Veterinary dictionary gives
fattening
rearing

as possible translations for "Mast"

I have no idea how the entry "mast [agr.]" landed in the dictionary for "Mast", but the term is "fattening".

Vielleicht hierher?

http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/mast_2?v...
mast2

• noun the fruit of beech and other forest trees, especially as food for pigs

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mast
Main Entry: 3mast
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mæst; akin to Old High German mast food, mast, and probably to Old English mete food — more at meat
Date: before 12th century
: nuts (as acorns) accumulated on the forest floor and often serving as food for animals


http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/nreos/forest/woodland...
MAST - Fruits or nuts used as a food source by wildlife. Soft mast include most fruits with fleshy coverings, such as persimmon, dogwood seed, or black gum seed. Hard mast refers to nuts such as acorns and beech, pecan, and hickory nuts.


Aber weil mir auch "fattening" geläufiger ist, habe ich den Eintrag zu "Schweinemast" ebenfalls verlinkt, die Transferleistung, die Schweine wegzulassen und daraus auf den allgemeinen Begriff zu kommen, habe ich dr.ogen zugetraut ;o)

Yes, I saw that, but that really has nothing to do with the commercial fattening of animals for meat, and also does not apply to any animal but pigs. I have suggested it as a candidate for "Falscher Eintrag"...

Einverstanden :o)

Have I missed something here? You can fattten up any animal for meat.

clarechen, of course you can. Dragon and I are talking about the LEO entry "mast" for "die Mast", and have agreed that it is incorrect.

just for the record: the LEO entry "mast" for "die Mast" is correct for the sense quoted by Dragon in #4: Siehe auch: mast - die Mast