veal calf

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meaningsofvealandcalf

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veal
noun[U]
uk
/viːl/us
/viːl/
meat from a very ...
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calf
noun[C]
uk
/kɑːf/us
/kæf/
a young cow, or the young of various other large mammals such as elephants ...
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(Definition ofvealandcalffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This is not an insignificant concern if you happen to be, for example, a mink or avealcalfin certain circumstances.
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It is not possible to determine what proportion of the totals were for rearing invealcalfcrates.
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There has already been one example of that onvealcalfcrates.
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The other week we were dealing with the battery hen and thevealcalf.
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We examined carefully the issues of live exports and ofvealcalfexports, particularly the legal dimension.
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It will now be possible for avealcalfto turn round and that is an enormous step forward in the name of humanity.
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I did not visit avealcalfunit because one was not available.
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On the question of the calves, of course nobody likes thevealcalfsystem at all.
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Surely we are not going to see deer put in the same vile conditions as thevealcalffor the sake of keeping the meat looking and tasting good.
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We decided that the loose pen system was the proper way to rear veal calves.
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That approach has been taken to veal calves, to sows and, increasingly, to chickens.
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They have found no evidence of pain or distress to veal calves.
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This was particularly true of the space allowance for hens in battery cages and the feeding of veal calves.
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This recommendation affects not only use by injection into the muscle of veal calves but also any other use of these injectable preparations.
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The production of veal calves, for instance, is clearly aimed at the luxury market.
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I shall deal with the transport of live animals, which includes veal calves.
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The committee strongly recommended that the production of loose housing for veal calves should be given full consideration by the government of the day.
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My first question was whether it would be possible, legally, to ban the export of live animals and veal calves.
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No amount of good management can make the keeping of veal calves in crates acceptable, however commercially successful it may prove to be.
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He concentrated on battery hens and veal calves.
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