Zebrafish have great potential to contribute to our understanding of behavioral genetics and
thus to contribute to our understanding of the etiology of psychiatric disease. However …

This scientific opinion focuses on the welfare of laying hens, pullets and layer breeders on
farm. The most relevant husbandry systems used in Europe are described. For each system …

The scientific knowledge about toxicological impacts of polyethylene microplastics (PE MPs)
on different organisms has significantly improved in recent years. However, the effects of …

Current advances in the ability to assay adult aquatic vertebrate behaviour are potentially
very useful to aquatic toxicologists wishing to characterise the effects of pollutants on …

The dispersion of SARS-CoV-2 in aquatic environments via the discharge of domestic and
hospital sewage has been confirmed in different locations. Thus, we aimed to evaluate the …

Many studies have assessed use of the outdoor 'range'area on free-range laying farms, and
have revealed that percentage range use at any one time rarely exceeds 50% of the flock …

Exposure to moderate levels of ethanol during brain development has a number of effects
on social behavior but the molecular mechanisms that mediate this are not well understood …

Confinement housing appears to be at the forefront of concern about farm animal welfare.
Although many factors may affect the welfare of commercial laying hens housed in cage and …

Many laying hen producers are transitioning from conventional cages to new housing
systems including multi-tier aviaries. Aviary resources, such as litter areas, are intended to …

There are few published data on the effects of housing laying hens at different densities in
large furnished cages (FC; aka enriched colony cages). The objective of this study was to …