Inside intensive farms

'Production line' methods

Intensive farming, also referred to as industrial animal agriculture, is a system of raising animals using intensive 'production line' methods that maximise the amount of meat produced, while minimising costs.

Industrial animal agriculture is characterised by high stocking densities and/or close confinement, forced growth rates, high mechanisation and low labour requirements. Examples include battery cages for laying hens, sow stalls for pigs, drylots for cattle and veal crates for calves.

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