殺さつ処しょ分ぶん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

culling; putting down; slaughtering

Refers to the systematic killing of animals, often for population control or disease prevention. Used in official contexts such as livestock epidemics or pest control.

• 鳥とりインフルエンザの発はっ生せいで、何なん万まん羽わもの鶏にわとりが殺さつ処しょ分ぶんされた。

  Due to an outbreak of avian influenza, tens of thousands of chickens were culled.

• 保ほ健けん所じょは野の良ら猫ねこの殺さつ処しょ分ぶんを減へらす取とり組くみをしている。

  The public health center is making efforts to reduce the culling of stray cats.