laying hen

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• laying hen — dėslioji višta statusas Aprobuotas sritis paukštininkystė apibrėžtis Dėsliųjų veislės višta, laikoma kiaušiniams dėti. atitikmenys: angl. laying hen vok. Legehenne, f; Legehuhn, n rus. яйценосная курица ryšiai: susijęs terminas – višta dedeklė… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

• laying hen — višta dedeklė statusas Aprobuotas sritis paukštininkystė apibrėžtis Subrendusi dėslioji višta, dedanti kiaušinius, neskirtus perinti. atitikmenys: angl. layer; laying hen vok. Legehenne, f; Legehuhn, n rus. курица несушка pranc. puole pondeuse, f …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

• laying hen — A hen which is specifically raised to produce eggs. (Also layer) …   Combined glossary of agriculture

• hen — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ battery, free range (esp. BrE) ▪ mother ▪ She fussed around like a mother hen. ▪ broody ▪ laying …   Collocations dictionary

• Hen that lays golden eggs — A hen or chicken that is usually depicted laying golden eggs for its owner. The idea of such a mystical creature has been encountered in fairy tales such as Jack and the Beanstalk as well as the occult with the story of The Black Pullet teaching… …   Wikipedia

• laying — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Laying is used after these nouns: ↑egg {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Laying is used with these nouns: ↑hen …   Collocations dictionary

• Battery Hen Welfare Trust — The Battery Hen Welfare Trust is the UK s first registered charity solely for laying hens. It was started in April 2005 and was established in order to raise awareness of the 20 million hens currently kept in cages in the UK. The founder of the… …   Wikipedia

• pre|hen|sive — «pree HEHN sihv», adjective. 1. seizing or laying hold of. 2. Figurative. apprehending: »a prehensive mind …   Useful english dictionary

• Battery cage — In industrial agriculture, battery cages (called laying cages in the United States) are a confinement system used primarily for egg laying hens. The battery cage has generated controversy among advocates for animal welfare and animal… …   Wikipedia

• California Proposition 2 (2008) — Proposition 2, the proposed Standards for Confining Farm Animals initiative statute, is a California ballot proposition in that state s general election on November 42008. The proposition would add a chapter to Division 20 of the California… …   Wikipedia

• Egg (food) — Chicken egg redirects here. For the causality dilemma, see Chicken or the egg. On the left a chicken egg, the egg most commonly e …   Wikipedia