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Forced feeding   /fɔrst fˈidɪŋ/   Listen
Forced feeding

noun
1.
Feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat.  Synonym: gavage.





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... birds had died and many others were in a bad way. The individual changes of weight ran from 2-1/2 pounds gain to 3/4 pound loss, and many of the lighter birds were of very poor appearance. It is simply a matter of forced feeding being a process that makes trouble with the health of the chicken if all is ...
— The Dollar Hen • Milo M. Hastings


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