or FREE ROAMING Producers may label products as "Free Range" or "Free Roaming" if they can demonstrate to the USDA/FSIS the poultry has been allowed access to the outside.
Animals which are farmed with full and free access to the outdoors. This term is used for animals which are outside during the day only. The term can apply to poultry, game and meat. Free range does not necessarily mean organic. Garni - To garnish or decorate.
Free range products come from conventional livestock that are free to move over an area of open ground for part of their day. In many cases the livestock are not treated with antibiotics.
Of, relating to, or produced by animals, especially poultry, that have access to outside spaces and are permitted to graze or forage and range freely for food rather than being confined in an enclosure or feedlot as with free-range chickens. Sometimes referred to as free-roaming. Conditions for the animals are also typically less crowded.
This term refers to animals (usually poultry, and the eggs that they produce) that are not confined, meaning that these animals are able to go outdoors to engage in natural behaviors. It does not necessarily mean that the products are cruelty-free or antibiotic-free, or that the animals spend the majority of their time outdoors.
A system of poultry keeping in which hens are allowed to range over a large area of open land. The definition may vary as Agribusiness takes over.
System of (mainly) poultry keeping in which hens are allowed to range over a relatively large area
This term usually refers to poultry that is not confined - i.e, able to go outdoors. It does not necessarily mean that the animal was raised without antibiotics or under cruelty-free circumstances. The use of the term "free range" is only defined by the USDA for poultry production, and need only mean that the bird has had some access to the outdoors each day - USDA considers five minutes of open-air access each day to be adequate. There are also no stipulations for the cleanliness of the area. The use of this term for beef or eggs is unregulated.
To allow chickens to roam a yard or pasture at will.
Free range is a method of farming husbandry where the animals are permitted to roam freely instead of being contained in any manner. The principle is to allow the animals as much freedom as possible, to live out their instinctual behaviours in a reasonably natural way, regardless of whether or not they are eventually killed for meat. One of the many uses of free range animals is for some rudimentary insect population control in the free range area.
