(of an animal) kept and fed in a stall, esp in order to be fattened up for slaughter
stall-fed sheep
stall-fed in American English
(ˈstɔlˈfed)
adjective
(of animals)
confined to and fed in a stall, esp. for fattening
Word origin
[1545–55]This word is first recorded in the period 1545–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: articulate, footprint, fusion, offset, species
Examples of 'stall-fed' in a sentence
stall-fed
The values of parameters related to height and volume were significantly larger in the stall-fed population.
Eisuke Yamada, Mugino O Kubo, Tai Kubo, Naoki Kohno 2018, 'Three-dimensional tooth surface texture analysis on stall-fed and wild boars (Susscrofa).', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6198946?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
That of stall-fed breeds, by contrast, reflects intense artificial selection aimed at achieving a highly-productive dairy type.
Ana Gonzalez-Martinez, Mariano Herrera, Manuel Luque, Evangelina Rodero 2014, 'Influence of farming system and production purpose on the morphostructure of Spanishgoat breeds', Spanish Journal of Agricultural Researchhttp://revistas.inia.es/index.php/sjar/article/view/4673. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)