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sow
1. a female adult pig
2. the female of certain other animals, such as the mink
3. Metallurgy
a. the channels for leading molten metal to the moulds in casting pig iron
b. iron that has solidified in these channels
sow [sau̇]
(metallurgy)
A mold of larger size than a pig.
A channel that conducts molten metal to molds in a pig bed.
(vertebrate zoology)
An adult female swine.
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Oliver demonstrated how European welfare standards differ from those in the UK, focusing on sow stalls and castration.
Protest women turn tables on TV's Naked Chef by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
He berated the sow stall, saying sows can only defecate where they stand, can't turn around and their nesting instincts are frustrated, but didn't mention that the farrowing crate, used for most sows in Britain, has exactly the same problems.
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I thought a battery cage for a chicken was the worst vision of immoral farming but it's nothing compared to a sow stall.
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