释义 |
factory farm in British Englishnouna farm in which animals are bred and fattened using modern industrial methods Derived forms factory farming noun Examples of 'factory farm' in a sentencefactory farm Even while he was still in government, he was very distressed about conditions in a factory farm in his constituency.The factory-farm animals are here in full force.But we are undeniably at a crossroads, for a factory farm is a factory farm.It is a giant factory farm.Factory-farm chicken sales have fallen sharply after a campaign by television chefs to highlight the conditions in which birds are kept.Free range eggs cost 90p to 1 for six eggs, compared with 40p to 50p for factory farm eggs.Stressed animals, selectively bred to grow at an unnatural rate, easily succumb to disease, which then spreads rapidly in overcrowded factory farm conditions.Many imported factory-farm eggs contain salmonella.Universities are, crudely, factory farms for social liberalism. |