factory farm

British  

noun

1. a farm in which animals are bred and fattened using modern industrial methods

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Other Word Forms

• factory farming
  noun

Example Sentences

That should make its appearance on a mammal-based factory farm a cause for doubled-down surveillance and concern, said Crystal Heath, a Bay Area veterinarian and co-founder of Our Honor, an animal welfare organization.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2024

His father, Ali, who raised him alone after immigrating to America to work in a Midwest chicken factory farm, died when he was in college.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2024

Let’s try to grow it in a lab so that people can still have their hamburgers, but it just doesn’t involve factory farm —

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2023

Scientifically, it's undeniable that the factory farm system is bad for us and for the environment.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2023

The factory farm produces more food much faster than the old solar-based farm.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan