factory farming

English

Noun

factory farming (uncountable)

1. (derogatory) A type of intensive agriculture, specifically an approach to animal husbandry, designed to maximize production while minimizing costs.

   Synonyms: intensive animal farming, industrial livestock production

Related terms

• factory farm

Translations

type of intensive agriculture to maximize production and minimize costs

• French: élevage intensif (fr) m
• German: Intensive Tierhaltung f, Intensivtierhaltung f, Industrielle Tierhaltung f, Massentierhaltung (de) f
• Italian: allevamento intensivo m
• Russian: животноводческая ферма f (životnovodčeskaja ferma)
• Spanish: cría intensiva de animales f, ganadería intensiva f

Further reading

• “factory farming”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “factory farming”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “factory farming”, in Collins English Dictionary.