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hatchery a commercial establishment dedicated to the hatching of bird eggs to provide day old chicks and poults to the poultry industry. hatchery liquid the contents of unfertilized eggs. Used in petfood manufacture. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Last fiscal year, state hatcheries raised and planted about 12 million trout, state records show. After retrofitting the vessel with the necessary equipment, including eight water tanks, to handle fish from three federal hatcheries, the Service gave her a new name derived from a Native American word meaning lake trout. Salmon hatcheries can deplete wild stocks" (SN: 6/2/01, p. |
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