Document type : Scientific article

Managing Trade-offs Between Economic, Environmental, and Animal Welfare Performance in French Suckler Cattle Farms Through Feeding Practices

Larissa Mysko, Claire Mosnier, Patrick Veysset, Isabelle Veissier, Jean-Joseph Minviel

Published in 2026

Scientific article setting out to identify conflicting economic, environmental and animal welfare objectives on suckler cow farms and to develop ways of arriving at compromise solutions that manage these conflicts.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines

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Domestic goats can follow the direction of human voices to solve a hidden-object task

Stuart K. Watson, Christian Nawroth, Alan G. McElligott, Federico Rossano, Simon W. Townsend

Published in 2026

A study showing that goats are able to use the direction of the human voice to locate a food reward.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Caprines

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Comparing the performance of deep learning video-based models and trained veterinarians in cattle pain assessment

Feighelstein M, Tomacheuski RM, Elias G, Shashoua N, van der Linden D, Luna SPL, Zamansky A

Published in 2026

Study showing that artificial intelligence models can recognize pain in cattle with an accuracy comparable to that of experienced veterinarians analysing video footage.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines

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Octopus bimaculoides can learn to utilize a mirror to localize a reward outside the line of sight

Mary Kieseler, Marvin R. Maechler, Kelly R. Finn, Carl Harris, Jay Michael Vincelli, Zachary Hoffman, Navneet Dhanoa, Jean Fang, Scott Gies, James McHugh, Julia Valenti, Mira Ram, John O. Fitzgerald, Madison Augusto, David Edelman, Peter U. Tse

Published in 2026

A scientific article showing that octopuses are capable of locating prey that is hidden from their direct view but reflected in a mirror, and of navigating toward these visually hidden locations that are spatially aligned with the location of the reflected prey. These findings extend the ability to use mirrors to invertebrates, demonstrating that cephalopods can use mirror reflections for spatial navigation.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Invertebrates

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Flexible self-protection as evidence of pain-like states in house crickets

Manzi, O., Lynch, K. E., Allman, D. M., Latty, T., White, T. E.

Published in 2026

Scientific article examining the behavioral responses of the house cricket when exposed to a noxious stimulus (heat applied to an antenna), an innocuous stimulus (tactile contact with an antenna), or no stimulus at all, under lower- or higher-stress environmental conditions. Grooming behavior was more frequent and lasted longer in response to a painful stimulus than under the other treatments. These results support the existence of flexible and site-directed self-protection mechanisms in Orthoptera, providing evidence for the existence of pain-like states in Orthoptera.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Invertebrates

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Vibrations and driving conditions inside a pot-belly trailer and their effect on pig behavior during transport

Conte S, Devillers N, Crowe TG, Zhang QY, Yan X, and Faucitano L

Published in 2026

Study showing that vibrations vary in different parts of a trailer and affect the balance of transported pigs. No simple relationship between vibration levels and behaviors emerged, though, suggesting that several factors are in operation.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Porcines

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The Benefits and Limitations of Participatory and Co-design Approaches for Improving Animal Welfare in Livestock Farming

Vanessa Lollivier, Sarah Lombard, Anne Collin, Aurélia Warin, Romain Piovan, Laurence Fortun-Lamothe

Published in 2025

An article explaining how participatory and co-design approaches can be beneficial for improving animal welfare in livestock farming, what they entail, and what their benefits and limitations are.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: All animals

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Transferring mice to a naturalistic environment alters their fear responses

Matthew N. Zipple, Bryson Loflin, Daniel Chang Kuo, Erin Tan, Michael J. Sheehan

Published in 2025

A study showing that anxiety observed in laboratory mice is highly dependent on their environment. Transferring them to an enriched environment that closely mimics natural conditions rapidly reduces anxious behaviors, highlighting the importance of environmental experiences in the assessment of threats and animal well-being.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Rodents

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Bored birds? Researchers are exploring boredom as a potential welfare concern in poultry

Chloe Phelps, Virginia Tech, Leonie Jacobs

Published in 2026

An article describing boredom in poultry. Linked to a lack of stimulation, it could pose a welfare issue for poultry raised in poorly enriched environments.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Poultry

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Effects of age and feeding protocols on the metabolic and physiological condition of unweaned calves during and after long-distance transport

Susanne Siegmann, Luca L. van Dijk, Niamh L. Field, Gearoid Sayers, Katie Sugrue, Cornelis G. van Reenen, Eddie A. M. Bokkers, Muireann Conneely

Published in 2026

Study on the effects of long journeys and the fasting involved on the physiological condition of young, unweaned calves. Provision of 4 L of milk before transport slightly improves their energy balance and hydration compared to 2 L, but only partially offsets the negative effects of long-distance transport.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines

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