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- 2. Farming systems Agriculture in the UK can be grouped into five main types: subsistence: grown just
- 3. Farming in the UK In the north-west of England, Wales and Scotland, farmers keep cattle and
- 4. Cattle farming British beef breeds include: Hereford; Galloway; Beef Shorthorn; Aberdeen Angus; South Devon. Some cattle
- 5. Cattle farming Calves reared on beef cows remain with their mothers 6-9 months before being weaned.
- 6. Cattle farming Most animals spend the summer months in fields grazing and many are housed in
- 7. Pig farming Pigs are generally reared indoors in barns with open sides, natural ventilation and straw
- 8. Pig farming Piglets are born with teeth and may have these clipped or ground to protect
- 9. Sheep farming Three main groups of sheep breeds: Mountain and Moorland/Upland - these are hardy sheep
- 10. Sheep farming In late summer, the sheep are prepared for mating. Feed intake is increased just
- 11. Sheep farming Sheep enjoy a diet of grass. This diet can be supplemented with hay, silage
- 12. Chicken farming – higher welfare Chickens reared for meat are called broilers or broiler chickens. Chickens
- 13. Chicken farming – higher welfare Their food travels down pipes into feeders and freshwater is always
- 14. Chicken farming – free range Chickens have access to the outdoors during the daytime for at
- 15. Egg production In the UK, there are three systems for producing eggs: laying cage - across
- 16. Dairy farming Cows are reared on dairy farms to produce milk. Currently, 14.5 billion litres of
- 17. Dairy farming Dairy cows mostly graze outdoors during the summer, moving from indoor housing. Outside they
- 18. Dairy farming The cows come in from the fields or the barn into the collecting yard
- 19. Fish farming Fish farming is the principle form of aquaculture. Fish are farmed in both fresh
- 20. Game farming – game birds In Britain today there are around 300 game farms, mostly rearing
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