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battery cage

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meanings of batteryand cage


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battery
adjective[before noun]
uk /ˈbæt.ər.i/ us /ˈbæt̬.ɚ.i/
using a system of producing a large number of eggs cheaply by keeping a lot of chickens in rows of small cages (= boxes made ...
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cage
noun[C]
uk /keɪdʒ/ us /keɪdʒ/
a space surrounded on all sides by bars or wire, in which animals or birds ...
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Examples of battery cage


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We aim to phase out the conventional batterycage.
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Whilst the proposal, from my point of view, does not go far enough, it signals the end of the existing batterycage system of production.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
There appears to be recognition across the board that the existing batterycage system has got to go.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
I have visited many batterycage farms and found those visits deeply distasteful.
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I do not think that a hen which had lived in the open would like to live in a batterycage.
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So the term 'batterycage' only tells us how the cage is used, but nothing about its dimensions and properties.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
By 2009 the batterycage system of egg production will be no more.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
Secondly, we should continue to pursue the study of alternative means of production to that of the batterycage.
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The batterycage does not allow for normal behaviour.
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It is now widely accepted that the batterycage is no longer acceptable as a means of production.
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This inspectorate will also visit packing stations and build up a database of the processors who use these batterycage eggs in their products.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
Anyone who has ever seen a batterycage operation goes right off eggs for a very long time!
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
The committee did not use the term 'batterycage' in connection with the new proposal for a directive, because it is inadequate and misleading.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
For batterycage systems, we are seeking an increased area per bird.
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After all, as has been said earlier today, it is expected that 30% of all eggs produced in 2012 will breach the batterycage ban which we agreed in 1999.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
I was disappointed, but not surprised, that there was a dearth of scientific evidence to prove or disprove that hens were content in the batterycage system.
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Many of these civets are housed in batterycage systems which have been criticised on animal welfare grounds.
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It is clear that because of its small size and its barrenness, the batterycage as used at present has inherent severe disadvantages for the welfare of hens.
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Battery cages lead to brittle bones and leg injuries.
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Incredible and unimaginable cruelty is associated with intensive farming methods—none more so than with battery cages.
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