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08:24 Feb 26, 2005 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Medical - Livestock / Animal Husbandry / Veterinary medicine | |||||||
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5 +1 | [animal / research / experimental animal] colony |
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5 | animal house |
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animal house Explanation: Google "animal house" and research. You get over 17,000 hits. Also Eurodicautom Reference: http://psy.st-andrews.ac.uk/admin/duties/ah_curator.shtml |
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[animal / research / experimental animal] colony Explanation: Animal colony (7,790 hits on Google) Research colony (3,410 hits) Experimental animal colony (24 hits) The above references were in the context of veterinary schools or research laboratories. Colony alone would be sufficient if the rest of the context is clear. Justification: Many years translating texts in the field of veterinary medical research. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 hrs 16 mins (2005-02-26 22:41:40 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- \"Animal house\" may be used, but I don\'t see it in technical articles. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 hrs 22 mins (2005-02-26 22:47:06 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- \"Animal collection\" [833 hits for \"animal collection\"+veterinary+ school] is another possibility: ... and is a 1983 graduate of the University\'s School of Veterinary ... teaching classes and providing veterinary care for their non-domestic animal collection. ... www.ardmoreah.com/vets.cfm The point is that in the context here, especially in a research paper, the emphasis is on the animals, not about where they are kept. |
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