assessing the husbandry system

Question 1

factors that influence the choices of any husbandry system

Answer 1

legal requirements
availability of labour
food availability
behaviour of animals
consumer demand and expectation
technological advances
culture and ethics
environment
reproduction, breeding and genetics
owner preferences
seasonality
economics
public health

Question 2

the factors that need assessing when conducting of any husbandry system

Answer 2

housing and hygiene
biosecurity
routine procedures
food and water
breeds and reproduction
handling
health and welfare of animals
legal requirements
owner abilities/ stockmanship

Question 3

what are the 4 methods of assessing a husbandry system (care)

Answer 3

analysis of records
evaluation of resources
animal assessments
client

Question 4

pros of analysis of records

Answer 4

specific information on health, disease and production levels which gives an indication of welfare
can measure, monitor and interpret changes over time

Question 5

cons of analysis of records

Answer 5

relies on animal keeper to correctly identify disease and reliably record it
time cost to owner
middle of night working
easy to manipulate
often no records exist
different people means there is a variation in quality of data recording

Question 6

pros of evaluation of resources

Answer 6

objective measurements
assessor doesn’t need expertise in animal health and welfare

Question 7

cons of evaluation of resources

Answer 7

takes no account of how well an animal copes in environment
resources meet standard requirement and the welfare is poor

Question 8

pros of animal assessments

Answer 8

direct assessment of animals within their normal environment
takes into account how well animals cope with their environment

Question 9

cons of animal assessment

Answer 9

requires expertise, expensive
more subjective in nature