[interestica]

Thanks for that. I learned something here.

On a related note, is 'abbatoir' the prefered term in the industry over 'slaughterhouse'?

[taxcoder]

In my experience1, it is more common in European writings. American usage seems to be mainly by those who reject the "industrial agricultural complex" in favor of farms which provide more natural environments and biodiversity.

1 I grew up on a small "grass farm" reading Stockman Grass Farmer, Joel Salatin's writings, etc. and still pay some attention to what goes on.