Published in 2025
A study examining the current state of knowledge regarding the welfare of three insects raised for human and animal consumption (black soldier flies, houseflies, and yellow mealworms) based on the five-domain framework (nutrition, physical health, environment, behavior, and mental state).
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Invertebrates
Published in 2026
Study showing that goat welfare depends strongly on the environment, diet, and social interactions. Appropriate farming practices (stress management, enrichment, and supervised pain management) and regular assessments significantly improve their welfare, but further research is needed.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Caprines
Published in 2026
Review analyzing the underlying factors that generate sheep behavior, in order to improve understanding of their biological needs and welfare. The authors stress the role of sensory and motivational systems and the importance of integrating this knowledge into herd management.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Ovines
Published in 2026
Review demonstrating that farmers' welfare is strongly and positively linked to that of their animals. It supports the "One Welfare" approach, which works to achieve a combined on-farm benefit for both animal and human welfare.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Published in 2026
Summary of recent research showing that some insects have neural mechanisms that enable them to experience pain, including chronic pain. These findings call into question their treatment in research, farming and wider pest control.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Invertebrates
Published in 2026
Special issue of INRAE Productions Animales featuring ten articles on scientific advances and technological innovations to develop sustainable livestock farming systems that incorporate animal welfare
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: All animals
Published in 2025
Scientific review showing that chickens have developed socio-cognitive capabilities that enable them to perceive human attentional states, distinguish between individual humans, and interpret human social cues, with direct implications for their welfare and farming practices.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Poultry
Published in 2025
Review showing that climate change poses a serious threat to the welfare of mountain animals farmed in extensive systems, with cattle being particularly vulnerable to heat stress and fodder shortages. The study highlights the need for integrated adaptation strategies that reconcile welfare, Adaptation of the animal to the environment, and the sustainability of mountain systems.
Document Types: Scientific review
Published in 2021
Scientific report describing the cognitive and emotional abilities of invertebrates (insects, cephalopod molluscs, decapod crustaceans, etc.)
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Invertebrates
Published in 2025
Analysis of the literature on economic incentives and barriers to the adoption of animal welfare practices animal welfare the perspective of producers. Costs are a major barrier, while certain improvements to the rearing environment can benefit health and productivity.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
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