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 highlighting the fact that the social isolation of domestic stallions, a common on-farm practice, leads to stress, stereotypies and reproductive disorders. It recommends that they be provided with greater social contact and conditions approaching their natural way of life, to improve their welfare and fertility.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Equines
Published in 2025
Article showing that high temperatures influence aggressive behavior in many species. From salamanders to fish and mammals, aggression increases when temperatures rise, as heat stimulates the metabolism and intensifies competition for resources.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: All animals
Published in 2025
Study from the Dog Aging Project establishing baseline behavioral measures for over 47,000 dogs in order to use changes in behavior as health and welfare indicators. It shows that the year of registration (especially after Covid), as well as factors such as breed, age and sex, significantly influence scores for the four composite behavior domains, Fear, Attention/Exitability, Aggression and Trainability.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories:Canine
Published in 2025
Survey of British small mammal owners showing that the main obstacle to pet welfare is the lack of opportunity to provide suitable housing, while owners generally show themselves both capable of and motivated in caring for their pets. Changes in feeding behavior emerged as the most commonly-used practical indicator of health and welfare problems. Improved access to suitable housing and use of these indicators could open up avenues for improvement of welfare.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Mammals
Published in 2025
Study showing that the loss of the companionship of another equid frequently leads to behavioral changes in horses (excitement, alertness, vocalizations, interactions) lasting up to 6 months, especially when there has been a strong emotional bond. The authors suggest that these behavioral changes could be grief-related.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Published in 2025
Study showing that complex, enriched farming environments promote natural behaviors, curiosity and cognition in broilers, while reducing their emotional reactivity. These environments also improve the diversity of intestinal microbiota, confirming their potential to improve the on-farm welfare of chickens.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Published in 2025
Study assessing the welfare of spiny lobster and true lobster in captivity, highlighting the gaps between their biological and behavioral needs and current commercial practices. It recommends appropriate housing conditions (separation and appropriate stocking density, provision of shelter, claws should not be tied, no direct light, monitoring for water quality) to improve their health and welfare..
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Crustaceans
Published in 2025
Study presenting the "future dairy barn" (FEL) concept, designed to better integrate the behavioral and social needs of dairy cattle. This alternative breeding model aims to sustainably improve their well-being while meeting societal expectations.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines
Published in 2025
Review summarizing current knowledge on pig social behaviors, the impacts of farming practices on these behaviors, and avenues for research to improve conditions on farms.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Porcines
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