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Intensive farming and selective breeding - an ethical debate

"In this lesson students will examine the welfare and ethical issues concerned with rearing chickens for meat as an example of selective breeding and intensive farming. It should ideally be followed by Designing a chicken welfare experiment."

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Farm animal senses

In this lesson, pupils will consider how people and farm animals use their senses.

Designing a chicken welfare experiment

Examine the reasons for selective breeding of chickens for meat and learn how extreme selection for specific traits can cause unnecessary suffering.

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