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Definition of Perchery
1. Noun. A series of cages, each containing several perches, in which hens are kept for intensive egg production. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Perchery
1. describing eggs laid by roosting hens [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Perchery
Literary usage of Perchery
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Environmental Enrichment Information Resources for Laboratory Animals, 1965 by Cynthia Petrie Smith, Victoria Taylor, Animal Welfare Information Center (U.S.), Christine Nicol (1995)
"NAL call number: 47.8 B77 Descriptors: perchery, deep litter, covered straw yard,
battery cage, nesting, cage, hens, behavior. Mench, J. (1994). ..."
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