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Animal welfare

Meaning in agriculture, with examples

nounCommon term

In agriculture, animal welfare means: The physical and mental well-being of animals, including good feed, water, housing, health care and the freedom to behave naturally.

In Turkish: hayvan refahı, hayvan esenliği

How it is used

Used in law, certification, retail standards and veterinary work. Inspectors assess animal welfare on farms, during transport and at slaughter. Common references are the 'Five Freedoms' and welfare standards set by buyers.

Example sentences

  1. The retailer audits animal welfare on every farm that supplies its eggs.

  2. Better ventilation in the barn improved animal welfare and reduced lameness.

Common collocations

  • animal welfare standards
  • animal welfare audit
  • Five Freedoms
  • improve animal welfare
  • welfare during transport
  • livestockAnimals such as cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and poultry that are kept on a farm for meat, milk, eggs, wool or work.
  • poultryBirds kept for meat or eggs, such as chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese; also the meat of these birds.
  • feedlotA farm or area where beef cattle or lambs are kept in pens and fed rich rations so that they gain weight quickly before slaughter.
  • dairy farmA farm that keeps cows, or sometimes goats, sheep or buffalo, mainly to produce milk for sale.
  • herdA group of animals of one kind, especially cattle, goats or buffalo, that live, feed and are managed together.

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