Definition of "farrowing" [farrowing]

• Present participle of farrow. (verb)

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• "The Swedes did away with gestation crates years ago, and they do not use crates for "farrowing" either."
• "Canadians are good at birthing piglets a process known as "farrowing"; Americans are better at fattening them up before taking them to market."
• "It simply uses last year's slaughter level, the predicted year-on-year percentage changes for market pig inventories, farrowings (a "farrowing" is a litter being born), farrowing intentions and litter size and adjustments for changes in known supply factors such as pig and market hog imports from Canada and pig performance."