The exploration of consciousness in insects
Published in 2025
Scientific summary compiling evidence that supports the likelihood that insects possess some form of subjective experience.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Insects
Document type : Scientific review
Focusing on biological stimuli: a new framework for environmental enrichment in aquaculture and fisheries fields
Published in 2026
Scientific synthesis on environmental enrichment for captive fish. Enrichment enhances fish adaptability and welfare, but its development is hampered by methodological and conceptual limitations. The authors propose new theoretical and practical frameworks to strengthen scientific rigor and guide the design of multisensory enrichment, particularly biotic enrichment, in aquaculture.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Fish
Rapid loss of consciousness in cattle following nonstun slaughter: evidence from a systematic review
Published in 2025
Systematic review analyzing 15 studies on slaughter without stunning in cattle. According to four studies considered to be of good quality, cattle generally lose consciousness in less than 10 seconds, provided that slaughter without stunning is carried out correctly and under optimal conditions.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines
Considerations for the Welfare of Ruminants During Transport
Published in 2025
Article covering critical areas of transport that veterinarians must consider when striving to maintain and improve the welfare of ruminants.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Ruminants
Behavioural adaptations of livestock to environmental stressors: implications for welfare and productivity
Published in 2025
Synthetic article analyzing behavioral adaptations associated with environmental stressors in livestock and emphasizing the importance of assessment tools and targeted management strategies for the improvement of animal welfare.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Pig welfare in scientific literature from 1991 to 2024: A text mining approach
Published in 2026
Systematic review of 1,331 articles (1991-2024) using text mining techniques to identify seven major research Subjects on pig welfare. It reveals a rapid expansion in scientific outputs dominated by Europe and highlights key topics such as tail docking, transport and weaning.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Porcines
A review: effect of different floor surfaces and space allocation on the welfare and performance of indoor finishing beef cattle
Published in 2025
Review analyzing the effects of floor type and available space on the welfare and performance of beef cattle. Soft flooring, straw bedding and sufficient space improve comfort and locomotor activity, while allometric equations help the more precise calculation of space requirements.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines
Main Husbandry Practices and Health Conditions That Affect Welfare in Calves: A Narrative Review
Published in 2025
Review summarizing current knowledge on farming practices that affect calf welfare, from birth to departure from the farm, highlighting the importance of colostrum, feed, housing and pain management.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines
Advancements in machine learning applications in poultry farming: a literature review
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
A functional framework for a comprehensive study of welfare in fishes
Published in 2025
Study proposing an integrative framework to assess fish welfare, combining physiological, behavioral and affective measurements that allow users to go beyond traditional approaches that focus on biological disorders.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Fish
