3.4 - Animal Welfare

Question 1

Which is more ethical?

• Intensive farming
• Free range farming

Answer 1

Free range(obviously)

Question 2

Less ethical can also mean ……….. welfare standards

Answer 2

poorer

Question 3

Name the 4 characteristics of free range farming

Answer 3

• requires more land(than intensive)
• more labour intensive
• product can be sold at higher price
• animals have better quality of life

Question 4

Name the 2 main characteristics of intensive farming

Answer 4

• cost effective(higher profits)

- poorer animal welfare

Question 5

Name all 4 behavioural indicators of poor animal welfare

Answer 5

• stereotypy
• misdirected behaviour
• failure in sexual/parental behaviour
• altered levels of activity

Question 6

summarise stereotypy in 2 words

Answer 6

repetitive movement

Question 7

what is misdirected behaviour? give one example

Answer 7

when a normal behaviour is directed at the animal itself, its environment or others
ex-birds over-plucking their feathers

Question 8

name the 2 possible characteristics of failure in sexual behaviour

Answer 8

• a cease in mating behaviours

- being physically incapable of mating

Question 9

What are the 3 signs of female livestock failing in parental behaviour

Answer 9

-abandoning young
-aggression to young (includes killing and eating)
-stealing young from other females
3 not really a sign of poor animal welfare but for exam purposes YES

Question 10

What are the 2 types of altered levels of activity?

Answer 10

• apathy(low levels of activity)

- hysteria(high levels of activity)