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gavage::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | forced feeding |
| Type of | alimentation, feeding |
| Has types | gastrogavage, nasogastric feeding |
Examples of gavage
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During this 2-year study, groups of mice and rats were given various doses of THC by gavage.
From the forbes.com
The state of being fed by a feeding tube is called gavage, enteral feeding or tube feeding.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The force-feeding process, called gavage, causes the animals liver to expand up to 10 times its size.
From the cnn.com
Some argue that gavage is inhumane, while others counter that the physiology of a duck is not the same as a human.
From the time.com
During a recent visit to a foie gras cooperative in the neighbouring region of Gers, Garot also missed the gavage.
From the guardian.co.uk
Yet I do love foie gras, even though I know that the practice of force-feeding the ducks and geese, called gavage, is questionable.
From the theatlantic.com
The debate is centered on the practice of gavage, in which corn is force-fed to farm-raised ducks through a funnel down their throats.
From the time.com
However I am in full agreement with you about your bit about the welfare of foi gras ducks and geese, they queue up for the gavage.
From the guardian.co.uk
There is a Spanish producer, Pateria de Sousa, that makes an exquisite foie without gavage by laying out lots and lots of figs, acorns, lupini beans, and olives for their geese to eat in fall.
From the theatlantic.com
- Forced feeding: feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat
- A feeding tube is a medical device used to provide nutrition to patients who cannot obtain nutrition by swallowing. The state of being fed by a feeding tube is called enteral feeding or tube feeding. ...
- A process of force-feeding a goose for foie gras; A process of force-feeding cattle for veal; Feeding by means of a tube passed into the stomach; To stuff or glut with something
- Feeding by a tube passed through the mouth into the stomach.
- A tube feeding. A very small tube is placed in the baby s mouth or nose and goes down to the stomach. Formula or breast milk is then gravity fed or continuously fed to the baby. This method is used to provide nourishment until the baby can breastfeed.
