level: Animal Welfare
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Animal Welfare
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| is intensive farming more or less ethical than free range farming | less ethical due to poorer animal wellfare |
| what does free range farming require | more land more labour intensive |
| can free range farmed animals be sold at a higher or lower price | higher as animals have a better quality of life |
| does intensive farming generate a higher or lower profit than free range farming | higher profit as it is more cost effective because costs are low |
| what are four behavioural indicators of poor animal welfare | stereotypy misdirected behaviour failure in sexual and parental behaviour altered levels of activity |
| what is stereotypy | unusual repetitive movemnt quite unlike those shown by wild animals |
| what is misdirected behaviour | a normal behaviour being displayed in a different/inappropriate situation |
| what is failure in sexual and parental behaviour | having low reproductive success failing to perform sexual behaviour neglecting/rejecting any offspring produced |
| what are altered levels of activity | changes to activity level |
| what is hysteria | very high levels of activity |
| what is apathy | very low levels of activity |