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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /plɐ̃ˈtɛl/
"O criador renovou o plantel bovino com animais geneticamente superiores."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Seeds, bulbs, or tubers kept for planting rather than consumption.
"The farmer carefully stored the high-quality seedstock for the upcoming spring planting season." - 2
Breeding animals of a recognized breed kept to preserve and improve the characteristics of the strain.
"The ranch specializes in producing superior cattle seedstock for commercial beef operations."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound word formed from 'seed' (derived from Old English 'sǣd', ultimately from Proto-Germanic *saēdiz) and 'stock' (from Old English 'stocc', meaning tree trunk or block). Emerging in agricultural and livestock contexts during the modern era, it combines the generative biological concept of seed with the economic or breeding concept of livestock or inventory.
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reproducteurs
Transliteration: /ʁə.pʁɔ.dʏk.tœʁ/
"L'éleveur sélectionne soigneusement ses reproducteurs pour améliorer le troupeau."
Zuchtvieh
Transliteration: /ˈtsʊxtˌfiː/
"Der Betrieb ist auf die Zucht von hochwertigem Zuchtvieh spezialisiert."
riproduttori
Transliteration: /ri.pro.dutˈto.ri/
"L'azienda agricola vende bestiame da riproduttori di alta qualità."
pie de cría
Transliteration: /ˈpje ðe ˈkɾi.a/
"El ganadero invirtió en un excelente pie de cría para su granja."
plantel
Transliteration: /plɐ̃ˈtɛl/
"O criador renovou o plantel bovino com animais geneticamente superiores."
बीज सामग्री
Transliteration: beej samagri
"किसान ने अगली फसल के लिए उच्च गुणवत्ता वाली बीज सामग्री सुरक्षित रखी है।"
种畜
Transliteration: zhǒngchù
"这个农场主要培育优质的种畜。"
종축
Transliteration: jongchuk
"농부들은 우수한 종축을 엄선하여 번식 프로그램을 운영합니다."
種畜
Transliteration: shuchiku
"牧場では優れた血統の種畜を飼育しています。"
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