Latvian

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Etymology

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From vaislīgs (fertile) +‎ -ums (with vaislīgs from vaisla (breed, breeding) +‎ -īgs).

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Noun

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vaislīgums m (1st declension)

  1. (of breeding animals) fertility, fecundity (the ability to produce offspring)
    ja lopbarībā vai dzeramajā ūdenī mikroelementu ir par maz vai par daudz, dzīvniekiem rodas vielu maiņas traucējumi, kas samazina produktivitāti un vaislīgumuif in the feed or drinking water the minerals are too little or too much, the animals have metabolic disorders which reduce productivity and fertility

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