egg yield

3.2

The number of eggs a hen lays in a given time, like a day or a year

noun

Specialized

: producción de huevos

Farmers keep detailed records to monitor their hens' egg yield throughout the year.

Examples

Improving the diet of chickens can result in a higher egg yield.
Researchers are studying methods to increase the egg yield in commercial poultry operations.
The farm's egg yield has increased this year.
Many farmers are concerned about their egg yields this season.
Farmers keep detailed records to monitor their hens' egg yield throughout the year.
Improving the diet of chickens can result in a higher egg yield.
Researchers are studying methods to increase the egg yield in commercial poultry operations.

Synonyms

yield

vsegg yield

257 4.1

The amount people get from crops or investments

is the specific number produced by a laying bird over a period

Surface Forms

egg yield singular

egg yields plural

Morphology

egg + yield

The meaning 'number or quantity of eggs produced' is directly and compositionally derived from 'egg' (the product) and 'yield' (the amount produced). This noun+measure pattern is a common, cross-linguistic construction, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand the MWE.

Etymology

Egg yield comes from farms where people counted how many eggs each hen laid. Farmers saw baskets full of eggs and used yield to mean the amount an animal 'produces', so egg yield now means the number of eggs made in a set time.