Published in 2026
Book detailing the sensory, social, emotional, and cognitive abilities of domestic chickens in order to improve recognition of their sensitivities and the importance of their welfare, drawing on scientific advances, changes in legislation, and the author's experience.
Document Types: Scientific work
Animal categories: Poultry
Published in 2026
Study showing that the play behavior of laying hens decreases significantly with age, and is influenced by aviary design and space allocation per bird. Certain activities, such as more frequent running or wing flapping, were influenced by aviary design and space per bird. The study concludes that housing configuration influences welfare and may interact with the hens' developmental stage.
Document types: Scientific documents
Animal categories: Poultry
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
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
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
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
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
Published in 2025
Response from the French Government to a question from a member of the country's National Assembly on the recent rise in the proportion of eggs from caged farms, despite the ban on the creation or extension of such farms since 2018. In its answer, the Government reiterates its support for the gradual phasing out of cages at European level and the actions undertaken in France to support this transition.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Poultry
Published in 2025
Article outlining alternatives to beak trimming, practiced to limit pecking in laying hens. Environmental enrichment, genetic selection and better management practices are explored.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Published in 2025
Study showing that artificial intelligence, making use of a CNN model combined with MFCC coefficients, can identify vocal responses to stress in laying hens exposed to realistic stimuli with 94% accuracy. Younger birds were found to be more vocally reactive, highlighting the importance of age as a factor in emotional reactivity.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Poultry
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