An intensive system in which hens are housed in buildings equipped with cages of various types, most commonly cage batteries.
Cage system of poultry keeping, housing layers in cages
Definition
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Cachexia, cachexic
A state of emaciation of the animal associated with general debility, usually as...
Cadaver
Body of a dead animal.
Cage
Equipment for intensive poultry keeping.
Cage battery
A set of cages for housing poultry equipped with feed, water, egg collection and...
Cake, oil cake
Residues from oilseeds after expression of the oil.
Cal
Symbol for calorie.