Free-range livestock farming is a method of raising animals that allows them to roam and graze freely in their natural environment. This type of farming is beneficial for the animals, as it allows them to live in a more natural setting, and it can also be beneficial for the farmer, as
Free range denotes a method of farming husbandry where the animals can roam freely outdoors for at least part of the day, rather than being confined in an enclosure for 24 hours each day. On many farms, the outdoors ranging area is fenced, thereby technically making this an enclosure, however, free range systems usually offer the opportunity for the extensive locomotion and sunlight that is otherwise prevented by indoor housing systems. Free range may apply to meat, eggs or dairy farming.