Intensive Farming Flashcards
Name 3 methods of intensive farming
Battery methods
Fertilisers
Pesticides
Disease control
What is intensive farming?
Farming that uses methods to get as much yield from a small space as possible
State an advantage and a disadvantage of the use of fertilisers
Advantage- Increase yield of the crop
Disadvantage- Can wash out of the soil and pollute water systems
State an advantage and a disadvantage of battery methods
Advantage- More animals can be kept in a small space
- Animals use less energy and therefore require less food
- Costs are reduced so meat can be sold cheaply
Disadvantage- Poor quality of life for the animals and cruel treatment
What does Bovine TB stand for?
Bovine Tuberculosis
What animals catches bovine TB and passes it on to cattle?
Badger
What method has been used to stop the spread of Bovine TB despite the fact that many people disagree with it?
Culling of badgers
Give another method of stopping the spread of Bovine TB apart from culling?
Vaccinating badgers
