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battery system

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ID 703694 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain stockbreeding
puur preferred
  • system of raising chickens for egg production, where thousands of birds are kept in small cages
  • an arrangement of cages beside and/or on top of each other
puur preferred
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  • Eristatakse aretus- ja tootmislindlaid ning lindude pidamise viisi järgi allapanuga, võrk- või sõrestikpõrandaga ja puuridega lindlaid.
battery preferred
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  • a method of egg production which is very energy-efficient. It is criticized, however, because of the quality of the eggs, the possibility of disease and the polluting substances produced, and also on grounds of cruelty because of the stress caused to the birds.

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