Animal welfare Flashcards

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Benefits of free range farming

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Animals have better quality of life and can be sold at a higher price.

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Disadvantages of free range farming

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Labour intensive

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Benefits of intensive farming

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Higher profit as costs low

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Disadvantages of intensive farming

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Poor animal welfare

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What is stereotypy

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Behaviour that takes on repetitive movements

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What is misdirected behaviour

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When an animal self injures or mutilates itself.

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How can misdirected behaviour and stereotypy be avoided

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Enrichment of the animals environment eg adequate size of enclosures
Provision of companions.

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Name 2 other behavioural indicators of poor animal welfare.

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Altered levels of activity

Failure in sexual or parental behaviour so failure to reproduce.

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The term for high levels of activity

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Hysteria

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The term for low levels of activity

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Apathy

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