Abnormal repetitive behaviours (ARBs) are associated with past, or present, welfare
problems and are common elements of the behavioural repertoire of some captive animals …

Atrazine (ATR) is a most used herbicide which is believed as a pivotal determinant of
environmental nephrosis, but potential mechanism is still largely unclear. This study intends …

Chronic stress and the gut microbiota appear to comprise a feed-forward loop, which
contributes to the development of depressive disorders. Evidence suggests that memory can …

Captive animals are susceptible to chronic stress due to restricted space, lack of hiding
places, presence of visitors, or the lack of resources that promote physical and mental …

Simple Summary Nowadays, keeping animals in cage systems is controversial. Regulations
and increased consumer awareness are causing cage systems to lose ground in many …

[Methods] In this study, restraint stress with or without voluntary wheel running was
performed for mice housed in individual cages. A total of 21 ICR male mice were assigned …

Abstract This Scientific Opinion concerns the welfare of Domestic ducks (Anas platyrhynchos
domesticus), Muscovy ducks (Cairina moschata domesticus) and their hybrids (Mule ducks) …

The study aimed to evaluate the effect of supplementing live Tenebrio molitor (TM) larvae to
laying quails (Coturnix japonica) as nutritional enrichment. Live performances, apparent …

Feather pecking is a major problem in intensively reared birds, leading to welfare issues,
chronic stress and economic losses. Despite the ample literature on how to improve the …

Chronic stress profoundly affects forms of declarative memory, such as spatial memory,
while it may spare non-declarative memory, such as cue-based memory. It is known …