Sweetcorn is dent-type maize that is harvested while still immature for canning, freezing, and direct consumption as a vegetable. (Encyclopedia of Food Sciences and Nutrition (Second Edition), 2003, https://doi.org/10.1016/B0-12-227055-X/00725-2)
Swine are even-toed ungulates of the family Suidae, including pigs, hogs, and boars. (The Livestock Conservancy. 2024. ANIMAL TERMS AND THEIR PROPER USAGE, https://livestockconservancy.org/resources/animal-terms/)
Classical swine fever (CSF), also known as hog cholera, is a contagious viral disease of domestic and wild swine. It is caused by a virus of the genus Pestivirus of the family Flaviviridae, which is closely related to the viruses that cause bovine viral diarrhoea in cattle and border disease in sheep. (https://www.oie.int/)
Sylvinite is a sedimentary rock made of a mechanical mixture of the minerals sylvite (KCl, or potassium chloride) and halite (NaCl, or sodium chloride) (Wikipedia, 2024. Sylvinite https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvinite)
The close association of two different kinds of living organisms where there is benefit to both or where both receive an advantage from the association. (FAO Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture, FAO, 2001)
A sign which indicates that something is wrong; external or internal expressions of disease or poisoning produced by affected organisms. (FAOTERM, cited 2023)
A naval base, navy base, or military port is a military base, where warships and naval ships are docked when they have no mission at sea or need to restock. (Wikipedia, 2024. Naval base. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_base)
Balance organs are the sensory structures in animals that detect body position, movement, and orientation in space, allowing them to maintain equilibrium and coordination. (AGROVOC Team, 2025)
