Frontiers in Animal Science | Animal Welfare and Policy

Original Research

Published on 10 Dec 2025

Under pressure: effect of first-parity sows’ early social experience and genetic line on behavior and lesions in a paired interaction test with an older sow

in Animal Welfare and Policy

Linda Marie Backeman Hannius
Linda Keeling
Anna Wallenbeck

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1711609

327 views

Mini Review

Published on 09 Dec 2025

Artificial intelligence in biomedical research: advancing non-animal methodologies

in Animal Welfare and Policy

Jagnoor Singh Sandhu
Amrita Parida
Shreya Hegde
Manju V.

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1687111

685 views

Original Research

Published on 08 Dec 2025

Welfare, behavior, and housing conditions of pigs, considering the basic attitudes of pig farmers in Germany

in Animal Welfare and Policy

Julia Gebert
Franziska Kuhne

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1651310

731 views

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 05 Dec 2025

Hair cortisol concentrations were not impacted by collection region in cross-bred Angus Steers

in Animal Welfare and Policy

Huey Y Loh
C Okoren
D Velazco-Marroquin
Lily Keogh
Johann (Hans) Coetzee
Lily Nowell Edwards-Callaway
Terry Engle
M Caitlin Cramer

Frontiers in Animal Science

143 views

Review

Published on 04 Dec 2025

Heat stress in domestic dogs: morphological and environmental risk factors for dog welfare in a warming world

in Animal Welfare and Policy

Pavlos Vinicius do Nascimento
Tarsys Noan da Silva Veríssimo
Wylke Alves de Azevedo Soares
Maria Isabelly Leite Maia
Lucas Rannier Ribeiro Antonino Carvalho
Edilson Paes Saraiva

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1679377

460 views

Original Research

Accepted on 28 Nov 2025

Motivational attributions and demographic factors associated with U.S. dairy consumer attitudes toward a hypothetical animal welfare initiative

in Animal Welfare and Policy

Jesse Robbins
Kathryn Proudfoot
Lauren M Hemsworth
Grahame Coleman
Paul Hamilton Hemsworth
Jennifer M.C. Van Os

Frontiers in Animal Science

269 views

Original Research

Accepted on 21 Nov 2025

Do Pigs Like to Brush? An Observational Study of Pig Brushing Behaviour in a Commercial Production Environment

in Animal Welfare and Policy

Niclas Högberg
Lena Skånberg
Oleksiy Guzhva
Rebecka Westin
Axel Sannö
Anna Wallenbeck
Maria Vilain Rørvang

Frontiers in Animal Science

282 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Nov 2025

Swapping milk for electrolytes: investigating dairy calf activity and hunger after replacing a meal

in Animal Welfare and Policy

Meredith Longer
Megan Woodrum Setser
Graciela Figueroa
David L. Renaud
Joao H. C. Costa
Katherine C. Creutzinger

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1694042

698 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Oct 2025

Automated activity analysis of pregnant, pre-partum, and post-partum dromedary female camels using YOLOv8 and SAMURAI tracking

in Animal Welfare and Policy

Nabil Mansour
Fawaghy Alhashmi
Hisham Cholakkal
Mostafa Nasef
Fouad Lamghari

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1673750

1,028 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Oct 2025

Taste aversion as a motivation test of hunger in dairy calves

in Animal Welfare and Policy

Megan Woodrum Setser
Daniel Brown
Joao HC Costa
Katherine Creutzinger

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1602011

752 views
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Original Research

Published on 22 Oct 2025

Hair cortisol concentration of dairy cattle is unrelated to automation level of dairy farms—however, it can reflect Welfare Quality® measures

in Animal Welfare and Policy

Lianne Lavrijsen-Kromwijk
Ute Müller
Susanne Demba
Ulrike Gimsa
Sandra Rose

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1688775

1,009 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Oct 2025

Public attitudes, perceptions, and suggested strategies for managing free-roaming dogs in selected urban and rural settings in Uganda

in Animal Welfare and Policy

Dickson Stuart Tayebwa
Colin Ssekandi
Sylvia Nalubwama
Rogers Dankaine
Isa Lutebemberwa
Njalira Kassim Rashid
Mariam Komugisha
Kelvin Bwambale
Hannington Katumba
John Kateregga

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1659277

1,253 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Sep 2025

An overview of the national cattle health- and welfare-related information systems in Estonia, Finland, Sweden, and Germany

in Animal Welfare and Policy

Tuija Kallio
Anri Timonen
Hardi Tamm
Anne Põder
Martin Kukk
Natascha Schlereth
Pia Ulvenblad
Per-Ola Ulvenblad
Elisa Tikkanen
Pekka Kilpeläinen

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1400288

1,903 views

Review

Published on 28 Aug 2025

Acknowledging ecological debt: towards just, humane and sustainable food systems in Africa

in Animal Welfare and Policy

Mwenda Mbaka
Janice H. Cox

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1565731

2,679 views

Review

Published on 26 Aug 2025

Guardians of giants: a bibliometric analysis of mahout-elephant relationships and management takeaways for the Nilgiris

in Animal Welfare and Policy

Jaisridhar Palanivelan
Hariraj Nagarajan
Cinthia Fernandaz
Jasimudeen S
Senthilkumar Manivasagam
Shanmugam Rajagopal
Raja P
Vinothkumar Bhojan
Manivasakan S

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1599053

1,577 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Aug 2025

US consumer perception survey of animal welfare in broiler stunning

in Animal Welfare and Policy

Linda Barahona-Dominguez
Jihye An
Bethany Baker-Cook
Sungeun Cho

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1620566

1,718 views