Litter+of+pigs
31farrow — ► NOUN ▪ a litter of pigs. ► VERB ▪ (of a sow) give birth to (piglets). ORIGIN Old English, «young pig» …
32farrow — [OE] Farrow, nowadays used mainly as a verb for ‘give birth to a litter of pigs’, originally meant ‘young pig’. Its ultimate source was Indo European *porkos (from which English also gets pork). The Germanic descendant of this was *farkhaz, which …
33farrowing — noun the production of a litter of pigs • Syn: ↑farrow • Derivationally related forms: ↑farrow, ↑farrow (for: ↑farrow) • Hypernyms: ↑parturition, ↑ …
34collective nouns — ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Collective nouns (by animal) include: shrewdness of apes cete of badgers sloth of bears swarm of bees obstinacy of buffalos clowder of cats drove of cattle …
35titman — ˈtitmən noun (plural titmen) Etymology: tit (as in titmouse) + man 1. : the smallest in a litter of pigs : runt 2. : a puny person : one stunted physically or mentally …
36Wild boar — Boar redirects here. For other uses, see Boar (disambiguation). Wild pig redirects here. For other uses, see Wild pig (disambiguation). For the German World War II Wild Boar night fighter tactic, see Wilde Sau. Wild Boar Temporal range: Early… …
37livestock farming — Introduction raising of animals for use or for pleasure. In this article, the discussion of livestock includes both beef and dairy cattle, pigs (pig), sheep, goats (goat), horses (horse), mules (mule), asses, buffalo, and camels (camel …
38PEPPADEP — is the acronym for Programme pour l’Eradication de la Peste Porcine Africaine et pour le Développement de l Elvage Porcin or the African Swine Fever Eradication and Swine Industry Development Project, a development project launched in 1981 by the …
39farm building — ▪ agriculture Introduction any of the structures used in farming operations, which may include buildings to house families and workers, as well as livestock, machinery, and crops. The basic unit of commercial agricultural operation,… …
40Intensive pig farming — Intensive piggeries (or hog lots) are a type of factory farm specialized for the raising of domestic pigs up to slaughter weight. In this system of pig production, grower pigs are housed indoors in group housing or straw lined sheds, whilst… …
