1. © Food – a fact of life 2013 Farming food PowerPoint 304

2. © Food – a fact of life 2013 A baby cow is called a calf. This calf has just been born and weighs about 35 kg.

3. © Food – a fact of life 2013 The calf drinks milk from its mother. This calf is about 2 months old.

4. © Food – a fact of life 2013 The calf is bigger now. It eats grass but still has some milk from its mother. This will stop soon. This calf is about 8 months old and weighs about 300kg.

5. © Food – a fact of life 2013 Most of the time these cows live outside and eat grass.

6. © Food – a fact of life 2013 In the winter, the field gets muddy and the grass does not grow so well. The farmer keeps the cows in a shed so they can be fed and cared for properly.

7. © Food – a fact of life 2013 Before the cows go into the shed, the farmer puts straw on the floor so they are comfortable.

8. © Food – a fact of life 2013 The farmer puts food and water for the cows just outside the shed. This is to help keep it clean. The cows lean through the bars to eat and drink.

9. © Food – a fact of life 2013 In the winter, these cows eat straw and silage. Silage is hay and grass which has been kept from the year before.

10. © Food – a fact of life 2013 Cows wear special earrings. The earrings have numbers on them so the farmer knows which cow is which. It’s a bit like wearing a name badge! How many earrings do the cows wear?

11. © Food – a fact of life 2013 Here are some baby pigs. Baby pigs are called piglets. These piglets are just a few hours old.

12. © Food – a fact of life 2013 The piglets drink milk from their mother. How many piglets can you see here?

13. © Food – a fact of life 2013 The farmer keeps the mother pig in cage for a few weeks when she has babies. Why do you think this is?

14. © Food – a fact of life 2013 She is in a cage so she does not accidentally lie on her piglets and squash them. She can stand up and lie down in the cage. The piglets can lean through the bars to feed.

15. © Food – a fact of life 2013 Here are some chickens. They are two days old. Can you describe what they look like?

16. © Food – a fact of life 2013 The farmer keeps the chickens in a chicken house which heated. Why do you think this is? It is to keep them warm. As they get older, the farmer slowly cools the house down.

17. © Food – a fact of life 2013 The farmer makes sure the chickens always have food to eat. The food travels down the pipes and comes out of the yellow feeders. The chickens put their heads in the feeders to get their food.

18. © Food – a fact of life 2013 The farmer makes sure the chickens always have fresh water to drink. The water travels down the pipes and drips from the nipple. How old do you think this chicken is? It is about 3 weeks old.

19. © Food – a fact of life 2013 The farmer puts bales of straw in the chicken house. Why do you think this is? It is so the chickens can climb and play on it for exercise!

20. © Food – a fact of life 2013 There are also perches in the house for the chickens to sit on when they get bigger. This bred of chicken is called a Hubbard and they love to perch!

21. © Food – a fact of life 2013 The chicken grow quickly. How do they look different from when they are two days old?

22. © Food – a fact of life 2013 How do we know that animals are well looked after on farms? The Red Tractor logo shows that the farm has been inspected and is British. The farmers must make sure the animals are looked after and fed well.

23. © Food – a fact of life 2013 Fish can be found in seas, rivers and lakes. How do you think these types of water are different? Sea RiverLake

24. © Food – a fact of life 2013 Fish from the sea are called seafish. Shellfish are also a type of seafish. Can you name these seafish? Haddock Crab Mussels Sardine

25. © Food – a fact of life 2013 Fish from rivers or lakes are called freshwater fish. How are they different? Can you name these two freshwater fish? Salmon Trout

26. © Food – a fact of life 2013 A lot of the fish we eat comes from the sea. There are lots of different types such as… Shellfish White fish Oily fish Haddock Mackerel Sardine Cod Crab Mussels

27. © Food – a fact of life 2013 Fishing boats go out to catch fish most days of the year, except when the weather is very bad. Some boats stay out at sea fishing for a week or two at a time.

28. © Food – a fact of life 2013 Fishing nets are used to catch the fish. The nets are dropped into the sea and pulled along by the boat. What do you think the orange floats do?

29. © Food – a fact of life 2013 Fish which have been caught are kept in sea water or ice to keep them fresh. What are these fish called? Haddock

30. © Food – a fact of life 2013 The holes in the nets are a special size so small, young fish can escape. There are rules about how many fish can be caught. Why do you think this is?

31. © Food – a fact of life 2013 Crabs and lobsters walk along the sea bed. Crab or lobster pots are dropped onto the sea bed to catch these types of fish.

32. © Food – a fact of life 2013 Seafish like to live in different parts of the sea. Can you guess where each of these fish likes to live? Musssels Mackerel Crab Haddock Haddock – between the surface and the sea bed. Mussels – on rocks. Crab – on the sea bed. Mackerel – near the surface.

33. © Food – a fact of life 2013 Did you know that some fish such as salmon, trout and mussels can be farmed? They are bred in special tanks on land, or pens in the sea.

34. © Food – a fact of life 2013 All the meat and fish we eat has to be farmed or caught.

35. © Food – a fact of life 2013