farrow

far·row (far′ō)

noun

Etymology: altered (after v.) < OE fearh, young pig < IE *poros, pig (< base *per-, to root up, dig) > L porcus, pork, MIr orc

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to give birth to (a litter of pigs)

Etymology: ME farwen

far·row (far′ō)

adjective

Chiefly Scot., Chiefly North Eng. not bearing a calf in a given season

Etymology: earlier ferow, prob. akin to obs. Du verrekoe, barren cow, Ger färse, heifer, OE fearr, bull

Object

crate: The opening scene is of a sow held captive in a farrowing crate.
nest: The space to allow a sow to turn around in a farrowing nest requires nearly the length of the sow, almost two meters.
sow: There was something June had wanted, was it for the farrowing sow?
pen: One empty farrowing pen had sawdust in it; however sows with piglets housed in such pens were not cleaned out.
house: There is a fixed farrowing house, the all-weather nature of which allows the production of litters even in winter.
system: To achieve this many farms have adopted a batch farrowing system.

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