler cow
http://ec.europa.eu/eurodicautom/Controller

sci-trans
Local time: 12:15
Native speaker of: German

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sylvie malich (X): Here's a reference to support your suggestion that does not contain a German or questionable EU translation: www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/welfare/ farmed/cattle/booklets/pb6491.pdf
19 mins
  -> thanks for the informative link
agree  Sandra SAYN (X)
4 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Cetacea
5 hrs
  -> thanks
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
beef cow


Explanation:
Mutterkuhe are cows raised for beef, i.e., calf, production, rather than milk. I did a "Praktikum" on a "Gutshof" dedicated to Mutterkuhhaltung. The calves were also finished on this farm as well. Suckler cow may be correct, but I'd say beef cow, especially for US audiences. The cows on this farm were known as "deutsche Angus," which are mostly Aberdeen angus but with some Simmental and Gelbvieh blood as well, and these breeds are beef, rather than dairy, breeds.

John Speese
United States
Local time: 06:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 96

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Cetacea: That may well be, but not every beef cow is kept in a suckler herd. // I'd agree with cow-calf operation.
45 mins
  -> True, and in that case I'd say a cow-calf operation...suckler herd seems to be a British term and US readers wouldn't know it, which is why I said beef cow. But if your audience is British, suckler cow is OK.
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