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Do you think that outdoor farming is better for animal welfare than indoor farming? Is an animal better off in a small farm than in a large one?
Find out more in this video on breeding practices, presented by Luc Mounier, Head of the Chaire bien-être animal.
If you’d like additionnal information, see here !
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The idea is to have breeding practices that allow the animal to be in a building in contact with humans, but also to have access to the outdoors to try and encourage its behavior.
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LUC MOUNIER
Keep in mind
- While there is a tendency to think that the intensification of livestock farming is leading to a deterioration in animal welfare, there are a number of nuances.
- Outdoors animals are better able to express their natural behaviors. In a stable, they are sheltered from predation and bad weather.
- The best compromise is to offer animals access to outdoors while still allowing them to stay in the stable whenever they want.
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The idea is to have breeding practices that allow the animal to be in a building in contact with humans, but also to have access to the outdoors to try and encourage its behavior.
![](https://chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/guillements-vert-fin.png)
LUC MOUNIER