Units 3 Animal Welfare
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List the five freedoms of animal welfare
Freedom from hunger and thirst Freedom from discomfort Freedom from pain injury or disease Freedom to express normal behaviour Freedom from fear and distress
Benefits of free range farming
Better quality of products More ethical as animals have a better quality of life
Problems with free range farming
Requires more land More labour intensive More expensive
Benefits to intensive farming
More cost-effective as cost rates animals are low
Negatives of intensive farming
Less ethical due to poor animal welfare
For indicators of poor animal welfare
Stereotypy Misdirected Abnormal activity Failure and sexual or parental behaviour
What is stereotypy behaviour
Stereotypic behaviour is repeated actions for example aimless chewing
What is misdirected behaviour
Inappropriate use of normal behaviour such as over a grooming
What is abnormal activity
Abnormal activity can be anywhere from hyper aggressive like stamping or lack of energy to do anything
What is failure and sexual parental behaviour
When an animal fails to conceive or abandons their young and has no motherly instincts
Which type of livestock production is more ethical and why
Free range farming as the animals are less stressed and have a better quality of life