farrow
Example Sentences
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The old sow would farrow her young in the out-of-doors.
From Literature
The government is also looking at ending the use of "confinement systems" in farming including caged hens and pig farrowing crates, which are used to contain sows during birth and nursing.
From BBC
About 80 sows and 1,000 piglets were in a farrowing house on the farm.
From BBC
“Particularly in the farrowing shed, they’re very nurturing people,” she says.
From Science Magazine
Chickens meander through the farrowing shed, where sows recline in roomy pens with their suckling piglets.
From Seattle Times
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