3.4 Animal Welfare

Question 1

Behavioural Indicators
Stereotypy

Answer 1

Behaviour pattern that takes the form of a repetitive movement lacking variation.

Stereotypy seems to lack purpose but allows an animal to show frustration. This behaviour can be overcome by enriching the environment to make it similar to the animal’s natural habitat.

e.g pacing

Question 2

Behavioural Indicators
Misdirected Behaviour

Answer 2

Normal pattern of behaviour is directed inappropriately towards the animal itself, another animal or its surroundings.

Enriching the environment to include companions and a more stimulating enclosure reduces misdirected behaviour.

Question 3

Behavioural Indicators
Failures in Sexual and Parental Behaviour

Answer 3

Poor welfare and prolonged isolation can cause poor reproductive success and poor parental investment as the animal may not have developed the correct behaviours when young.

This can be improved through allowing the animal to spend time with those of its own species to learn normal behaviours.

Question 4

Behavioural Indicators
Altered Levels of Activity

Answer 4

Displaying high levels activity (hysteria) or low levels of activity (apathy)

This can be overcome by providing animals with natural stimulation, social interaction and more space.

Question 4

Intensive Farming

Answer 4

Intensive farming is less ethical than free range farming due to poorer animal welfare.

However, in order to create a free-range farm, more land is required and more work is needed to keep the animals.

Question 5

Advantages of Intensive Farming

Answer 5

Products can be sold at a higher price, and animals have a better quality life.

Question 6

Costs of Animal Welfare

Answer 6

• High initial set up cost of suitable environment
• High cost of more nutritious food

Question 7

Benefits of Animal Welfare

Answer 7

• Less stressed animals
• More successful breeding
• Higher quality products