Theme: Human-animal relationships

BeBoP : Evaluer le bien-être des taurillons : des indicateurs revus pour gagner en faisabilité sans perdre en fiabilité

Agathe Cheype, Beatrice Mounaix, Jerome Manceau, Vincent Gauthier, Quentin Delahaye, Claire Dugue, Laure-Anne Merle, Xavier Boivin

Published in 2025

A study validating 14 welfare indicators for young bull calves. They are generally reliable and can be used routinely despite certain lmitations on direct observations. To help overcome the latter, a video-based Deep Learning tool has performed promisingly, automating behavioral measurements and enhancing their reliability. 

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines

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Human perception of goats' vocal expression of emotions

Celozzi S, Prato-Previde E, Battini M, Ntalampiras S, Ludovico LA, Presti G, Tamburini A, Mattiello S

Published in 2025

Study showing that humans are able to recognize the emotional valence (positive or negative) of goat vocalizations, especially in negative situations. Experience working with goats enhances this ability.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Caprines

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Human-animal relations in regenerative ranching: implications for animal welfare

Matías Hargreaves-Méndez, Ethan Gordon, Hannah Gosnell, Maria José Hötzel

Published in 2025

A study of regenerative farming in the northwestern United States, highlighting tensions between the relational values expressed by ranchers and certain culturally-rooted practices. It highlights the potential of this model to improve human-animal relationships, provided that animal welfare is explicitly integrated into agricultural decision-making and policies.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

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Small mammal owners' experiences of housing challenges and animal welfare: A COM-B and word frequency analysis

Carroll G, Taylor K, Stallard C, Wills A.

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

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An analysis of behavioral characteristics and enrollment year variability in 47,444 dogs entering the Dog Aging Project from 2020 to 2023

Li Y, Sexton CL, DAP Consortium, Fitzpatrick A, Ruple A

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

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