English Explanatory Dictionary

vent pecking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An abnormal behaviour of birds, primarily commercial egg-laying hens, characterised by pecking damage to the cloaca, the surrounding skin and underlying tissue.

Word forms

vent pecking
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