This editorial addresses the effects of stress on dogs in shelters, with emphasis on cortisol levels, behaviour and health-related problems. The importance of reducing stress levels in dogs, which in turn can improve their behaviour and health condition, in increasing the chance of successful...

This article discusses how husbandry practices including housing, transport and slaughter affect the behaviour and carcass and meat characteristics of pigs. The regulatory implications for pig management in European Union countries are also described.

In this paper the authors present a narrative review on ethics and welfare in animal experimentation, as well as discussing alternative methods to its use. Highlights focused on the guidelines on choosing the animal model, housing and environmental enrichment of laboratory and animal models,...

This issue contains 6 topics on the intestinal barrier integrity in heat-stressed modern broilers and wild jungle fowls; the use of sprinkler technology to improve broiler production sustainability, stress alleviation and water usage conservation; changes in production parameters, egg qualities,...