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Let me introduce you to the boss
Le presento al jefe

Are you the office manager?
¿Usted es la administradora de la oficina?

Did this calf nurse?
¿Esta Becerra se amamantó?

She didn’t get enough colostrum.
Ella no consumió bastante calostro.

Dip the navel with iodine at birth.
Ponga yodo en el ombligo a nacimiento.

How long has this cow been sick?
¿Cuánto tiempo estaba enferma esta vaca?

This cow is going to be taken to market tomorrow.
Esta vaca va a ser llevada al Mercado mañana.

Do you have a driver’s license?
¿Tiene licencia de conducir?

We pay by the hour
Pagamos por hora

Which quarter has mastitis?
¿Cuál cuarto tiene mastitis?

The bull calf was born this morning.
El becerro nació esta mañana.

How old is this calf?
¿Qué edad tiene este becerro?

Spray the teats completely with iodine
Rocíe las tetas completamente con yodo.

Use rubber gloves
Use guantes de goma

Wash the buckets with soap and hot water.
Lava las cubetas con jabon y agua caliente.

The bull calf was born this morning.
El becerro nació esta mañana.

How old is this calf?
¿Qué edad tiene este becerro?

Did this calf nurse?
¿Esta Becerra se amamantó?

She didn’t get enough colostrum.
Ella no consumió bastante calostro.

Dip the navel with iodine at birth.
Ponga yodo en el ombligo a nacimiento.



Spanish phrases are courtesy of Karen Jacobsen, veterinarian at Farm Animal Resources and Management in Athens, Ga.

Las expresiones fueron traducidas al español por Karen Jacobson, médico veterinario de Farm Animal Resources en Altanta, estado de Georgia, EE.UU.

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