Suggests that the product came from an animal that was able to roam. The USDA only regulates the term for poultry, not beef, pork, or eggs. Meat birds are required to “have access to” the outdoors, but no amount of time or space is specified. Free-range hens are often kept indoors in large warehouses. Learn more.

While similar to “pastured” or “meadow-raised,” free range refers to animals that are not confined; however, this customarily means that animals are given access to the outdoors for an unspecified amount of time each day.

Animals bred for consumption that are allowed to roam and feed without confinement which promotes better quality meats and poultry, primarily because they to not consume their own excrements, as when [..]

The use of the term "free range" is only defined by the USDA for poultry production, and means that the bird has had some access to the outdoors each day, which could be a dirty or concrete [..]

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 enclosur [..]

 The method of farming husbandry where the animals are permitted to roam freely instead of being contained in any manner.   Free Range may apply to meat, eggs or dairy farming.