kũhingĩra

v.

1. to confine, house. To confine. To restrict or house livestock in an enclosed structure; in agriculture, specifically refers to intensive housing systems where animals are kept indoors (zero-grazing for cattle, cage systems for poultry).

Example: Umithio wa ũrĩithi wa kũhingĩra ng'ombe nĩ ũrĩkũ? (What are the advantages of zero grazing?); Nĩ maũndũ marĩkũ moru mangĩkorũo moimanĩte na ũrĩithi wa kũhingĩra ng'ombe? (What are the disadvantages of zero grazing?); Kũhingĩra hamwe ngũkũ ina ũkũrũ ũtiganĩte: nĩũndũ wa gũkua njamuthi, ngũkũ irĩ na ũkũrũ ngũrani ikoragwo na ũhoti ngũrani wa gwĩtiria mĩrimũ. (Housing chickens of different ages together: due to carrier status, varying immunity among chickens of different ages)