Natural weaning
Allowing a young animal to remain with the mother until nursing stops naturally.
Milk replacers
A substitute for fresh milk usually presented as a powder to be mixed with water for feeding animals that have not been weaned.
Meat chickens
See broiler.
Look out position
When a rabbit sits upright on its hind legs with its ears pricked.
Loafing area
An area distinct from the lying area within, where the animal has free movement and can interact with other animals. Note, this area may not be bedded but the lying…
Liquid manure systems
Where manure and urine are collected in pits or lagoons, often directly underneath the pens in which animals are living. The resulting liquid manure or slurry requires special handling and…
Working group
Collaboration of stakeholders (i.e. farmers, consumers, etc) that works to research, advise on standards, and decide on actions to solve a problem or resolve an issue.
Wattle trimming
The trimming of the fleshy skin beneath the throat of some birds. This practice is prohibited under AGW standards.
Vertical integration
The process in which several steps in the production and/or distribution of the animal production chain is controlled by a single company.
Two step weaning
A process for weaning calves in two stages where the first step keeps the calves with their mothers but stops them from suckling – although they can still graze and…
