Meanings
nounfactory farming (uncountable)
- derogatoryuncountableA type of intensive agriculture, specifically an approach to animal husbandry, designed to maximize production while minimizing costs.
Synonyms: intensive animal farming, industrial livestock production
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of intensive agriculture, specifically an approach to animal husbandry, designed to maximize production while minimizing costs.
Translations
Dutch bio-industrie
- bio-industrietype of intensive agriculture to maximize production and minimize costs
French élevage intensif
- élevage intensiftype of intensive agriculture to maximize production and minimize costs
German Intensive Tierhaltung, Intensivtierhaltung
- Intensive Tierhaltungtype of intensive agriculture to maximize production and minimize costs
- Intensivtierhaltungtype of intensive agriculture to maximize production and minimize costs
- Industrielle Tierhaltungtype of intensive agriculture to maximize production and minimize costs
- Massentierhaltungtype of intensive agriculture to maximize production and minimize costs
Italian allevamento intensivo
- allevamento intensivotype of intensive agriculture to maximize production and minimize costs
Polish hodowla przemysłowa
- hodowla przemysłowatype of intensive agriculture to maximize production and minimize costs
Russian животноводческая ферма
- животноводческая ферма (životnovodčeskaja ferma)type of intensive agriculture to maximize production and minimize costs
Spanish cría intensiva de animales, ganadería intensiva
- cría intensiva de animalestype of intensive agriculture to maximize production and minimize costs
- ganadería intensivatype of intensive agriculture to maximize production and minimize costs
Cite this entry
APA
factory farming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/factory%20farming
MLA
“factory farming.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/factory%20farming. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “factory farming,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/factory%20farming.
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