Glossary C

The Environmental Glossary. Letter C +++ Popular Articles: 'Condition', 'Contamination', 'Cover'

A Cover Crop provides temporary Protection for delicate seedlings and/or provides a Cover canopy for seasonal soil Protection and improvement between normal crop production periods.

A Cover Material is Soil used to Cover compacted solid waste in a sanitary landfill.

A Coverall is a brand name, but commonly referring to any of a group of hoop type barns with opaque or mylar fabric covers over a tubular steel frame.

German: Kuh

A Cow is a mature female bovine. Usually referring to any dairy females that have born a calf. Some may consider females having given birth only once as "first-calf heifers" until they have a second calf.

A Cow Trainer is a tin or wire structure supported a few inches above a cow to prevent her from soiling the platform of her stall by administering a gentle electric shock if she arches her back to urinate or defecate while too far forward in the stall.

A Cow-Calf Operation is Management unit that maintains a breeding Herd and produces weaned calves.

Deutsch: Von der Wiege bis zur Bahre / Español: De la cuna a la tumba / Português: Do berço ao túmulo / Français: Du berceau à la tombe / Italiano: Dalla culla alla tomba

Cradle-to-Grave refers to a comprehensive approach to environmental management that tracks the lifecycle of materials and products from their production (cradle) to their ultimate disposal (grave).

A Cradle-to-Grave or Manifest System is a procedure in which hazardous materials are identified and followed as they are produced, treated, transported, and disposed of by a series of

A Crate is an elevated stall for a Calf in an indoor facility.

Deutsch: Bach / Español: Arroyo / Português: Riacho / Français: Ruisseau / Italiano: Torrente /

A creek is a watercourse smaller than, and often tributary to, a river.