"chick culling" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (agriculture) The culling (destruction) of chicks (baby birds, typically chickens). In the egg industry, this means destruction of male chicks at birth because they will not lay eggs. Wikipedia link: chick culling Tags: uncountable Related terms: gendercide
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