lambarとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˈlæmbɑɹ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈlæmbɑː/

名詞

lambar (plural lambars)

1. a feeder for young mammals, particularly goats, consisting of a bucket ringed by a number of artificial nipples, each of which is connected to a tube inside the bucket that conveys milk from the bucket to feeding animals
   • 1975, Josephine Emily Eberhardt, Good beginnings with dairy goats:

     ...an automatic feeder called a Lambar can be used, or another type known as a Kid Saver.

   • 1985, T. H. Teh, E. N. Escobar, M. J. Potchoiba, “Effect of restricted milk intake on performance of goat kids”, in Journal of Animal Science, volume 61:

     Newborn kids, after a day on colostrum were trained to consume goat milk from lambar nipples.

   • 1993, Angelika Stemmer, Comparative Study of Indigenous Malaysian and Crossbred Goats’ Suitability for a Milk Production System, page 50:

     Although it is possible to train very young kids to accept the lambar, this is usually only true for large ones. In order to ensure sufficient milk intake for the small kids, too, it was decided to use the lambar only from day 11 onwards.

   • 2009, Carol Amundson, How to Raise Goats, page 91:

     Heat-treated colostrum may then be poured into 20-ounce soda bottles, which work with either a Lambar nipple or Pritchard Teat.

   • 2011, David Mackenzie, Goat Husbandry, fifth edition:

     A small group is kept together until kids approach the lambar eagerly and take a teat; then the group will be made up to ten kids.