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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈkɾi.a en baˈte.ɾi.a/
"La cría en batería ha sido prohibida en varias normativas recientes."
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A system of producing meat or eggs in which farm animals, particularly poultry, are kept in very small individual cages or confined spaces to maximize efficiency and minimize space.
"Animal rights organizations have long campaigned against the cruel practices of battery-farming."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'battery' in the military sense of a set of units acting together (referring to the arrangement of rows of identical cages) combined with 'farming', originating in the mid-20th century with the intensification of agricultural practices. The term reflects the industrialization of livestock production, adapting assembly-line concepts to animal husbandry.
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élevage en batterie
Transliteration: /el.vaʒ ɑ̃ ba.tʁi/
"L'élevage en batterie est de plus en plus critiqué par les consommateurs."
Legebatteriehaltung
Transliteration: /ˈleːɡəbatəʁiːˌhaltʊŋ/
"Die Legebatteriehaltung von Hühnern ist in vielen Ländern verboten."
allevamento in batteria
Transliteration: /allevaˈmento in batˈteria/
"Molti acquirenti preferiscono uova che non provengono da allevamento in batteria."
cría en batería
Transliteration: /ˈkɾi.a en baˈte.ɾi.a/
"La cría en batería ha sido prohibida en varias normativas recientes."
criação em bateria
Transliteration: /kɾi.aˈsɐ̃w ẽ bɐˈtɛ.ɾi.ɐ/
"A criação em bateria reduz severamente o bem-estar animal."
बैटरी फार्मिंग
Transliteration: bætrī phārmiṅg
"पशु कल्याण कार्यकर्ताओं ने बैटरी फार्मिंग के खिलाफ विरोध प्रदर्शन किया।"
笼养畜牧业
Transliteration: lóngyǎng xùmùyè
"笼养畜牧业引发了广泛的道德讨论。"
배터리 케이지 사육
Transliteration: baeteori keiji sayuk
"동물 단체들은 배터리 케이지 사육의 중단을 요구하고 있다."
バタリーケージ飼育
Transliteration: batarī kēji shiiku
"バタリーケージ飼育は動物福祉の観点から問題視されています。"
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