Animal Welfare 3.4

Question 1

What is animal welfare?

Answer 1

The physical and mental wellbeing of animals.

Question 2

What are the five freedoms of animal welfare?

Answer 2

Freedom from:

1. Hunger and Thirst
2. Discomfort
3. Pain, injury and disease
4. To behave normally
5. Fear and distress

Question 3

What is intensive farming?

Answer 3

Costs are low which generates higher profits however is less ethical than free range due to poorer animal welfare.

Question 4

What is free range farming?

Answer 4

More land, finances and labor intensive. but people are willing to pay a higher price for food given the better quality of life for the animals.
Animals grow healthier and so produce better quality products.

Question 5

What are the four indicators of poor welfare?

Answer 5

Stereotypy
Misdirected Behavior
Failure in sexual or parental behavior
Altered levels of activity

Question 6

What is Stereotypy?

Answer 6

A behavioral pattern that takes the form of a repetitive movement that lacks variation.
Pacing, Oral (licking) and other (rocking etc)

Question 7

How can stereotypy be reduced?

Answer 7

Enrich the environment

Question 8

What is misdirected behavior?

Answer 8

The behavior will be normal but displayed in an innapropriate/diffferent situation.
E.g. excessive plucking of feathers

Question 9

What are the altered levels of activity?

Answer 9

High activity - Hysteria or Hyper-aggression

Low activity - Apathy or excessive sleeping