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Pig farm

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004304

An agricultural operation that raises and breeds domestic pigs, mainly for pork, bacon and ham. Facilities handle the animals through farrowing, nursery and finishing stages, either in buildings or on outdoor pasture. Under US Clean Water Act rules, a large concentrated animal feeding operation is one confining 2,500 or more pigs weighing 55 pounds or more, or 10,000 or more pigs below that weight.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004304
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectAgricultural equipment
Synonymshog farm
TranslationsGerman: Schweinefarm; Spanish: granja de cerdos; French: élevage porcin
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004304",
  "term": "Pig farm",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An agricultural operation that raises and breeds domestic pigs, mainly for pork, bacon and ham. Facilities handle the animals through farrowing, nursery and finishing stages, either in buildings or on outdoor pasture. Under US Clean Water Act rules, a large concentrated animal feeding operation is one confining 2,500 or more pigs weighing 55 pounds or more, or 10,000 or more pigs below that weight.",
  "synonyms": [
    "hog farm"
  ],
  "subject": "Agricultural equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Schweinefarm",
    "es": "granja de cerdos",
    "fr": "élevage porcin"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/pig-farm/"
}

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