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Designing a chicken welfare experiment

In this lesson students will examine the reasons for selective breeding of chickens for meat and learn how extreme selection for specific traits can cause unnecessary suffering to the chicken. Ideally, they should have completed the lesson 'intensive farming and selective breeding - an ethical debate' beforehand.

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BBSRC Science on the Farm poster - ANIMAL WELFARE

A poster that showcases how science and technology benefits farming. One in a series of ten posters. This is the ANIMAL WELFARE poster.

Intensive farming and selective breeding - an ethical debate

"This lesson examines the welfare and ethical issues concerned with rearing chickens for meat."

RESOURCES: Lambing time

Miller's Ark Animals sent this enchanting photo of their first Devon and Cornwall lamb of the season. It arrived in the snow at the start of February and needed a little warming up. If you're planning a farm visit at lambing time here's a selection of our resources to support learning before, during and after the event