Unit 4 5.6 Biology Intensive Rearing 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyHealth, illness and diseaseA2/A-levelAQA Created by: ZinaK - Team GRCreated on: 25-11-14 12:10 Intensive Farming Farming designed to maximise yields by making use of any appropriate technology. Most farms are intensively farmed 1 of 9 Extensive Farming Farming with minimum input from the farmer 2 of 9 Organic Farming Farming that uses few agrochemicals and so doesn't pollute the environment 3 of 9 Substinence Farming Farming for the family's own needs rather than profit - poor productivity 4 of 9 Factory Farming Raising livvestock in large numbers to increase productivity 5 of 9 Pastoral farm A farm that grows animals 6 of 9 Mixed farm A farm that grows plants and animals 7 of 9 Agrochemicals Collective name for chemicals applied to crop and and animals 8 of 9 Strategies for intensive farming Selective breeding, fertilisers, pest control, factory farming, large fields, monoculture and mechanisation 9 of 9
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