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alimento complimentare

English translation: dietary supplement

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Italian term or phrase:alimento complimentare
English translation:dietary supplement
Entered by: achisholm

08:43 Jul 14, 2004
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Livestock / Animal Husbandry
Italian term or phrase: alimento complimentare
"Alimento complimentare per parrocchetti"

Complimentary/supplimentary diet/feed for parokeets?
achisholm
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:57
dietary supplement
Explanation:
Zoo Med Laboratories, Inc. - Avian Plus Bird Vitamins - [ Traduci questa pagina ]
... Directions: As a dietary supplement for birds, sprinkle powder directly on seed 3
feedings per week. Dosage: Small birds (Canaries, Parakeets, Finches, etc.) 1 ...
www.zoomed.com/html/avianfact.php - 12k -
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Grace Anderson
Italy
Local time: 09:57
Grading comment
Many thanks. I think it fits the context quite well.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4dietary supplement
Grace Anderson
5"Complementary feedingstuff or "complementary petfood"
bistefano
4food supplement
mcguegan


Discussion entries: 1





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
dietary supplement


Explanation:
Zoo Med Laboratories, Inc. - Avian Plus Bird Vitamins - [ Traduci questa pagina ]
... Directions: As a dietary supplement for birds, sprinkle powder directly on seed 3
feedings per week. Dosage: Small birds (Canaries, Parakeets, Finches, etc.) 1 ...
www.zoomed.com/html/avianfact.php - 12k -

Grace Anderson
Italy
Local time: 09:57
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Many thanks. I think it fits the context quite well.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway
3 mins
agree  Sonia Hill
6 hrs
agree  Domenico Cianci
9 hrs
agree  Nanny Wintjens
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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
food supplement


Explanation:
simply, food supplement

mcguegan
Local time: 09:57
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
"Complementary feedingstuff or "complementary petfood"


Explanation:
See link below (extract follows) :

European Union
FAIRS Product Specific
EU Petfood Regulations
2003

Report Highlights:
This document is intended provide guidance to U.S. petfood exporters on current
and future European regulations applicable to petfood.

"Complementary feedingstuff or "complementary petfood": Mixture which has a high
content of certain substances. Because of its composition this is only
sufficient for a daily ration if used in combination with other
feedingstuffs.
In other EU languages: "Tilskudsfoder" (Danish)
"Ergänzungsfuttermittel" (German)
"FL:B80DT:"J46Z JD@NZ" (Greek)
"Pienso complementario" or "Alimento complementario" (Spanish)
"Täydennysrehu" (Finnish)
"Aliment complémentaire" (French)
"Mangime complementare" (Italian)
"Aanvullend diervoeder" or "aanvullend samengesteld voeder"
(Dutch)
"Alimento complementar" (Portuguese)
"Kompletteringsfoder" (Swedish)


    Reference: http://www.fas.usda.gov/GainFiles/200304/145885162.pdf
bistefano
Local time: 09:57
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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