Animal Welfare Flashcards
1
Q
What are the costs of providing good animal welfare?
A
Financial cost of providing high quality food and protection from predators
2
Q
What are the benefits of providing good animal welfare?
A
Higher value of product, good public relations, healthier animals
3
Q
What are some indicators of poor animal welfare?
A
Misdirected behaviour, stereotypy, failure of reproductive behaviour, altered levels of activity
4
Q
How can poor animal welfare be overcome?
A
Enriching animals environment, providing company
5
Q
What is the term which describes the study of animal behaviour?
A
Ethology
6
Q
What is the name given to a list of animal behaviours?
A
Ethogram
7
Q
What is a preference test?
A
Providing animal choice of conditions and observing which it spends most time in
