Published in 2025
Development of a decision tree to help members of the laying-hen industry to select the welfare assessment protocols that are best suited to their needs.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Published in 2025
Open letter, published in Poultry Science, presenting the key findings of global discussions led by the International Poultry Welfare Alliance (IPWA) on the future state of poultry welfare to 2050. Involving more than 200 participants, these discussions included housing and management, positive welfare measures, nutrition, artificial intelligence and the sustainability of production systems.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Published in 2025
Review highlighting the potential of machine learning to optimize poultry production, improve animal welfare and detect disease at an early stage using sophisticated predictive and monitoring tools. It does, however, highlight the challenges surrounding the quality and interpretation of data and models, and their use on the ground.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Poultry
Published in 2025
Hungarian study showing that the reduction in the transport density of broiler chickens recommended by the EFSA to improve their welfare can nevertheless result in higher mortality, and more injuries and condemned carcasses. The results suggest that increasing the space allowance does not necessarily improve welfare under moderate temperature conditions and that further research is required.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Published in 2025
A study of regenerative farming in the northwestern United States, highlighting tensions between the relational values expressed by ranchers and certain culturally-rooted practices. It highlights the potential of this model to improve human-animal relationships, provided that animal welfare is explicitly integrated into agricultural decision-making and policies.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Published in 2025
Systematic review showing that environmental sounds and animal vocalizations have promise as non-invasive indicators of animal welfare. Despite technological advances, challenges remain in terms of standardization, physiological validation and practical application under real-life commercial conditions.
Document Types: Scientific review
Published in 2025
Study comparing the preferences and levels of consensus of non-farmers and farmers on a set of agricultural policy objectives using surveys conducted in Switzerland. Farmers and non-farmers agree on the importance of food production and farm incomes, but non-farmers place more importance on low food prices and agri-environmental objectives than farmers.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Published in 2025
Meta-analysis comparing the effects on laying hens of beak trimming with a hot blade or infrared radiation. The infrared method would appear to be a less invasive option, but further studies are needed to confirm this finding.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Poultry
Published in 2025
Survey of 6,000 German consumers showing that multi-level animal welfare labels allow better product differentiation and greater willingness to pay. The latter varied according to meat type, income and gender, being notably higher for beef and chicken, as well as among women and affluent households.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Published in 2025
Government answer to a question raised by a Deputy on the urgent need to ban cage farming in France, reminding the government of its unfulfilled commitments and of the strength of public expectations. In it, the government reaffirms its support for an end to the use of cages as part of a progressive Europe-wide approach, based on scientific, economic and social analysis. France will support the transition through the provision of research, aid to farmers and consultation with all stakeholders.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Poultry
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