zero grazing

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• zero grazing — zero grazing, British. zero pasture. * * * ˌzero ˈgrazing 8 [zero grazing] noun uncountable a farming method that involves keeping cows inside and bringing them cut grass, rather than letting them feed in the fields …   Useful english dictionary

• zero grazing —    intensive farming of cattle    The animals are confined to a barn or yard instead of being put out to pasture:     Heifer Project International is now pushing Zero Grazing , a euphemism for factory style confinement farming. {Animals Agenda,… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• zero-grazing — zeˈro grazing noun A system of dairy farming in which the cattle are kept indoors and cut grass is brought to them, thus avoiding the wastage caused by conventional grazing • • • Main Entry: ↑zero …   Useful english dictionary

• zero grazing — /zɪəroʊ ˈgreɪzɪŋ/ (say zearroh grayzing) noun the feeding on green feed, grain or hay, of an animal which has no access to pasture …  

• semi-zero grazing — noun A form of grazing in which cattle are kept in enclosures some of the time and allowed outside to graze at other times. See Also: free grazing, open grazing, zero grazing …   Wiktionary

• zero-grazed — adjective Kept in enclosures and never let out to graze. The group also has two zero grazed cows that provide milk for sale. The group obtained the cows from a church project in 1993. See Also: semi zero grazing, zero grazing …   Wiktionary

• news-grazing — (NOOZ gray.zing) pp. Getting news from a number of different sources. n. news grazer. Example Citation: How could the twin American institutions of the anchor and the evening news have fallen into such seeming decrepitude and peril? The standard… …   New words

• Mt Zero-Taravale Sanctuary — is a 600 km² nature reserve in north east Queensland, Australia, 60 km north west of Townsville. It is owned and managed by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC). It is located on the boundary of the Wet Tropics bioregion and Einasleigh… …   Wikipedia

• Mount Zero-Taravale Sanctuary — is a 600 km² nature reserve in north east Queensland, Australia, 60 km north west of Townsville. It is owned and managed by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC). It is located on the boundary of the Wet Tropics bioregion and Einasleigh… …   Wikipedia

• Automatic milking — is the milking of dairy animals without human labour.The milking processThe milking process is the collection of tasks specifically devoted to extracting milk from an animal (rather than the broader field of dairy animal husbandry). This process… …   Wikipedia

• Nocton Dairies controversy — Coordinates: 53°09′13″N 0°25′59″W / 53.1536°N 0.4331°W / 53.1536; 0.4331 …   Wikipedia