animal welfare Flashcards
What are the costs, benefits, and ethics of animal welfare in livestock production?
Intensive farming is less ethical than free range farming due to poorer animal welfare.
What are the advantages of free range farming?
Free range requires more land and is more labour intensive but can be sold at a higher price and animals have a better quality of life.
What are the characteristics of intensive farming?
Intensive farming often creates conditions of poor animal welfare but is often more cost effective, generating higher profit as costs are low.
What are behavioral indicators of poor animal welfare?
Indicators include stereotypy, misdirected behaviour, failure in sexual or parental behaviour, and altered levels of activity.
What are the extremes of activity levels indicating poor animal welfare?
Very low (apathy) or very high (hysteria) levels of activity.
