Glossary entry

Danish term or phrase:

årskøer

English translation:

cow-years

Added to glossary by Michele Fauble
Jan 26, 2006 01:19
18 yrs ago
Danish term

årskøer

Danish to English Science Livestock / Animal Husbandry
Besætningsstørrelserne varierede fra 60 til 600 årskøer med i gennemsnit 191 årskøer. l
februar 2005 var der i følge månedsstatistikken gennemsnitlig 94 køer pr. mælkeproduce-
rende besætning i Danmark.
Proposed translations (English)
5 cow-years
3 +4 per cow per year
3 yearcows
3 heifer

Proposed translations

10 hrs
Danish term (edited): �rsk�er
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cow-years

... all cows in the previous 365 days divided by the number of cow years in the herd. ...
eesc.orst.edu/agcomwebfile/edmat/html/EM/EM8540/EM8540.html

All dairy herds with at least 10 cow-years were included (n = 12780).
jds.fass.org/cgi/content/abstract/88/1/86

Herds, Cow-years, Cow-years per herd, Milk (lb),
Cow-years (%), (%), (lb), Cow-years (%), (%), (lb) ...
www.aipl.arsusda.gov/publish/dhi/dhi99/k3.shtml

The total line shows cow years which is the total cow days in the herd for the year divided by 365. 708 PERCENT DAYS IN MILK ...
www.dhiprovo.com/Pro_pgs/hs_sm01.htm



cow-year
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/485811?float=1




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Note added at 10 hrs (2006-01-26 12:15:35 GMT)
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(kg melk pr. årsku). Average herd milk yield (kg milk per cow-year). Antall buskaper. Number of herds.
storfehelse.tine.no/dokumenter.cfm?kat=0&dok=382

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1 hr
Danish term (edited): �rsk�er

per cow per year

Holy cow :-) Twice in one day...

I guess it is a way to deal statistically with creatures of the bovine persuasion. I have seen 'årsko' in Swedish, too.
Good luck,
C

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-01-26 02:41:38 GMT)
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Of course, you may be better off using 'cow unit' - see http://www.nps.gov/cave/cdl/supp/p2s1718.pdf
Peer comment(s):

agree Diarmuid Kennan
27 mins
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agree Suzanne Blangsted (X)
1 hr
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agree Charlesp : agreed, though I'd say: 'annual production per cow' and in this particular case, 'the equivalent of the annual production of ___ cows'
7 hrs
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agree Eliza-Anna
7 hrs
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yearcows

cf. manhours
Unfortunately, the only confirmation I can find is an English-language paper written by Danish and Norwegian scientists, yet published by Elsevier Science Ltd. So I think it must be reliable.
Peer comment(s):

neutral Charlesp : interesting alternative - might work in an academic paper
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7 hrs
Danish term (edited): �rsk�er

heifer

Just a suggestion.....I know the farmers here call them heifers if they are not used for breeding....or milk-cows
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