Definition of Gavage. Meaning of Gavage. Synonyms of Gavage

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Definition of Gavage

Gavage
Gavage Ga`vage" (g[.a]`v[.a]zh"), n. [F., fr. gaver to gorge.] Forced feeding (as of poultry or infants) by means of a tube passed through the mouth down to the stomach.

Meaning of Gavage from wikipedia

- the practice of feeding a human or animal against their will. The term gavage (UK: /ˈɡævɑːʒ, ɡæˈvɑːʒ/, US: /ɡəˈvɑːʒ/, French: [ɡavaʒ] ) refers to supplying...
- French law, foie gras is defined as the liver of a duck or goose fattened by gavage (force feeding). Foie gras is a po****r and well-known delicacy in French...
- It does not appear however, that gavaged women have greater wealth or access to resources than their non-gavaged counterparts. The practice of fattening...
- the force feeding is continued, and scarring of the esophagus. In modern gavage-based foie gras production, force feeding takes place 10.5–15 days or more...
- Eduardo Sousa Holm is a Spanish farmer who makes goose foie gras without gavage (force feeding), at his farm in Extremadura. Chef Dan Barber described his...
- study conducted on rats shows that high dosage of DIBP administered by gavage to pregnant female rats between gestational days (GD) 6 and 20, exhibited...
- classic sideshow acts such as the human blockhead, fire eating and breathing, gavage, sword swallowing, the bed of nails, the Human Dartboard, the cranial cork****...
- aggressive), and the more temperamental Muscovies did not accept the process of gavage (force feeding) as readily as Pekins, causing the quality of the foie gras...
- o-Benzyl-p-Chlorophenol (CAS No. 120-32-1) in F344/N Rats and B6C3F1 Mice (Gavage Studies)". National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. 424: 1–304...
- nutritional supplementation. The state of being fed by a feeding tube is called gavage, enteral feeding or tube feeding. Placement may be temporary for the treatment...