The Use of Enrichment in Broilers
Published in 2026
Specific Protocol for Evaluating Environmental Enrichment in Broiler Chickens
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Animal category: Poultry
Multi-Behavior Recognition and Health Assessment of Laying Hens Using RSA YOLO in Welfare-Oriented Farming
Published in 2026
A study presenting an automated system based on artificial intelligence that can recognize various behaviors in laying hens and assess their health status. The behavioral changes detected occurred approximately one week before a decline in egg production, demonstrating the system’s potential as an early-warning tool.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Financing the Transition to Cage-Free Farming in the EU
Published in 2026
Report providing a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the financing options for the transition to cage-free livestock farming systems at EU level, drawing on scientific data, an analysis of European policies, national case studies, and interviews with industry experts.
Document Types: Technical review
Évaluation de l’impact du PSN sur le bien-être animal-rapport final
Published in 2026
Evaluation of the National Strategic Plan (PSN) from the perspective of animal welfare (BEA), covering the years 2023 and 2024—the first two full years of implementation of the CAP National Strategic Plan (PSN). Analysis of the contribution of CAP interventions to animal welfare, as well as their consistency and complementarity with other relevant measures.
Document Types: Technical review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Rethinking Poultry Welfare—Integrating Behavioral Science and Digital Innovations to Improve Animal Well-Being
Published in 2026
Review article describing the welfare challenges associated with the intensification of poultry farming and the innovative solutions (behavioral, sensor-based, AI) that have been developed to address them, while emphasizing the need to validate and standardize such novel tools and to develop a sustainable interdisciplinary production pathway.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Poultry
Assessing good physical health and resilience as a foundation for positive welfare in chickens
Published in 2026
Study proposing anatomical and physiological indicators to assess the health and resilience of chickens, with a view to developing proactive and potentially automated assessment tools to support positive animal welfare.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Poultry
Animal Board Invited Review: Intrinsic hedonic value, complexity, and possibility for action as essential characteristics of a welfare-friendly environment for animals
Published in 2026
Study examining how the hedonic value of the environment determines animal welfare. Welfare depends on a balance between positive emotions, environmental complexity and opportunities for behavioral expression: these factors must be optimized (rather than maximized), since an excess or a deficiency of any one of them can be harmful to welfare, with the optimal level varying by individual.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Behavioral indicators of positive welfare in broilers
Published in 2026
The welfare of broiler chickens now includes positive states and the expression of natural behaviors, which are assessed using behavioral indicators and promoted through environmental enrichment.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Stereotypical behaviors across species: From neurobiological mechanisms to farm animal welfare
Published in 2026
A review describing stereotypical behaviors—indicators of distress—that are based on neurobiological mechanisms that have yet to be fully studied in farm animals. The authors highlight current gaps in knowledge and discuss prospects for better understanding these behaviors and improving animal welfare.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Bien-être et comportement des poules domestiques
Published in 2026
Book detailing the sensory, social, emotional, and cognitive abilities of domestic chickens in order to improve recognition of their sensitivities and the importance of their welfare, drawing on scientific advances, changes in legislation, and the author's experience.
Document Types: Scientific work
Animal categories: Poultry
