6.1.3
Food Sources - Reared Food
Factory-Farmed Animals
Factory-Farmed Animals
Humans raise some animals purely for their meat and other food offerings. We call these animals reared animals. Factory-farming animals is another type of intensive farming.
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Environment
Environment
- Often, factory-farmed animals are crammed into small spaces (like enclosures/cages).
- They are kept in warm environments so that energy waste from movement and keeping warm is minimised.
- If this kind of energy wastage is minimised, the animals have more energy for producing food.
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Hormones and force-feeding
Hormones and force-feeding
- To speed up animal growth, factory farmers may force-feed animals or supply them with growth hormones.
- This speeds up and cheapens the meat production process.
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Advantages
Advantages
- Factory-farmed products tend to be less expensive than free-range foods as the farming process is more efficient.
- Less land is used.
- Can grow animals faster in larger quantities.
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Disadvantages
Disadvantages
- Animals are more prone to disease and are slaughtered young.
- Animals cannot behave naturally.
- Animals live in crowded conditions, which causes stress.
- Drugs used in factory farming can enter the food chain and affect humans.
- Factory-farmed products may be less tasty than free-range products.
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Battery cages
Battery cages
- In 2012, the EU banned battery cages - small wire cages hens live in.
- Newly introduced 'enriched cages' offer more space and larger nesting areas.
Free-Range Food
Free-Range Food
As people have grown more concerned for the welfare of reared animals, people have invested more in free-range food.
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Free-range animals
Free-range animals
- We get free-range food from animals that can freely roam or animals that live in a more spacious environment than factory-farmed animals.
- Free-range animals are never given growth hormones.
- Their welfare is of a higher standard than factory-farmed animals, meaning they usually enjoy better lives.
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Disadvantages
Disadvantages
- Food production is lower because animals use energy moving around and grow more slowly than factory-farmed animals.
- More land is needed for this form of farming, so production costs are higher than with factory farming.
- As production costs are higher, free-range products cost more.
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Labels
Labels
- Certain food labels indicate that foods meet certain food standards.
- Quality Standard Mark - for lamb and beef. Guarantees food safety and quality, animal welfare and sustainability.
- Red Tractor logo - producer meets the Assured Food Standards required standards for the hygiene, environmental protection, animal welfare and food safety.
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Labels (cont.)
Labels (cont.)
- RSPCA Assured logo - food adheres to the RSPCA's strict welfare standards. Can be located on meat, fish and eggs.
- LEAF Marque Linking Environment and Farming - found on fresh foods. Guarantees food has been produced sustainably.
1Food Preparation Skills
1.1Food Preparation Skills
1.1.1General Practical Skills
1.1.2Knife Skills
1.1.3Preparing Fruit, Vegetables & Using Equipment
1.1.4Cooking Methods: Prepare, Shape & Combine
1.1.5Sauce Making, Tenderising & Marinating
1.1.6Dough & Pastry
1.1.7Shaping & Finishing Dough
1.1.8Raising Agents & Mixtures
1.1.9End of Topic Test - Food Preparation Skills 1
2Food, Nutrition & Health
2.2Micronutrients
3Food Science
3.1Cooking of Food & Heat Transfer
3.2Functional & Chemical Properties of Food
4Food Safety
4.1Food Spoilage & Contamination
5Food Choice
5.1Factors Affecting Food Choice
5.2British & International Cuisines
6Food Provenance
6.1Environmental Impact & Sustainability of Food
6.1.1Food Sources - Intensive & Organic Farming
6.1.2Food Sources - Genetically Modified Crops
6.1.3Food Sources - Reared Food
6.1.4Food Sources - Caught Food
6.1.5Food & The Environment
6.1.6Food & The Environment 2
6.1.7Sustainability of Food
6.1.8Sustainability of Food 2
6.1.9End of Topic Test - Environmental Impacts
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1Food Preparation Skills
1.1Food Preparation Skills
1.1.1General Practical Skills
1.1.2Knife Skills
1.1.3Preparing Fruit, Vegetables & Using Equipment
1.1.4Cooking Methods: Prepare, Shape & Combine
1.1.5Sauce Making, Tenderising & Marinating
1.1.6Dough & Pastry
1.1.7Shaping & Finishing Dough
1.1.8Raising Agents & Mixtures
1.1.9End of Topic Test - Food Preparation Skills 1
2Food, Nutrition & Health
2.2Micronutrients
3Food Science
3.1Cooking of Food & Heat Transfer
3.2Functional & Chemical Properties of Food
4Food Safety
4.1Food Spoilage & Contamination
5Food Choice
5.1Factors Affecting Food Choice
5.2British & International Cuisines
6Food Provenance
6.1Environmental Impact & Sustainability of Food
6.1.1Food Sources - Intensive & Organic Farming
6.1.2Food Sources - Genetically Modified Crops
6.1.3Food Sources - Reared Food
6.1.4Food Sources - Caught Food
6.1.5Food & The Environment
6.1.6Food & The Environment 2
6.1.7Sustainability of Food
6.1.8Sustainability of Food 2
6.1.9End of Topic Test - Environmental Impacts
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