noun
- the practice of removing part of a bird’s beak, especially in poultry farming to prevent aggressive pecking
Usage: agricultural term
Examples
- Debeaking is commonly practiced in commercial egg production facilities.
- Animal welfare groups have raised concerns about debeaking procedures.
- The farmer scheduled debeaking for the young chickens to prevent feather pecking.
- Some countries have banned debeaking due to animal cruelty concerns.
- Proper debeaking techniques minimize pain and stress to the birds.
- The veterinarian supervised the debeaking process at the poultry farm.