hatchery
noun
hatch·ery
ˈha-chə-rē 
plural hatcheries
: a place for hatching eggs (as of poultry or fish)
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Here are the companies that filed paperwork with the state in April:
Jennie-O Turkey Store Inc.
Jennie-O Turkey Store Inc., a poultry processing facility in Barron, announced on April 24 that 38 hatchery operation workers are going to be laid off starting June 28.
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Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2024
Elvers are the key to eel aquaculture farming, given the difficulty, as yet, of captive breeding and scalable hatcheries.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
The hatchery completed a water conservation project that will reduce water consumption by 10% by 2030, reduce electricity consumption by nearly 8%, and cut annual operating expenses by $100,000.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2024
There is even a method where the vaccine is poked through the eggshell and injected into a chicken embryo during development at the hatchery.
—Jess Craig, Vox, 14 May 2024
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Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2024
Elvers are the key to eel aquaculture farming, given the difficulty, as yet, of captive breeding and scalable hatcheries.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
The hatchery completed a water conservation project that will reduce water consumption by 10% by 2030, reduce electricity consumption by nearly 8%, and cut annual operating expenses by $100,000.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2024
There is even a method where the vaccine is poked through the eggshell and injected into a chicken embryo during development at the hatchery.
—Jess Craig, Vox, 14 May 2024
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“Hatchery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hatchery. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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