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Factory farming is the intensive rearing of
poultry or animals for food, usually on
high-protein foodstuffs in confined quarters.
Chickens for eggs and meat, and calves for
veal are commonly factory farmed. Egg-laying
hens are housed in `batteries' of cages
arranged in long rows. If caged singly, they
lay fewer eggs, so there are often four to a
cage with a floor area of only 2,400sq cm
(372sq inches).
Subject by: Robert Small