factory farming



factory farming

a system for producing eggs, meat, and milk quickly and cheaply by keeping animals in small closed areas and giving them food which makes them grow quickly They've launched a campaign against the abuses of factory farming. (mainly British)
See also: factory, farm

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AronAH-rawn (Polish), AH-ron (Croatian)Polish, Croatian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic
FreyaFRAY-ah (Norse Mythology), FRAY-ə (English)Norse Mythology, English (British, Modern)
Marguerite[.ma:gə'ri:t]
Ketevan-Georgian
Dzhamal-Chechen
HartleyHAHRT-leeEnglish