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kĩnji

n. · class 7/8

  1. cage. Cage. An enclosed structure with bars or wire mesh used for confining chickens in intensive farming systems.

Example: Ũrĩithi ũyũ nĩũrĩ raithi gũkira wa kũhingĩra kĩnji-inĩ. (It is economical than cage systems.); Mawega ma kũhingĩra ngũkũ kĩnji-inĩ thĩinĩ wa kĩaga nĩ marĩkũ? (What are the advantages of cage chicken farming?); Wagĩrĩru wa irio na ũtheru: njĩra cia ũrĩithi ta kũhingĩra kĩnji-inĩ na ciugũ irĩ na floo iragũithia kĩoro nĩcio cigaga ũtheru. Nĩ cihotithagia kũgayania ngũkũ, matumbĩ na kĩoro. (Food safety & Hygiene; some methods such as cage chicken farming and slatted floor systems are the most hygienic. They allow separation of birds, eggs and litter from chicken droppings.)

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