3.4 Animal Welfare

Cards (9)

Name the two approaches that can be taken in livestock production.
Free-range farming
Intensive farming
State the costs and benefits of free range.
Costs
-requires more land
-is labour intensive

Benefits
-products can be sold at a higher price
-better quality of life for animals
State the costs and benefits of intensive farming.
Costs
-poor animal welfare
-sold for less
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Benefits
-High profits
-Low costs
Explain why intensive farming is less ethical than free-range farming.
It often creates conditions of poor animal welfare.
Describe what is meant by stereotypy behaviour.
Repetitive movements with no obvious purpose e.g. big cats pacing.
Describe what is meant by misdirected behaviour.
The inappropriate use of normal behaviour. This can be towards the animal itself, another animal, or its surroundings. e.g. caged hens pecking other hens.
Describe what is meant by failure in parental behaviour.
Animals not engaging in normal breeding behaviours or rejecting their offspring. e.g. Cheetah females will often reject their cubs in zoo environments.
Describe what is meant by hysteria.
Very high levels of activity. e.g. hyper aggression in bulls.
Describe what is meant by apathy.
Very low levels of activity. e.g. excessive sleeping in sows.