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Culling
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cull  (kl)
tr.v. culled, cull·ing, culls
1. To pick out from others; select.
2. To gather; collect.
3. To remove rejected members or parts from (a herd, for example).
n.
Something picked out from others, especially something rejected because of inferior quality.

[Middle English cullen, from Old French cuillir, from Latin colligere; see collect1.]

culler n.


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Their culling rate has dropped dramatically in the compost barns-from the mid- to upper 30s to as low as 18%.
After more than a year in the new facility, the Seiberts’ culling rate has dropped to 20%.
This lower culling rate partially explains why dairy cow numbers are up.
 
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