Frontiers in Veterinary Science | Animal Behavior and Welfare

Review

Published on 27 Jun 2025

A scoping review on pair housing dairy calves: health and performance outcomes and tactics to reduce cross-sucking behavior

in Animal Behavior and Welfare

Gillian D. Plaugher
Melissa C. Cantor

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1568164

3,373 views
4 citations

Correction

Published on 25 Jun 2025

Correction: Failure in the mother-young communication in domestic mammals: endocrine and behavioral aspects

in Animal Behavior and Welfare

Frontiers Production Office

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1641847

877 views

Review

Published on 19 Jun 2025

A review of existing scientific literature on welfare assessment of farmed species applied in commercial practice: identification of strengths, weaknesses, and areas for further development

in Animal Behavior and Welfare

Ingrid C. de Jong
Wijbrand Ouweltjes
Pol Llonch
Gerard E. Martin Valls
Heng-Lun Ko
Hans Spoolder
Ana C. Strappini

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1589462

3,773 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 17 Jun 2025

Task-specific morphological and kinematic differences in Lipizzan horses

in Animal Behavior and Welfare

Manja Zupan Šemrov
Lucie Přibylová
Elena Gobbo

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1569067

2,027 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Jun 2025

Pandemic predisposing influence for feline lower urinary disorders

in Animal Behavior and Welfare

Carolina C. L. Paulino
André Meneses
Pedro Almeida
Paulo Dinis
Joana Tavares de Oliveira

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1546288

1,699 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Jun 2025

Self-directed behavior reflects social stress in captive Asian elephants

in Animal Behavior and Welfare

Sofia Vilela
Peini Chen
So Murakami
Yusuke Tanabe
Shinya Yamamoto

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1629664

2,480 views
2 citations

Editorial

Published on 10 Jun 2025

Editorial: Using methods and approaches from behavioral ecology to address issues in applied animal sciences

in Animal Behavior and Welfare

Edward A. Codling
Simon P. Turner
Victoria Lee
Gareth Arnott

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1622183

1,454 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Jun 2025

Effect of time of day and physical exercise on inflammatory biomarkers in athletic horses

in Animal Behavior and Welfare

Francesca Aragona
Claudia Giannetto
Giuseppe Piccione
Francesca Arfuso
Federica Arrigo
Antonino Costa
Salvatore De Caro
Antonio Cannuli
Francesco Fazio

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1608770

2,334 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 02 Jun 2025

Milk production profile of Barela camel (Camelus dromedarius) supplemented with postbiotics in a semi-intensive management system: pilot study

in Animal Behavior and Welfare

Asim Faraz
Hassan Qadir Buzdar
Abdul Waheed
Syeda Maryam Hussain
Sajjad Ur Rahman
Muhammad Mukarram Bashir
Barbara Padalino

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1576912

2,932 views

Original Research

Published on 30 May 2025

Study on the characteristics of head and neck movements of geese walking in a straight line at different speeds

in Animal Behavior and Welfare

Jiajia Wang
Zheng Zhang
Xinming Jiang
Dongyan Huang
Wei Song
Fu Zhang
Zhihui Qian
Lei Ren
Luquan Ren

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1554240

1,579 views

Review

Published on 29 May 2025

Failure in the mother-young communication in domestic mammals: endocrine and behavioral aspects

in Animal Behavior and Welfare

Daniel Mota-Rojas
Cécile Bienboire-Frosini
Arthur Fernandes Bettencourt
Dina Villanueva-García
Adriana Domínguez-Oliva
Adolfo Álvarez-Macías
Vivian Fischer
Patricia Mora-Medina
Adriana Olmos-Hernández
Ismael Hernández-Avalos

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1589916

3,555 views
1 citation

Technology and Code

Published on 20 May 2025

On the potential of agentic workflows for animal training plan generation

in Animal Behavior and Welfare

Jörg Schultz

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1563233

2,488 views

Original Research

Published on 15 May 2025

A scale to measure perceived respiratory effort in dogs: the DeChant scale

in Animal Behavior and Welfare

Mallory T. DeChant
Alexandra Moesta
Nathaniel J. Hall

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1528357

3,391 views

Original Research

Published on 12 May 2025

Exploring the impact of housing routine on lying behavior in horses measured with triaxial accelerometer

in Animal Behavior and Welfare

Elena Gobbo
Chiara Maccario
Manja Zupan Šemrov
Marco Bovo
Elie Atallah
Michela Minero
Emanuela Dalla Costa

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1572051

2,589 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 09 May 2025

Analysis of morphological parameters of vertebrae in domestic geese and ducks

in Animal Behavior and Welfare

Jiajia Wang
Zheng Zhang
Kailong Zhou
Xinming Jiang
Dongyan Huang
Zhihui Qian
Lei Ren
Luquan Ren

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1531363

2,083 views

Review

Published on 06 May 2025

The welfare of farmed Nile tilapia: a review

in Animal Behavior and Welfare

Wasseem Emam
Helen Lambert
Culum Brown

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1567984

7,573 views
10 citations

Perspective

Published on 06 May 2025

Frontiers in broiler chicken welfare: adopting early detection of intestinal integrity loss in broiler welfare assessment protocols

in Animal Behavior and Welfare

Ingrid C. de Jong
Soumya Kanti Kar
Bernd Kaspers

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1593737

2,242 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Apr 2025

Analysis of dog movement using a single accelerometer in different body positions—a new approach

in Animal Behavior and Welfare

Rainer da Silva Reinstein
Franciéli Mallmann Pozzobon
Pâmela Caye
Amanda Oliveira Paraguassú
Brenda Viviane Götz Socolhoski
Otávio Henrique de Melo Schiefler
Ricardo Pozzobon
Daniel Curvello de Mendonça Müller
Maurício Veloso Brun

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1551341

3,042 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 28 Apr 2025

Acclimatization response to a short-term heat wave during summer in lactating Brown Swiss and Holstein Friesian cows

in Animal Behavior and Welfare

Aristide Maggiolino
Lucrezia Forte
Alessandra Aloia
Umberto Bernabucci
Erminio Trevisi
Cristina Lecchi
Fabrizio Ceciliani
Geoffrey E. Dahl
Pasquale De Palo

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1582884

2,011 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 25 Apr 2025

Official and private animal welfare inspectors’ perception of their own on-site inspections

in Animal Behavior and Welfare

Frida Lundmark Hedman
Ivana R. Ewerlöf
Jenny Frössling
Charlotte Berg

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1575471

4,991 views
2 citations

Case Report

Published on 24 Apr 2025

Case Report: A case study on the relationship between obesity and estrus in female captive panda

in Animal Behavior and Welfare

Qiang Zhou
Bo Luo
Bo Yang
Desheng Li
Rongping Wei
Chunyu Xie
Jinhua Yu
Xiangqian Meng
Jianbin Cheng
Ming He

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1552754

1,946 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 24 Apr 2025

Research on the prediction model of mastitis in dairy cows based on time series characteristics

in Animal Behavior and Welfare

Rui Guo
Yongqiang Dai
Junjie Hu

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1575525

3,228 views
5 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 17 Apr 2025

Performance of a non-contact veterinary infrared thermometer and reference intervals of equine temperature at different body sites

in Animal Behavior and Welfare

Daniela Alberghina
Carlotta Tombolani
Fausto Quintavalla

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1583839

3,307 views
1 citation

Opinion

Published on 17 Apr 2025

Pig farming practices compromising biosecurity and causing poor welfare of pigs

in Animal Behavior and Welfare

Patricia Tatemoto
Fernanda Vieira
Donald M. Broom

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1558734

3,867 views

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A scoping review on pair housing dairy calves: health and performance outcomes and tactics to reduce cross-sucking behavior

Correction: Failure in the mother-young communication in domestic mammals: endocrine and behavioral aspects

A review of existing scientific literature on welfare assessment of farmed species applied in commercial practice: identification of strengths, weaknesses, and areas for further development

Task-specific morphological and kinematic differences in Lipizzan horses

Pandemic predisposing influence for feline lower urinary disorders

Self-directed behavior reflects social stress in captive Asian elephants

Editorial: Using methods and approaches from behavioral ecology to address issues in applied animal sciences

Effect of time of day and physical exercise on inflammatory biomarkers in athletic horses

Milk production profile of Barela camel (Camelus dromedarius) supplemented with postbiotics in a semi-intensive management system: pilot study

Study on the characteristics of head and neck movements of geese walking in a straight line at different speeds

Failure in the mother-young communication in domestic mammals: endocrine and behavioral aspects

On the potential of agentic workflows for animal training plan generation

A scale to measure perceived respiratory effort in dogs: the DeChant scale

Exploring the impact of housing routine on lying behavior in horses measured with triaxial accelerometer

Analysis of morphological parameters of vertebrae in domestic geese and ducks

The welfare of farmed Nile tilapia: a review

Frontiers in broiler chicken welfare: adopting early detection of intestinal integrity loss in broiler welfare assessment protocols

Analysis of dog movement using a single accelerometer in different body positions—a new approach

Acclimatization response to a short-term heat wave during summer in lactating Brown Swiss and Holstein Friesian cows

Official and private animal welfare inspectors’ perception of their own on-site inspections

Case Report: A case study on the relationship between obesity and estrus in female captive panda

Research on the prediction model of mastitis in dairy cows based on time series characteristics

Performance of a non-contact veterinary infrared thermometer and reference intervals of equine temperature at different body sites

Pig farming practices compromising biosecurity and causing poor welfare of pigs