factory farming

English

Noun

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factory farming

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factory farming (uncountable)

1. (derogatory) A type of intensive agriculture, specifically an approach to animal husbandry, designed to maximize production while minimizing costs.

   Synonyms: intensive animal farming, industrial livestock production

Related terms

• factory farm

Translations

type of intensive agriculture to maximize production and minimize costs

Dutch: bio-industrie (nl) f French: élevage intensif (fr) m German: Intensive Tierhaltung f, Intensivtierhaltung f, Industrielle Tierhaltung f, Massentierhaltung (de) f Italian: allevamento intensivo m Polish: hodowla przemysłowa f Russian: животноводческая ферма f (životnovodčeskaja ferma) Spanish: cría intensiva de animales f, ganadería intensiva f

See also

• CAFO
• get big or get out

Further reading

• “factory farming”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “factory farming”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “factory farming”, in Collins English Dictionary.