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‘Normal behaviour’ in factory farms

Year 11 Skill Level 1.10 NCEA AS90949

Key Competencies:

Investigate life processes and environmental factors that affect them

Summary:

Investigate what constitutes ‘normal behaviour’ in pigs and chickens and how the confined living environment in factory farms affects these behaviours. Consider how the restrictive physical environment of a factory farm affects the physical, behavioural and psychological issues for animals.

Subject
Science
Topic(s)
Animal behaviours Factory farming
Key Competencies
Life processes Living world