Topic 4: Animal Welfare

Question 1

What are some general factors included in livestock production?

Answer 1

costs, benefits, and ethics

Question 2

Intensive farming is ___ ____ than free range farming

Answer 2

‘less ethical’

Question 3

Why is intensive farming less ethical?

Answer 3

creates conditions of poor animal welfare

Question 4

Why is the cost of free range greater?

Answer 4

• Requires more land

- more labour intensive

Question 5

What are benefits of free range?

Answer 5

• products can be sold at a higher price

- animals have a better quality of life

Question 6

what are the benefits of intensive farming?

Answer 6

• more cost effective

- generates higher profit as costs are low

Question 7

what are behavioural indicators of poor welfare?

Answer 7

• stereotypy
• misdirected behaviour
• failure in sexual or parental behaviour
• altered levels of activity

Question 8

what is stereotypy?

Answer 8

repetitive movement showing no variation

Question 9

what is misdirected behaviour?

Answer 9

normal behaviours directed towards themselves, others or their surroundings in an inappropriate way

Question 10

what is failure in sexual OR parental behaviour?

Answer 10

sexually promiscuous (unselective partner) animals or animals that are unable to become good parents

Question 11

what is altered level of activity?

Answer 11

• displaying very high levels (hysteria) of activity

- displaying very low levels (apathy) of activity