Document type: scientific synthesis published in INRAE Animal Productions
Authors: Christian DUCROT, Maria Belén BARRIO, Alain BOISSY, François CHARRIER, Sergine EVEN, Pierre MORMÈDE, Sandrine PETIT, Marie-Hélène PINARD-VAN DER LAAN, François SCHELCHER, François CASABIANCA, Alain DUCOS, Gilles FOUCRAS, Raphaël GUATTEO, Jean-Louis PEYRAUD, Muriel VAYSSIER-TAUSSAT, Patrick VEYSSET, Nicolas C. FRIGGENS, Xavier FERNANDEZ
Preview: Farming conditions are increasingly questioned by society, particularly in terms of their impact on the environment, as well as on animal health and welfare. When the combined improvement of health and welfare is placed at the heart of the transformation of farming systems, this significantly changes the way that we view transition and the research questions that are asked at different scales, as developed in this article.
This article was adapted from an invited review article published in the journal Animal (Ducrot et al., 2024).


