Unit 3 Key area 4 Flashcards

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What is the difference between intensive farming and free range farming?

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  • Free range farming is more ethical than intensive farming which has poorer animal welfare
  • Free range farming requires more land
  • Free range farming is more labour intensive however free range farms can be sold at a higher price
  • animals have a better quality of life than in intensive farming
  • Intensive farming often creates conditions of poor animal welfare but is often more cost effective and more profitable as costs are low.
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What are the indicative behaviors of poor animal welfare?

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  • Stereotypy
  • Misdirected behavior
  • Failure in sexual or parental behavior
  • altered levels of activity between apathy for very low energy, and hysteria for very high energy
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