What is intensive production?

• A. Large area, low input system
• B. Identification
• C. High input, confined system
• D. Increase in weight

Answer: (C)

Intensive production is a system designed to maximize output by using high inputs and keeping animals in confinement. This means providing high-quality feed and controlled housing, often with higher stocking densities and shorter production cycles, so more product is produced per animal or per unit of space. This approach contrasts with systems that use a large land area with low inputs and rely on grazing or range production. While increasing weight can be a result of intensive management, it isn’t the definition itself—the defining idea is the combination of high inputs and confined, controlled conditions aimed at high productivity.